Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1940 to 1959Sorted by Earliest Year |
 Pilot Mr. Rochester's dog in the TV series (British) Jane Eyre; about a young governess who falls in love with her brooding and complex master; based upon the book by Charlotte Bronte. In the book the dog is a Newfoundland; in other films other kinds of dogs. BREED: Landseer Newfoundland (Irish Wolfhound in some portrayals) YEARS: Book: 1847. TV series: 2006. Movies: 1914-2011. |
 Whitey The flippant detective's dog in book, in movies and in the TV series Boston Blackie; about a reformed jewel thief who solves crimes; in the movies starring Chester Morris, and in the TV series Kent Taylor. The characters of the stories were created by author Jack Boyle in the early 1900s. BREED: Black Terrier YEARS: Short Stories: 1914-1920. Movies: 1918-1949. Radio: 1944-1950. TV series: 1951-1953. |
 Rin Tin Tin In the movies and the TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; about a orphan boy and his dog being raised by the soldiers at a U.S. Cavalry post. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movies: 1922-1931. TV series: 1954-1959. |
 Sandy (1982 movie  ) 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. |
 Daisy (Movie ) 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. |
 Devil (Movie ) 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. |
 Ace the Wonder Dog Dog actor in the movie The Adventures of Rusty and many others from 1938-1946 including the 1943 serial The Phantom. (More about Ace.) BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Dog: 1937-1947. Movies: 1938-1946. |
 Jasper (2020 movie ) 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. |
 Genevieve (Movie poster ) Madeline's dog in the children's book series, in the movie, and animated TV series for children Madeline; about a girl who lives in Paris and attends a boarding school; written by Ludwig Bemelmans. BREED: Generic YEARS: Books: 1939-1967. TV series: 1991-2007. Movie: 1998. |
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 Moreover (1940 movie ) (Named Faith in the early movie version)In the movie The Biscuit Eater; about a dog who has a strong relationship with two twelve-year-old boys; a remake of a 1940 film and based upon the book by James H. Street. BREED: German Wirehaired Pointer YEARS: Book: 1939. Movie: 1940, 1972. |
 Abu The dog that the evil Jaffar turns the boy thief into in the movie The Thief of Bagdad; about the adventures of a naive King of Bagdad and a young thief, with a beautiful princess, a flying carpet, an all-seeing eye and a genie (djinn). BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1940. |
 Fanto The Great Boldini's companion in the movie It All Came True; about a crooked nightclub owner who blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house; starring Humphrey Bogart. BREED: Poodle YEARS: Movie: 1940 |
 Frou Frou The dog at the resort in the movie Dulcy; about a ditsy woman who tries to arrange a meeting for her inventor-friend with a possible investor and all goes wrong. BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Movie: 1940. |
 Bitsy The Pulham family dog in the movie H. M. Pulham Esq.; about a successful man who reflects on the past wondering if he is now happy; starring Robert Young and Hedy Lamarr. BREED: Unknown YEARS: Movie: 1941. |
 Buttons (Another ) Dixie's dog in the movie Lady Be Good; about two songwriters still in love after their divorce and a friend tries to get them back together; starring Ann Sothern and Robert Young. (Watch Buttons doing some fantastic tricks during Eleanor Powell's dance routine.) BREED: Jack Russell Terrier mix YEARS: Movie: 1941. |
 Gypsy (Gypsy Princess) A dog given to Johnny in the movie Johnny Eager; about a unloving but successful racketeer who wants to open a dog racing track while dating the D.A.'s daughter. He thinks he's bad because he never had a dog when he was a kid; starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner. BREED: Greyhound YEARS: Movie: 1941. |
 Pard (See Pard in movie I Died a Thousand Times, 1955) Roy's dog in the movie High Sierra about an ex-con who is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1941. |
 Friday (Dogs Schnucke and Driest in the book cover ) Duncan's dog in the movie Eyes in the Night; about a blind detective and his seeing-eye dog who solve a murder and capture the perpetrator; starring Edward Arnold and dog actor Friday. This movie and the sequel The Hidden Eye were based on the novel series by Baynard Kendrick. (In the book series, Duncan has two German Sheperds, Schnucke and Driest.) BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movies: 1942, 1945. |
 Butch Maisie's dog in the movie Swing Shift Maisie; about a woman who loses her job as an assistant in a theatrical dog act and gets a a job at the airplane company during World War II; starring Ann Southern. BREED: Havanese probably YEARS: Movie: 1943 |
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 Lassie (TV series ) In the TV series and in the movies beginning with the film Lassie Come Home; about a boy and his dog; starring Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor. In the TV series the boy was played by Tommy Retig. (More about Lassie.) BREED: RoughCollie YEARS: Movie: from 1943. TV series: 1954-1973. |
 Prince Mr. Palmer's dog in the 3rd movie of the Falcon series The Falcon in Danger; about an amateur detective (known as the Falcon) who investigates and discovers a plot against the government after two industrialists and $100,000 disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air; starring Tom Conway BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Movie: 1943. |
 Bobby Pamela's dog in the movie The Uninvited; about a brother and sister who discover their beautiful Gothic mansion is bedeviled by a ghost; starring Ray Milland. BREED: Terrier YEARS: Movie: 1944 |
 Duke Willis' dog in the movie musical Bathing Beauty; about a contrived misunderstanding that leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancé; starring Red Skelton and Esther Williams. BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Movie: 1944. |
 Soda The Hilton family dog in the movie Since You Went Away; about a wife whose husband goes to fight in World War II and how she and her daughters cope through the war years; starring Claudette Colbert, et. al. BREED: Bulldog YEARS: Movie: 1944. |
 Wolf Gretchen's dog in the movie My Pal Wolf; about a little girl who finds an AWOL army dog, then struggles to keep him. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1944. |
 Big Red (Book cover ) A show dog in the book and the movie by Disney Big Red; about a dog that would rather run through the woods than be the perfectly-trained and groomed show dog; written by Jim Kjelgarrd. (Also in the book and movie is dog Molly.) BREED: Irish Setter YEARS: Book: 1945. Movie: 1962. |
 Willie (formerly Punch; apparently the dog was not named after "William the Conqueror" as suggested in the movie Patton) Companion pet for George S. Patton; the American general, devoted dog lover, acquired a terrier puppy in Europe during World War II. The dog folowed him around everywhere. The character Willie also appeared in the movie Patton. BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS: Dog: 1943-1955. Movie: 1970. |
 Zoonie The Tucker family dog in the movie The Southerner; about a poor family of cotton pickers who decide to get their own land, but must struggle against nature; starring Zachary Scott. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1945. |
 Bazuka Johnny's dog in the movie Step by Step; about an ex-marine and chance acquaintance who find themselves caught up in a plot involving Nazi spies. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1946. |
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 Danny Boy Jimmy's dog in the movie Danny Boy; about a highly decorated war dog who returns home but is kidnapped by an animal abuser. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1946. |
 Rodney Julia's well-trained dog in the movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog; about a reporter whose life becomes complicated when he meets up with a woman in a tavern; starring Carole Landis. BREED: Doberman Pinscher YEARS: Movie: 1946. |
 Shep Danny's dog in the movie My Dog Shep; about an unwanted orphan who decides to run away with his dog; starring Tom Neal. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1946. |
 Banjo Patricia's dog in the movie Banjo; about a orphaned girl and her beloved dog who must reside with her hard-hearted aunt who won't allow the dog in her house. When the dog is sent back down South, the girl runs away to find him. BREED: English Setter YEARS: Movie: 1947. |
 Napoleon Dan Hammer's dog in the movie Riff Raff; about a less than honest private eye gets involved with finding a missing map; starring Pat O'Brien and Anne Jeffreys. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1947. |
 Rabelais (Played by Flame) Neighbor David's dog in the movie comedy Out of the Blue; about the supposed death of a woman and the turmoil it causes; starring George Brent and Virginia Mayo. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1947. |
 Rusty Danny's companion in the movie For the Love of Rusty; the third of eight movies about a dog and his young companion played by actor Ted Donaldson. (More on Rusty's films.) BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1947. |
 Sam (Also known as Sammy) Mr. McKeever's dog in the movie It Happened on Fifth Avenue; about a homeless man who lives in a mansion while the owner has gone south for the winter; and who shares the place with others, including eventually the original residents. BREED: Parson Russell Terrier, Rough possibly YEARS: Movie: 1947. |
 Scruffy The Muir's dog in the TV series The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and in the movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; about a young widow who has a ghost friend; starring Hope Lange. BREED: Fox Terrier YEARS: Movie: 1947. TV series: 1968-1970. |
 Pilot Young Davey's dog in the movie Rachel and the Stranger; about a widowed farmer who takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of an old friend complicates things; starring Robert Mitchum, William Holden, and Loretta Young. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1948. |
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 Monty Mrs. Riordan's dog in the movie The Hidden Room; about a husband who plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover; originally released as Obsession in England and based on the book A Man About A Dog by Alec Coppel. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1949. |
 Angel Deceased Mr. Taylor's dog in the movie This Side of the Law; about a vagrant who is bailed out of jail by an attorney to impersonate a missing millionaire whose estate is worth $3,000,000; starring Kent Smith and Janis Paige. BREED: Unknown YEARS: Movie: 1950. |
 Johnny One-Eye Martin's dog in the movie Johnny One-Eye; about a former gangster turned legitimate businessman who ends up in trouble; starring Pat O'Brien. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1950 |
 Rembrandt Eleanor's dog in the movie Woman on the Run; about a woman, whose husband has witnessed a murder and runs off; she tries to find him while trying to elude the police; starring Ann Sheridan. BREED: Border Collie mix YEARS: Movie: 1950. |
 Archie (Another ) Bill Denny's accidental anniversary gift to his wife in the movie Behave Yourself!; about a gangland's messenger dog that instead follows a husband home and gets him involve with the mob, money and murder; starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters. BREED: Welsh Terrier mix YEARS: Movie: 1951. |
 King (Played by Flame) Rex Shepherd's incarnation in the movie You Never Can Tell; about a murdered dog who is reincarnated as a detective intent on solving his murderer; starring Dick Powell. (Also in the movie are dogs Max and Tillie.) BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1951. |
 Ruff (Movie ) The family dog in the comic strip, the movie, the TV series, and animated TV series Dennis the Menace; about a boy who causes problems for everyone; created by Hank Ketcham. BREED: Briard YEARS: Comic strip: 1951-. TV series: 1959-1963, 1986-1988. Movie: 1987, 1993, 1998 . |
 Shep Prospector Jonathan's faithful companion in the movie The Painted Hills; about a guy who strikes gold and whose greedy partner attempts to lay claim on the find; starring the dog Pal as Lassie. BREED: Rough Collie YEARS: Movie: 1951. |
 Boy Bud's dog in the movie Talk About a Stranger; about a boy who thinks a new neighbor has poisoned his dog and tries to find justice. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1952. |
 Flike Umberto's dog in the movie (Finnish) Umberto D; about an aged pensioner who can't afford to his rent and tries desperately to raise the money by selling his books and watch. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1952. |
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 Ollie Seans dog in the movie based on the book The Sundowners; about an Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife's and son's desire to settle down in one place; by Jon Cleary BREED: Australian Kelpie YEARS: Book: 1952. Movie: 1960. |
 Sam Hondo's dog in the movie Hondo; about a U.S. cavalry scout who discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches and he becomes their protector; starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page. BREED: Rough Collie YEARS: Movie: 1953. |
 Bonaparte Brumell's dog in the movie Beau Brumell; about a penniless soldier who gains favor with the Prince of York at the end of the 18th century; starring Stewart Granger, Peter Ustinov, and Elizabeth Taylor. BREED: Poodle YEARS: Movie: 1954. |
 David Sabrina's dog in the movie Sabrina; about a chauffeur's daughter who must sort out a tangled love affair by going to Paris; starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. BREED: Poodle Miniature YEARS: Movie: 1954. |
 Lady (Book cover ) (Also known as Isis)Skeeter's dog in the book and in the movie Goodbye My Lady; about an old man and a young boy living in the Georgia swamps who are brought together by the love of a dog; written by James H. Street. The movie starred Walter Brennan and Brandon DeWilde. BREED: Basenji YEARS: Book: 1954. Movie: 1956. |
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 Raving Beauty Jim Gray's dog in the British movie The Gay Dog; about an owner of a racing greyhound who bets against his own dog; starring Wilfred Pickles and Petula Clark BREED: Greyhound YEARS: Movie: 1954. |
 Samantha (or Sam) In the book and the movie I am Legend; a post-apocalyptic science fiction story with Will Smith as the lead in the movie; written by Francis Lawrence. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Book: 1954. Movie: 2007. |
 Pard (See Pard in movie High Sierra, 1941) Roy's dog in the movie I Died A Thousand Times,a remake of the 1941 movie, about an ex-con who helps a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Jack Palance and Shelly Winters BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1955. |
 Tickie Agaton's dog in the Swedish detective novels, animated TV series, and the animated movie Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival (Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud); about an owner of a detective agency chasing two villains. BREED: Dachshund YEARS: Books: 1955-1978. Animated TV series: 1976. Movie: 1976. |
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 Wildfire The narrator in the movie It's a Dog's Life; about dog telling his life story from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.(Also in the movie are dogs Jimmy Jock and Miss Ladyship) BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS: Movie: 1955. |
 Bascomb Mr. Malcom Smith's drooling dog in the movie Hollywood or Bust; about a singer who can't pay his bookie and a nerdy movie fan with his Great Dane in a convertible ride to Hollywood; starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Movie: 1956. |
 Old Yeller (Played by Spike) In the book and the movie Old Yeller; about a boy who brings a yellow dog home; written by Fred Gipson. BREED: Blackmouth Cur YEARS: Book: 1956. Movie: 1957. |
 Kelly Len's dog in the movie Kelly and me; about a failed vaudevillean who finds a trained dog that helps him succeed in early talking films; starring Van Johnson and Piper Laurie. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1957. |
 Nelson Lady Ashlow's dog in the movie The Little Hut; about a husband and wife, along with her male friend and her protective dog, marooned on a island where they try to untangle a love triangle; starring Ava Gardner, David Niven and Stewart Granger. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1957. |
 Pierrot Lori's dog in the movie Designing Women; about a sportswriter and a fashion-designer who marry after a whirlwind romance and discover they have little in common; starring Gregory Peck and Lauraen Bacall. BREED: Poodle YEARS: Movie: 1957 |
 Snuffy Joey's dog, a gift from Linda, in the movie Pal Joey; about a second-rate, womanizing singer who meets a naive chorus girl; starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. BREED: Cairn Terrier YEARS: Movie: 1957. |
 Big Jeeter A lost dog in the movie (Italian) Lauta mancia; about a runaway dog who make friends with a young boy then must decide between his old home and his new young friend. (Also known by the title Big Dog Lost.) BREED: Great Date YEARS: Movie: 1958. |
 Hobo (Never actually named on-screen) In the movie and the TV series (Canadian) The Littlest Hobo; about a stray dog who wanders from town to town helping people in need. He was often given names by his many temporary owners. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1958. TV series: 1963-1965, 1979-1985. |
 Chiffon Wilby's reincarnation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy Dog; about a boy who changes into a sheepdog and back again; starring Fred MacMurray. (See Khyi Yang Po for the 2006 movie. In the 1994 remake for the Disney Family Movies series, the dog is named Bundles.) BREED: English Sheepdog YEARS: Movies: 1959 |
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 King Pip's dog in the movie A Dog's Best Friend; about an orphaned boy who befriends a dog whose master was recently murdered and who saves him from the killer. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1959. |
 Muffy A beer-drinking dog in the movie Anatomy of a Murder; about a murder trial based on the novel by John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver; starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick. BREED: Cairn Terrier YEARS: Movie: 1959. |
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The number of Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1940 to 1959 is 71 The contents of this page are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Also see: Dogs in Comics, Dogs in Movies, Dogs in Books, Dogs On TV, Complete List |
First Earliest Date on each page
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| 1. | 1847 (Pilot) |
| 2. | 1939 (Moreover) |
| 3. | 1943 (Lassie) |
| 4. | 1946 (Danny Boy) |
| 5. | 1949 (Monty) |
| 6. | 1952 (Ollie) |
| 7. | 1955 (Wildfire) |
| 8. | 1959 (King) |
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Earliest Date (Dog Name) | |
| 1. | 1847 (Pilot) |
| 2. | 1918 (Whitey) |
| 3. | 1922 (Rin Tin Tin) |
| 4. | 1925 (Sandy) |
| 5. | 1930 (Daisy) |
| 6. | 1936 (Devil) |
| 7. | 1938 (Ace the Wonder Dog) |
| 8. | 1938 (Jasper) |
| 9. | 1939 (Genevieve) |
| 10. | 1939 (Moreover) |
| 11. | 1940 (Abu) |
| 12. | 1940 (Fanto) |
| 13. | 1940 (Frou Frou) |
| 14. | 1941 (Bitsy) |
| 15. | 1941 (Buttons) |
| 16. | 1941 (Gypsy) |
| 17. | 1941 (Pard) |
| 18. | 1942 (Friday) |
| 19. | 1943 (Butch) |
| 20. | 1943 (Lassie) |
| 21. | 1943 (Prince) |
| 22. | 1944 (Bobby) |
| 23. | 1944 (Duke) |
| 24. | 1944 (Soda) |
| 25. | 1944 (Wolf) |
| 26. | 1945 (Big Red) |
| 27. | 1945 (Willie) |
| 28. | 1945 (Zoonie) |
| 29. | 1946 (Bazuka) |
| 30. | 1946 (Danny Boy) |
| 31. | 1946 (Rodney) |
| 32. | 1946 (Shep) |
| 33. | 1947 (Banjo) |
| 34. | 1947 (Napoleon) |
| 35. | 1947 (Rabelais) |
| 36. | 1947 (Rusty) |
| 37. | 1947 (Sam) |
| 38. | 1947 (Scruffy) |
| 39. | 1948 (Pilot) |
| 40. | 1949 (Monty) |
| 41. | 1950 (Angel) |
| 42. | 1950 (Johnny One-Eye) |
| 43. | 1950 (Rembrandt) |
| 44. | 1951 (Archie) |
| 45. | 1951 (King) |
| 46. | 1951 (Ruff) |
| 47. | 1951 (Shep) |
| 48. | 1952 (Boy) |
| 49. | 1952 (Flike) |
| 50. | 1952 (Ollie) |
| 51. | 1953 (Sam) |
| 52. | 1954 (Bonaparte) |
| 53. | 1954 (David) |
| 54. | 1954 (Lady) |
| 55. | 1954 (Mike) |
| 56. | 1954 (Raving Beauty) |
| 57. | 1954 (Samantha) |
| 58. | 1955 (Pard) |
| 59. | 1955 (Tickie) |
| 60. | 1955 (Wildfire) |
| 61. | 1956 (Bascomb Mr.) |
| 62. | 1956 (Old Yeller) |
| 63. | 1957 (Kelly) |
| 64. | 1957 (Nelson) |
| 65. | 1957 (Pierrot) |
| 66. | 1957 (Snuffy) |
| 67. | 1958 (Big Jeeter) |
| 68. | 1958 (Hobo) |
| 69. | 1959 (Chiffon) |
| 70. | 1959 (King) |
| 71. | 1959 (Muffy) |
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