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Famous Dogs in Movies Famous 2016 to now

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Sandy; famous dog in movie, comics, Little Orphan Annie Daisy; famous dog in movie, comics, Blondie Devil; famous dog in movie, comics, The Phantom Jasper; famous dog in movie, book, Rebecca Scooby-Doo; famous dog in movie, TV, Scooby-Doo Where Are You Enzo; famous dog in movie, book, The Art of Racing in the Rain Bailey; famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup Buddy; famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Purpose J.B.; famous dog in movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service Engels; famous dog in movie, Hail, Caesar! Marvin; famous dog in movie, Paterson Wesley; famous dog in movie, Who Gets the Dog Wiener-Dog; famous dog in movie, Wiener-Dog Pluto; famous dog in movie, The Stray Rex; famous dog in movie, Megan Leavey Bastian; famous dog in movie, Game Night Bella; famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Way Home Max; famous dog in movie, Show Dogs Patrick; famous dog in movie, Patrick Sam and Brandy; famous dog in Dog Days Birba; famous dog in movie, The Truffle Hunters Ozzie; famous dog in movie, My Spy Pearl; famous dog in movie, Spencer Confidential Roger; famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite! Tazzie; famous dog in movie, Honest Thief Buckley; famous dog in movie, Buckley's Chance Chinook; famous dog in movie, Hero Dog: The Journey Home Goodyear; famous dog in movie, Finch Mystery; famous dog in movie, Vicky and her Mystery Ava; famous dog in movie, The Noel Diary Jax; famous dog in movie, Lou Lulu; famous dog in movie, Dog Pumpkin; famous dog in TV, The Gilded Age Ruby; famous dog in movie, Rescued by Ruby Simba; famous dog in movie, Oh My Dog Bug; famous dog in movie, Strays Channing Tatum; famous dog in movie, Puppy Love Elmer; famous dog in movie, The More Love Grows Gonker; famous dog in movie, Dog Gone Reggie; famous dog in movie, Strays Arthur; famous dog in movie, Arthur the King 

The number of Famous Dogs in Movies Famous 2016 to now is 41

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famous dog in movie, comics, Little Orphan Annie

NAME: Sandy

Annie's dog in comics Little Orphan Annie on radio, in the Broadway musical Annie, and in the movies (1982, 1999 and 2014); created by Harold Gray.

BREED: Airedale

mix

YEARS: Radio: 1925-1942.

Comics: 1925- 2010.

Broadway stage: 1977-1983.

Movies: 1982, 1999, 2014.

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famous dog in movie, comics, Blondie

NAME: Daisy

The family dog in the comic strip and the movie Blondie; about the Bumsteads, Dagwood and Blondie and their two children; created by Chic Young.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Comic strip: 1930- now.

Movies: 1938-1950.

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famous dog in movie, comics, The Phantom

NAME: Devil

The Phantom's dog in the comic strip and the movie serial The Phantom; about a masked crimefighter based upon the comics; created by Lee Falk. In the series the dog is played by Ace the Wonder Dog.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Comics: 1936- now.

Movie serial: 1943.

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famous dog in movie, book, Rebecca

NAME: Jasper

Maxim de Winter's dog in the movie Rebecca; about a self-conscious bride who is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife; starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the book by Daphne du Maurier. Also a 2020 movie starring Lily James.

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Book: 1938.

Movie: 1940, 2020.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Scooby-Doo Where Are You

NAME: Scooby-Doo (Formerly called Too Much)

Lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers in the animated TV series Scooby-Doo Where Are You; about a big dog and several teenage humans; a Hanna Barbera production, originally created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: TV series: 1969-1991, 2001- now.

Live-action movie:2002, 2004.

Animated movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Art of Racing in the Rain

NAME: Enzo

Denny's dog in the movie The Art of Racing in the Rain; about a race car driver and his dog who believes in the Mongolian legend that a dog who is prepared will be reincarnated in his next life as a human; based on the book by Garth Stein.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

Terrier mix

YEARS: Book: 2008.

Movie: 2019.

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famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup

NAME: Bailey

In the movie The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup; about a family who moves to a new home and mistakenly leaves their puppy behind.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2010, 2017.

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famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Purpose

NAME: Buddy (First named Bailey, then Ellie, then Tino, then Waffles, finally Buddy)

Ethan's dog in the movie A Dog's Purpose starring Dennis Quaid; about one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives; based on the book by W. Bruce Cameron. (In the book, originally the dog was a mixed breed as Toby, then a Golden Retriever as Bailey, then a German Shepard as Ellie, before ending up as Buddy). (See the book sequel A Dog's Journey and movie.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

and other breeds in the movie

YEARS: Book: 2010, 2012.

Movie: 2017, 2019.

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famous dog in movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service

NAME: J.B. (short for Jack Bauer)

Eggsy's dog in the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service; about a spy organization who recruits a street kid and whose goal is to end a global threat from a twisted tech genius; starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, and Samuel Jackson.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Hail, Caesar!

NAME: Engels

Gurney's dog in the movie Hail, Caesar!; a fictional take on the real-life fixer Eddie Mannix who works in the Hollywood movie industry in the 1950s; starring among others George Clooney.

BREED: Maltese

(perhaps)

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, Paterson

NAME: Marvin

Paterson's dog in the movie Paterson; about a week in the mundane life of a bus driver and his wife; starring Adam Driver . The dog is played by Nellie.

BREED: Bulldog, English

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, Who Gets the Dog

NAME: Wesley

Olive and Cay's dog in the movie Who Gets the Dog; about a separated couple who wrangle over their dog; starring Alicia Silverstone.

BREED: Labador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, Wiener-Dog

NAME: Wiener-Dog

A dog owned by several people in the movie Wiener-Dog; a series of four short stories about a dog who goes from owner to owner for a mix of reasons; starring an ensemble cast including Danny DeVito.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, The Stray

NAME: Pluto

The Davis family adopted dog in the movie The Stray; about a young family who come upon a dog that seems to be miraculous.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2017.

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famous dog in movie, Megan Leavey

NAME: Rex

Megan's dog in the movie Megan Leavey (also known as Rex); about a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler; starring Kate Mara.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2017.

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famous dog in movie, Game Night

NAME: Bastian

Gary's dog in the movie Game Night; about a group of friends whose regular game night turns into a tangled real-life mystery when the boastful brother of one of them is kidnapped by thugs; starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams.

BREED: West Highland White Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Way Home

NAME: Bella

Lucas's dog in the book and movie A Dog's Way Home, about a dog who treks 400 miles to return to her former home; the movie stars Ashley Judd, and is based on the book by Bruce Cameron.

BREED: Pit Bull

mix

YEARS: Book: 2018.

Movie: 2019.

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famous dog in movie, Show Dogs

NAME: Max

Police officer Frank's companion in the movie Show Dogs, about a macho police dog who goes undercover as a primped entant in a dog show to stop an animal-smuggling scheme; starring Will Arnett. (Also in the movie are dogs Daisy, Sprinkles, Karma, Philippe, and Dante.)

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, Patrick

NAME: Patrick

Sarah's dog in the movie Patrick; about a young woman whose life changes when her grandmother bequeaths her a spoiled Pug.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in Dog Days

NAME: Sam and Brandy

Elizabeth's dog and Jimmy's dog in the movie Dog Days; about a group of young people in Los Angeles whose lives become intertwined with the help of their canine companions. (Also in the movie are Labradoodle Charlie, Chihuahua Gertrude, and Pug Mabel)

BREED: Mixed breed

both Sam and Brandy

YEARS: Moive: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, The Truffle Hunters

NAME: Birba

Aurelio's dog in the documentary movie The Truffle Hunters, about a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, My Spy

NAME: Ozzie

Sophie's dog in the movie My Spy; about a tough CIA operative who finds himself manipulated by a precocious young girl during an undercover surveillance; starring Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Spencer Confidential

NAME: Pearl

Spencer's dog in the movie Spencer Confidential; an ex-cop teams up with his no-nonsense roommate to take down cop killing criminals; starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite!

NAME: Roger

A risk assessment analyst in the movie Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite!; about a dog and cat who must rein in a villain cockatoo who plans to destroy the ten-year truce between cats and dogs.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Honest Thief

NAME: Tazzie

Agent Sean Meyers' dog in the movie Honest Thief; about a guy who, after a life of as a thief, falls in love and decides to turn himself in; starring Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh.

BREED: Mix breed

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Buckley's Chance

NAME: Buckley

Ridley's dog in the 2021 Australian/Canadian movie Buckley's Chance; about an American boy in lost in the outback of Australia who befriends a dingo; starring Bill Nighy and Milan Burch as Ridley.

BREED: Dingo

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Hero Dog: The Journey Home

NAME: Chinook

Royce's guide dog in the movie Hero Dog: The Journey Home; about a man who is blind trying to get home to his family after surviving a shipwreck; starring Steve Byers.

BREED: Alaskan Malamute

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Finch

NAME: Goodyear

Finch's dog in the movie Finch; a man on a journey to find a new home for his dog and his newly created robot; starring Tom Hanks.

BREED: Irish Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Vicky and her Mystery

NAME: Mystery

Victoria's dog in the movie Vicky and her Mystery; about a 8 year old girl whose mother passed away finds solace in the adoption of a puppy.

BREED: unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, The Noel Diary

NAME: Ava

Jake's dog in the rom-com movie The Noel Diary; about a man who returns home to settle his estranged mother's estate and discovers a diary that holds mysterious secrets.

BREED: Australian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Lou

NAME: Jax

Lou's dog in the Netflix movie Lou; about a mother who teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper of her child.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Dog

NAME: Lulu

Briggs's former partner's dog in the movie Dog; about a former Army Ranger with his partner's dog who races down the west coast to get to a partner's funeral on time; starring Channing Tatum.

BREED: Belgian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in TV, The Gilded Age

NAME: Pumpkin

Aunt Ada's dog in the TV limited series The Gilded Age; set in 1890s New York City, the story follows the clashes between an old money family and a new-money family.

BREED: King Charles Spaniel

YEARS: TV series: 2022, 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Rescued by Ruby

NAME: Ruby

Dan's dog in the American Netflix biographical drama movie Rescued by Ruby; about a state trooper who has dreams of joining an elite K-9 unit a with clever but willful shelter dog; starring Grant Gustin.

BREED: Australian Shepherd and Border Collie mix

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Oh My Dog

NAME: Simba

Arjun's dog in the Indian children's movie Oh My Dog; a bout a young boy who rescues a blind Siberian Husky puppy and decides to train him for a competition with his father and grandfather.

BREED: Siberian Husky

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Strays

NAME: Bug (see also Reggie)

A stray mutt in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.

BREED: Boston Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Puppy Love

NAME: Channing Tatum

Nicole's dog in the rom-com movie Puppy Love, about a couple who find love when there pets show the way. (Also in the movie is dog Cloe.)

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, The More Love Grows

NAME: Elmer

Helen's dog in the Hallmark movie The More Love Grows, about a woman who discovers happiness thanks to a stray dog and a helpful vet.

BREED: unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Dog Gone

NAME: Gonker

Fielding's dog in the movie Dog Gone; about a father and son who repair their relationship during a trek on the Appalachian trail to find a lost dog. Based on the book Dog Gone by Pauls Toutonghi, which was based on a true story.

BREED: Yellow Labrador

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Strays

NAME: Reggie (see also Bug)

Doug's dog in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.

BREED: Border Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Arthur the King

NAME: Arthur

Mikel's dog in the movie Arthur the King; about a captain of an adventure racing team that befriends a wounded stray dog who accompanies the team on an endurance race through the Dominican Republic; starring Mark Wahlberg.

BREED: Mongrel

YEARS: Movie: 2024.

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