Hercules (1975 – 4 February 2000) [1] was a trained grizzly bear from Scotland who appeared in a number of cameo roles for various television productions, reaching the height of his …

Nov 7, 2015 · Now Hercules’ incredible story is being told in a new book written by Maggie, his ‘mother’. It all started in the late 1960s when wrestler Andy, now 77, was talked into wrestling …

In 1980, a performing grizzly bear called Hercules escaped from an advertising set and went on the gentlest rampage possible in the Outer Hebrides, achieving international fame. The …

Mar 22, 2014 · Hercules was a small, brown grizzly bear cub, bought from a Scottish zoo in 1974 for just £50 as a wrestling companion for showman Andy Robin and surrogate son to his show …

Aug 27, 2013 · A wooden statue has been unveiled to recall a bear's escape on the Western Isles 33 years ago. But who was Hercules? We compiled this A to Z on the 8ft 4in grizzly.

Whilst filming an advert for Andrex in Benbecula in 1980, Hercules, a grizzly bear escaped and went on the run for just over 3 weeks! He was eventually found in North Uist - 20 miles from …

Statue of the famous grizzly bear Hercules, who escaped and went on the run during filming Benbecula in 1980. Find out more about the story at…

Jan 15, 2020 · Hercules was a trained grizzly bear from Scotland who found fame appearing in film and TV productions, reaching the height of his popularity in the 1980s.

Nov 30, 2021 · Hercules was a brown bear born in captivity in Kingussie on the Scottish mainland. In 1975, he was purchased from the town's Highland Wildlife Park by Andy Robin, a former...

Aug 20, 2020 · Do you know the story of the full-grown grizzly bear that went missing on the island of Benbecula on the west coast of Scotland? Back in 1980, this story attracted huge …