Born 1943 (age 28) · Missouri, USA
Appears in 16 titles

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”.

Filmography

Giant
7.6
Giant
1956
as War Winds the Horse (uncredited)
Pardners
6.7
Pardners
1956
as Slim Moseley Jr.'s Horse
Wild Is the Wind
6.8
Wild Is the Wind
1957
as Horse
Black Horse Canyon
6.3
Black Horse Canyon
1954
as Outlaw Stallion(uncredited)
Riding High
6.1
Riding High
1950
as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited)
Black Beauty
5.7
Black Beauty
1946
as Black Beauty
The Great Dan Patch
5.5
The Great Dan Patch
1949
as Dan Patch, a Horse
Smoky
5.7
Smoky
1946
as Smoky
Gypsy Colt
7.3
Gypsy Colt
1954
as Gypsy
Smoky
6.7
Smoky
1966
as Smoky (uncredited)
The Outlaw Stallion
7.3
The Outlaw Stallion
1954
as Stallion
Black Gold
7.0
Black Gold
1947
as Black Gold, Charley's Horse
Black Eagle
6.5
Black Eagle
1948
as Black Eagle the Horse
The Return of Wildfire
8.0
The Return of Wildfire
1948
as Wildfire - the Horse