Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1960 to 1979Sorted by Venue (including starting word "The") |
 Blood Vic's dog in the movie A Boy and His Dog; about an orphan boy who doesn't understand morality as he wanders a desolate world; based on the science fiction novella by Harlan Ellison. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1975. |
 Patrasche (1999 movie  ) Nello's companion in the Japanese animated TV series A Dog of Flanders and the movie version made in 1999, and earlier films; about a Flemish boy and his dog; based on the book by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the Japanese pseudonym Ouida. BREED: Bouvier des Flandres YEARS: Book: 1872. TV series: 1975-1992. Movies: 1935, 1960, 1997, 1999. |
 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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 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. |
 Clown Billie's dog in the movie Billie; about a 15-year-old tomboy whose passion for track is due to the music in her head, and who teaches the other track guys how to do the same; starring Patty Duke. BREED: Old English Sheepdog YEARS: Movie: 1965. |
 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. |
 Prince Terrien (Referred to as P.T.) The dog that Jess gave Leslie in the book and the movie Bridge to Terbithia; about a young boy whose life is changed after meeting a new friend; by Katherine Paterson BREED: Terrier mix YEARS: Book: 1977. Movie: 2007. |
 Chomps Brian's dog in the movie C.H.O.M.P.S.; about a young inventor who creates a robotic dog that is part of a home protection system. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1979. |
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 Edison The family dog in the book in the movie and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; about a wrecked racing motorcar in the early twentieth century; originally written by Ian Fleming. BREED: English Sheepdog mix YEARS: Book: 1964. Movie: 1965. Stage musical: 2002, 2005. |
 Jip (Book ) (showing 1935 movie image)Dog of David's first wife, Dora, in the movies and TV series based on the book David Copperfield; about the life of English chap in the early 19th century; written by Charles Dickens. BREED: Unkown (Spaniel in the book) YEARS: Book: 1850. Movies: 1911, 1913, 1922, 1935, 1969, 1993, 2000. TV series: 1966, 1974, 1986. |
 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 . |
 Digby In British the movie Digby the Biggest Dog in the World; about an Old English Sheepdog who accidentally drinks a liquid growth formula and expands to gigantic proportions. BREED: Old English Sheepdog YEARS: Movie: 1973. |
 Lucky The Doctor's dog in the movie Dr. Dolittle and sequels, about a doctor who discovers he can talk to animals; starred Eddie Murphy; based loosely on the children's book written by Hugh Lofting. (In the 1967 movie and the animated TV series (1970), the dog's name is Jip.) BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movies: 1967, 1998, 2001, 2006. TV series: 1970-1971. |
 H. G. Wells The father's pet in the TV series (British) and the movie Father Dear Father; about a writer of trashy thriller novels who finds himself bringing up his two irrepressible daughters. An Australian sequel series followed in 1978. BREED: St. Bernard YEARS: TV series: 1968-1973. Movie: 1973. |
 Melba Aldo Bondi's dog in the movie Five Golden Hours; about a petty crook who consoles wealthy widows until he falls in love with one of them; starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse and George Sanders. BREED: Poodle toy YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
 Fluke (See also Rufus) The reincarnated human in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert. BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS: Book: 1977. Movie: 1995. |
 Joey Captain "Doc" Council's dog in the movie Fool's Parade; about three ex-convicts who hope to go straight and an evil prison official who wants to steal their money and kill them; starring James Stewart and George Kennedy. BREED: Bloodhound YEARS: Movie: 1971. |
 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. |
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 George Jim's dog in the movie George! and the TV series (Swiss-Canadian), about an airplane pilot living in Switzerland whose sister gives him her 250-pound St. Bernard. BREED: St. Bernard YEARS: Movie: 1972. TV series:1972-73. |
 Rock Deke's dog in the movie Git!; about a orphan boy who finds friendship with a dog that others think can't be tamed. BREED: English Setter YEARS: Movie: 1965. |
 Greyfriars Bobby Auld Jock's loyal dog in the book and the movie Greyfriars Bobby; about a dog who follows a farm worker who ultimately dies in poverty and is buried in Greyfriar's Kirkyard. Bobby returns to his grave every night; based on the book by Eleanor Atkinson. BREED: Skye Terrier YEARS: Book: 1912. Movies: 1961, 2005. |
 Josef Heidi's dog in the children's book Heidi, about the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps; written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The story has been adapted in many media, but the dog is rarely feature (one exception is the 1974 Japanese anime series). BREED: Saint Bernard YEARS: Book: 1881. Animation: 1974. |
 Jennie (Book ) In the movie and the book Higglety Pigglety Pop!; about a dog who is not content with having everything but must go out in the world to find something she doesn't have; starring Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker. The book was written by Maurice Sendak. BREED: Sealyham Terrier YEARS: Movie: 2010. Book: 1967. |
 Friday (In the book, Sadie) Andi and Bruce's dog in the movie Hotel for Dogs; about 2 orphans who hide their dog at an abandoned hotel when their guardians forbid pets at home; based on the book by Lois Duncan. (Also dogs Angela, Cooper, Friday, Georgia, Henry, Juliet, Lenny, MacTavish, Madison, Preston, Romeo, Red Rover and others.) BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS: Book: 1971. Movie: 2009. |
 Rontu Karana's adopted dog in the movie Island of the Blue Dolphins; about a young Native American girl swims back to her abandoned home island to be with her brother; starring Celia Kaye. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1964. |
 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. |
 Lad (Real-life dog ) The author's dog in the movie Lad: A Dog; starring Peter Breck; based on a series of short stories by Albert Terhune about his real-life Rough Collie. BREED: Rough Collie YEARS: Dog: 1902-1918. Book: 1919. Movie: 1962. |
 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. |
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 Candy The family dog in the movie for TV Little Dog Lost; about the adventures of a little dog; as part of the Wonderful World of Disney television program. BREED: Welsh Corgi YEARS: Movie: 1963. |
 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. |
 Albert Greg's dog in the movie Live a Little Love a Little; about a photographer who divides his time working for a skin magazine and a conservative newspaper and falls in love with a fashion model; starring Elvis Presley. BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Movie: 1968. |
 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. |
 Andrew The family dog in the movie Mary Poppins; about a magical nanny who comes to work for a unhappy family; starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. BREED: Bearded Collie mix YEARS: Movie: 1964. |
 Mooch In the movie Mooch Goes To Hollywood; about an ambitious dog who attempts to become a canine star after befriending Zsa Zsa Gabor; played by the Benji dog Higgins and starring Vincent Price. BREED: Terrier mix YEARS: Movie: 1975. |
 Mrs. Brown Herman's dog in the British movie Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter; about an English pop rock band who play gigs to raise money to pay the dog race entry fees; starring Herman's Hermits. BREED: Greyhound YEARS: Movie: 1968. |
 Buddy Little Ted's dog in the movie My Dog Buddy; about a boy who is orphanded in a tragic car accident and his dog is left behind when he is taken to hospital. The dog is played by London. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1960. |
 Barabbas Jack's dog in the movie My Dog, the Thief; about an traffic reporter who discovers that his dog has accidentally stolen a priceless necklace from a jewel-smuggling gang; starring Dwayne Hickman and Mary Ann Mobley. BREED: Saint Bernard YEARS: Movie: 1969 |
 Nikki Andre's dog in the movie Nikki Wild Dog of the North; about a dog separated from his owner in the rugged Canadian wilderness. BREED: Malamute YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
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 Ole Rex A shaggy white dog in the movie Old Rex; about a boy who nurses a stray dog back to health then runs away with him. BREED: Mixed breed YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
 Bessie George's dog in the movie Period of Adjustment; about two married couples both in a difficult period of their relationships; starring Anthony Franciosa and Jane Fonda and based on the play by Tennessee Williams. BREED: Cocker Spaniel YEARS: Movie: 1962. |
 Ladadog (Movie ) The family dog in the TV series Please Don't Eat the Daisies; about a family who moves from a crowded apartment to an old house in the country; based on the movie, starring Doris Day and David Niven. BREED: Bearded Collie (In the movie, Old English Sheepdog played by Lord Nelson) YEARS: Movie: 1960. TV series: 1965-1967, 1968-1973. |
 Red Dog (Originally named Tally Ho) The dog who unites the people of Dampier, Western Australia, in the movie Red Dog; based on the book Red Dog written by Louis de Bernières which was based upon a real life dog called Red Dog. BREED: Kelpie-Cattle Dog mix YEARS: Dog: 1971-1979. Book: 1993. Movie: 2011. |
 Jonnie Mary's dog in the movie Ring of Bright Water; about a man with a pet otter who moves into a rustic cottage overlooking the sea in Scotland where he meets a woman and her dog; starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna; based on the book by Gavin Maxwell. BREED: Brittany YEARS: Movie: 1969. |
 Butkus Rocky's dog in the movie Rocky; a rags to riches story of Rocky Balboa, a debt-collector who becomes a boxing champion; starring Sylvester Stallone. BREED: Bull Mastiff YEARS: Movie: 1976. |
 Savage Sam Old Yeller's son in the movie Savage Sam; about the hound helping find children who were snatched by a band Apache; a sequel to Old Yeller: by Disney. BREED: Bluetick Coonhound YEARS: Movie: 1963 |
 Scooby-Doo (Another ) (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. |
 Spot A dog that Shaft happens upon that he befriends in the movie Shaft in Africa; about a detective who is some how supposed to stop a human trafficking ring in Africa while people try to kill him for who knows why; starring Richard Roundtree. BREED: Africanis YEARS: Movie: 1973. |
 Sounder (Also see book version) The family dog in the movie Sounder and its 1976 sequel and the movie for TV by Disney Sounder; a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression Era of the South; based upon the book by William H. Armstrong but more upbeat. BREED: Redbone Hound YEARS: Movies: 1972, 1976. TV movie: 2003. |
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 Charlie Professor Brainard's dog in the movie by Disney The Absent-Minded Professor; about a college professor who invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself; starring Fred MacMurray. BREED: Bearded Collie mix YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
 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. |
 Kavik (Book cover ) Andy's adopted dog in the movie The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog; about the travails of a sled-dog (not really a wolf-dog) who finally finds a home; based on the book Kävik the Wolf Dog by Walt Morey. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Book: 1968. Movie: 1980. |
 The Doberman Gang Robber dogs in the movie The Doberman Gang; about an ex-con and his friends who train dobermans to rob a bank. Two sequels followed: The Daring Dobermans in 1973 and The Amazing Dobermans in 1976. (In the movie are dogs Baby Face Nelson, Bonnie, Clyde, Dillinger, Ma Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd.) BREED: Doberman Pinscher YEARS: Movie: 1972, 1976. |
 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. |
 Beast (and Beauty) The Carter family pet in the movie The Hills Have Eyes; about a family being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1977, 2006 |
 Buller Marcus Castle's dog in the book and the movie The Human Factor; about a British spy and his South African wife; directed by Otto Preminger and starring Nicol Williamson; based on the book by Graham Greene. BREED: Boxer YEARS: Book: 1978. Movie: 1979. |
 Bodger (Movie ) (See also Luath)In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; Bodger is Shadow, a Golden Retriever.) BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS: Book: 1961. Movie: 1963. |
 Luath (See also Bodger) In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Luath is Chance an American Bulldog.) BREED: Labrador Retriever YEARS: Book: 1961. Movie: 1963. |
 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. |
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 Dooley (Tom Dooley) Gay's dog in the movie The Misfits; about a divorcée who falls for an over-the-hill cowboy in early-sixties Nevada; starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. BREED: Hound mix YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
 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. |
 Elwood Wilby's transformation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy D. A.; about a lawyer who finds strange things happening to him; starring Dean Jones. BREED: Old English Sheepdog YEARS: Movie: 1976. |
 Pete Guy's dog in the movie The Silent Call; about a dog who is left behind and takes on 1,000-mile journey to rejoin the family in Los Angeles. BREED: Labrador Retriever / Mastiff mix YEARS: Movie: 1961. |
 Pickles Hero in finding the soccer World Cup trophy and a character in the British movie The Spy with a Cold Nose; about a dog is fitted with a covert listening device then passed between agents of the Russian and British intelligence branches; starring Laurence Harvey. (More about Pickles fame.) BREED: White Collie YEARS: Movie: 1966. Dog: 1962-1067. |
 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. |
 Brutus Mark's dog in the movie The Ugly Dachshund; about a large dog who grows up with dachshund puppies thinking he is one of them; starring Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette; based on a novel by Gladys Bronwyn Stern. (Also in the movie are dogs Danke, Norma, and Pesky.) BREED: Great Dane YEARS: Book: 1938. Movie: 1966. |
 Nerak Ellie's puppy in the movie The Watcher in the Woods; about a family who moves to a country home where the young girls experience haunting events linked to the past; based on a novel by Florence Engel Randall; starring Bette Davis. BREED: Scottish Terrier YEARS: Book: 1976. Movie: 1981. |
 Murphy The victim's dog in the movie They Only Kill Their Masters; about a small-town sheriff attempts to uncover facts behind the killing of a pregnant woman by her Doberman pinscher; starring James Garner. BREED: Doberman Pinscher YEARS: Movie: 1972. |
 Katie The Nielsen's dog in the book and the movie What Dreams May Come; about a death in the family... in fact several; starring Robin Williams; based on a novel by Richard Matheson. BREED: Dalmatian YEARS: Book: 1978. Movie: 1998. |
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 Little Ann (See also Old Dan) One of Billy's dogs in the children's book Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows. BREED: Redbone Coonhound YEARS: Book: 1961. Movie: 1974. |
 Old Dan (See also Little Ann) One of Billy's dogs in the children's book and the movie Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows. BREED: Redbone Coonhound YEARS: Book: 1961. Movie: 1974, 2003. |
 White Dog (The dog is not called by name) The dog Julie adopts in the movie White Dog; about a woman who finds out the dog has been trained to attack black people; starring Kristy McNichol and Paul Winfield; loosely based on Romain Gary's 1970 French novel, Chien Blanc BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Book: 1970. Movie: 1982. |
 Cognac Giselle's dog in the movie Wild and Wonderful; about a pampered poodle who creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband; starring Tony Curtis. BREED: Poodle YEARS: Movie: 1964. |
 Won Ton Ton The ersatz Rin Tin Tin in the movie Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood; about a woman who goes to Hollywood in 1924 to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star; starring Madeline Kahn. BREED: German Shepherd YEARS: Movie: 1976. |
 Zoltan A vampire dog in the movie Zoltan Hound of Dracula; starring José Ferrer. BREED: Doberman Pinscher YEARS: Movie: 1978. |
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The number of Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1960 to 1979 is 75 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 Venue on each page
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| 1. | A Boy and His Dog (Blood) |
| 2. | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Edison) |
| 3. | George! (George) |
| 4. | Little Dog Lost (Candy) |
| 5. | Old Rex (Ole Rex) |
| 6. | The Absent-Minded Professor (Charlie) |
| 7. | The Misfits (Dooley) |
| 8. | Where the Red Fern Grows (Little Ann) |
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