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“Grizzly Adams” Star Dan Haggerty Dead at 74

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January 19, 2016
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dan_haggerty_and_bearActor Dan Haggerty, who fans remember as Grizzly Adams in 1974 theatrical “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” and the 1977-78 NBC family drama of the same name, died early Friday morning from cancer. He was 74.

Daniel Francis Haggerty was born on Haggerty was born in Los Angeles on November 19, 1942. His parents separated when he was 3.

Haggerty grew up in a family that owned and operated a small wild animal attraction. There, he helped raise wild animals, including a black bear that performed tricks. After high school, he moved to Southern California to pursue acting.

Early on, Haggerty was cast in a small non-speaking role as a bodybuilder in the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party and also as a bodybuilder in Girl Happy. These were followed by appearances in various biker and wildlife films such as Easy Rider, Angels Die Hard, The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, and Terror Out of the Sky.

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Dan Haggerty in 1978

His experience with animals also brought him work as an animal trainer and handler in films produced by Walt Disney Studios. Additionally, Haggerty also worked as a stuntman on the television series Tarzan, and as set builder on various other projects. He directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in When the North Wind Blows and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in the 1997 film Grizzly Mountain.

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Dan Haggerty with Bozo the bear

Haggerty is best known for portraying the character Grizzly Adams in the title role of the 1974 Sunn Classic Pictures feature, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. From this feature film evolved the NBC television series of the same name which ran from 1977 to 1978, and Haggerty became known to movie-goers for his portrayal of nature-loving James Capen “Grizzly” Adams.

Haggerty appeared briefly in David Carradine’s film Americana and provided a fighting dog for the production. In the film, he not only played the role of the dog’s trainer but also assisted in set design and the restoration of a broken down carousel, which figured prominently in the film. He assisted in building the motorcycles featured in the film Easy Rider, and had a bit part as a “hippie” in that film, as well as stunt work and supporting roles in numerous low-budget biker films of the era. He also starred in the 1989 film “Spirit of the Eagle“.

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Denver Pyle with Dan Haggerty

Haggerty continued to work as both an actor and infomercial spokesman. One of his endorsements was for the Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor (PAP-IMI), a device alleged to have health benefits. He had only been hired as a spokesperson and was found not to be part of the fraud that later embroiled the manufacturer.

Haggerty played lead roles in the movies Repo Jake (1990), Elves (1990), Grizzly Mountain (1995),[8] and Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000). He was also featured as a character in Al Franken’s novel,Why Not Me?: The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency..

Haggerty starred in the TV miniseries Condominium (1980), which also starred Barbara Eden, Ralph Bellamy and Stuart Whitman. Haggerty played a hydraulics expert trying to warn residents that their Florida condos were about to be demolished in a forthcoming hurricane. He guest starred on The Love Boat in 1983 (“World’s Greatest Kisser”). He cameoed as an attorney in Terror Night (1987) with John Ireland and Cameron Mitchell, starred in Night Wars (1988) as a Vietnam veteran who is a psychologist dealing with nightmares of his fellow veterans, and appeared in horror films such as Elves and the Linda Blair film The Chilling in 1989. In Big Stan (2007), he played Tubby, and appeared as a lumberjack foreman in Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013). He has also appeared on the American reality TV show American Pickers. Haggerty has also done several voice-overs and can also be seen in music videos by Hank Williams, Jr. and Rogues of the Empire.

Haggerty was married twice. He married Diane Rooker in 1959. They were 17 and had a wedding chapel in Las Vegas called Silver Slipper Hotel. Haggerty and Diane had two daughters, Tracey and Tammy. They divorced in 1984, after which Haggerty married Samantha Hilton. Haggerty and Samantha had two sons named Dylan and Cody and one daughter named Megan. They were married until Samantha’s death following a motorcycle accident on August 10, 2008.

Haggerty lived on a small ranch in Malibu Canyon with an assortment of wild animals that he had tamed at birth or rescued from injury.

In 1977, Haggerty beard caught fire from a careless patron carrying a flaming cocktail. Trying to put the flames out, Haggerty received third-degree burns on his arms. In 1991, Haggerty was again hospitalized after a motorcycle accident left him in a coma, but he recovered.

Haggerty was diagnosed with spinal cancer after undergoing back surgery, when a tumor on his spine was discovered in August 2015. He died of spinal cancer on January 15, 2016, in Burbank, California.

Haggerty is survived by his children Megan, Dylan, Cody, Tracey and Don.[wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”false” initial_volume=”100″ disable_keyboard=”0″]E1Cye7d5EHI[/wpdevart_youtube]

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  1. Connie says:
    9 years ago

    I loved and grew up watching Grizzly Adams. Dan was such an inspiration to his fans. This show takes me back to when I was a little girl watching with my dad. I love animals and the wild life. Dan you will be missed forever, you were amazing with animals and just meant to be Grizzly Adams. Our prayers are with your family. Sadly Missed 💗 THANK YOU FOR COMING INTO OUR HEARTS. 😊 xoxo

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