Highland Dale

Highland Dale

Actor

Missouri, USA
March 4, 1943

Biography

Highland Dale has one of the most extensive filmography of any animal in Hollywood. Highland Dale was living on a farm in Missouri when he was discovered by Ralph McCutcheon, a trainer of animal motion picture stars. Mr. McCutcheon sensed Highland Dale’s potential for movie fame. One of his first roles was on the famous television series, Fury, which was so popular that many people began referring to him as “Fury” instead of “Highland Dale”. Highland Dale was 26 months old, he starred in one of the many versions of “Black Beauty”. He continued acting for the silver screen in “Gypsy Colt”, “Giant”, “Wild is the Wind” and “The Return of Wildfire”. Highland Dale won Pasty Awards, which are given to the animals as Oscars are to people. Hie won awards for his roles in “Wild is the Wind”, “Gypsy Colt” and “Fury”.

Photo

Highland Dale 1
Highland Dale 2

Representative Works

Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
5.8
/ English
Pardners
Pardners
6.7
/ English
Black Gold
Black Gold
7.0
/ English
Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind
6.8
/ English
Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt
7.2
/ English
Riding High
Riding High
6.1
/ English
The Outlaw Stallion
The Outlaw Stallion
7.3
/ English
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
5.7
/ English
Black Eagle
Black Eagle
6.5
/ English
Smoky
Smoky
6.7
/ English
The Great Dan Patch
The Great Dan Patch
5.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Black Horse Canyon
1954Nominee

Best Performance

Black Horse Canyon

Pardners
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Pardners

Black Gold
1947Nominee

Best Performance

Black Gold

Career Highlights

Wild Is the Wind
1957Highlight

Best Performance

Wild Is the Wind

Gypsy Colt
1954Highlight

Best Performance

Gypsy Colt