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DAN HAGGERTY

BIOGRAPHY

 Haggerty, began acting as a Siberian Tiger trapper in “When the North Wind Blows” and has accumulated quite a list of screen credits including “Grassland,” “Wild Country,” “Tender Warrior,” “Easy Rider,” “King of the Mountain,” “Desperate Women,” “Terror Out of the Sky,” “The Other Side of the Mountain,” “The Chilling,” “ Spirit of the Eagle,” and “Ordinary Killer.”

Haggerty, a former animal trainer, stunt expert and animal handler for a “Tarzan” feature and the “Tarzan” TV series, directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in “When the North Wind Blows” and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in “My Side of the Mountain.”

In “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams,” one of Haggerty’s co-stars was a 500-pound grizzly bear named Ben. The true life Adams and his bear lived in the mid-1800’s and accompanied each other through the trials and adventures of the western mountain wilderness. Haggerty’s knowledge of the outdoors and the animals he works with on camera makes him a modern-day Grizzly Adams.

 That, in turn, led to the film, “The Capture of Grizzly Adams” which stars Haggerty as the legendary mountain-man who risks his freedom to return to civilization and prevent authorities from sending his daughter {Sydney Penny} to an orphanage. The world premiere aired on NBC.

 The muti-talented Haggerty also starred in the leading role of “Condominium,” which also stars Barbara Eden, Ralph Bellamy and Stewart Whitman. Haggerty, as a hydraulics esparto trying to warn residents that their Florida condos are about to be demolished in a forthcoming hurricane. In “Abducted,” he is a contemporary mountain man bringing a problem son to awareness. Dan starred in “Nightmares” as a Vietnam vet who is a psychologist dealing with nightmares of his fellow veterans. Dan CO-starred in “Harder than Diamonds,” “The Chilling,” and he cameos as an attorney in “Terror Night” with Alan Hale, Jr. and Ado Ray. Dan has also done several “voice-overs” and can also be seen in music videos by Hank William’s, Jr. and Rogues of the Empire. Recently, he stars as a detective in “An Ordinary Killer” and hebrew herdsman in "The Book of Rurh".

 Currently Dan is the celebrity spokesman for Young Adventurers, Inc., an international nonprofit organization that builds character and vision in youth and young adults. In 2003 Dan launched a “signature series” furniture line marketed worldwide. Dan has been the spokesperson for several corporations including Nestea, Ralston Purina, WheatChex and Del Monte Foods. Most of his appearances are for various charities, including orphanages, the Special Olympics, Battered and Abused Children, and Dan Haggerty’s Celebrity Ski Fest, Say No To Drugs, held in Snow Valley near Los Angeles.

Dan received his “Star” on Hollywood Blvd. in 1994.

Awarded the Dove Foundation’s “Diamond Seal of Approval” for over 1 million family videos sold.

He won “Humanitarian of the Year” Award in 1986.

He won “The People’s Choice Award” for most popular actor in 1980.

Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Awarded a “Star” in Kenab, Utah - “Hollywood of the West” in 2009

Furniture Collection currently being sold across America.

Other Credits