Richard O'Barry
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard (Ric) O'Barry (born c. 1939 ) was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the well-known TV series Flipper. O'Barry made a radical transition from training dolphins in captivity to assertively combating the captivity industry soon after Kathy, one of the Flipper dolphins, died, committing suicide in his arms, according to O'Barry . In 1970 he founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins . He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, The Cove (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric O'Barry, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 14, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Miami, Florida, USAAlso known as
Ric O'Feldman, Ric O'Barry, Richard Barry O'Feldman![](/assets/default-profile-icon.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sZ3Qu6exsj2W6G0ZTqx0GyukxwO.jpg)
The Cove
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Avhk4pGdz3YQrzqLU65icjnE6vn.jpg)
Lenny
Court Clerk![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dfKT4Bw2qPvEQcd6L22y4i9d2C6.jpg)
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fr59VuliyXNQRtVYUAGXtfTZ0jK.jpg)
Mako: The Jaws of Death
1st Patrolman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k3aJHFXGPOGOs9GrV7vtLRy71j1.jpg)
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Doyle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2fLuqmK1cox7qboPuARvzVQxTNm.jpg)
Island Claws
Charley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xsNFu3grIc0oClz5hqUR3I1nCcq.jpg)
Long Gone Wild
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iFNri0fwn1WfCoxf3H3v1z8dCm4.jpg)
Seaspiracy
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jlQ9QCuahTvU0jYzgLfrdOVIRd7.jpg)
Gentle Giant
Mate![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jn4ySCVmGZYCSbSV3S9wXoE0d4S.jpg)
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aeuA7Jd21hmjhSkwzZwHdwHWmQW.jpg)
Absence of Malice
Driver![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1Y5uKkHSsEWx2NA1IGKizfMCYqJ.jpg)
Flipper's New Adventure
Veterinarian