Dan Haggerty | In Memoriam 2016

Dan Haggerty
November 19, 1941 - January 15, 2016
Passed Away (age 74) in San Fernando Valley, California, USA
Dan Haggerty was born on November 19, 1941 in Pound, Wisconsin, USA as Gene Jajonski.
He is known for his work on The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977), Big Stan (2007)
and Grizzly Mountain (1997). He was married to Samantha Hilton and Diane Rooker. He died on
January 15, 2016 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA
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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, starring Elvis Presley. 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.
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.
Haggerty is best known for portraying the character Grizzly Adams[3] 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 which ran from 1977 to 1978,
and Haggerty became known to movie-goers for his portrayal of nature-loving James Capen
"Grizzly" Adams.
Haggerty died of spinal cancer on January 15, 2016 in Burbank, California
He will be missed
Awards
Received a "Star" on Hollywood Boulevard in 1994.
Awarded the Dove Foundation's "Diamond Seal of Approval" for over 1 million family videos sold.
Awarded the Harley-Davidson "Humanitarian of the Year" Award in 1986.
Awarded "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 Kanab, Utah - "Hollywood of the West" in 2009
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I had the opportunity to meet Dan many years ago while working on various Film sets in Los Angeles, he was a great man