Petside's Top 45 Pet Actor Performances in a Supporting Role

Published February 6, 2009

In honor of Oscar season, Petside.com searched the movie archives and ranked the outstanding pet actor performances in a supporting role.

 

Without these actors, some of your favorite movies would not have been the same.

 

#1 Toto - Wizard of Oz (1939) - Dog - Cairn Terrier

#2 Pete - Our Gang (1922)- Dog - pit bull

#3 Mr. Jinx - Meet The Parents (2000) - Cat - Himalayan

#4 Mr. Bigglesworth - Austin Powers (1997) - Cat - Sphinx and Persian

#5 Puffy - Something about Mary(1998) - Dog - Border Terrier

#6 Nanook - The Lost  Boys (1987) Dog - Siberian Husky

#7 Milo - The Mask (1994) - Dog - Jack Russel Terrier

#8 Bosco - One Crazy Summer (1986) - Dog - Terrier

#9 Sh*thead - the Jerk (1979) - Dog - Mixed Breed

#10 Verdell - As Good as it gets (1997) - Dog - Brussels Griffon

#11 Frank - Men in Black(1997) - Dog - Pug

#12 Baxter - Anchorman (2004) - Dog

#13 Bruiser - Legally Blonde(2001) - Dog - Chihuahua

#14 Samantha - I am Legend (2007) - Dog - German Shepherd

#15 Fred - Smokey and The Bandit (1977) - Dog - Basset Hound

#16 Chopper -  Stand By Me (1986) - Dog - Mixed Breed

#17 Moses - Meet The Fockers (2004) - Dog

#18 Spike - The Game Plan (2007) - Dog - English Bulldog

#19 Mojo -  Transformers (2007)- Dog - Chihuahua

#20 Pac Man - Blade Trinity(2004) - Dog - Pomeranian

#21 Grunt - Flash dance (1983)-  Dog- red nose American Pit Bull

#22 Hercules - The Sandlot (1993) - Dog - mastiff

#23 Max - The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Dog -  Mixed Breed

#24 Andrew - Mary Poppins (1964) - Dog

#25 Orion - Men in Black (1997) - Cat - American Shorthair

#26 Binx - Hocus Pocus (1993) - Cat

#27 Bullseye - Oliver Twist (1948) - Dog - English Bull Terrier

#28 Duke - Swiss Family Robinson (1960)- Dog

#29 Precious -  Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Dog - Toy Poodle

#30 Sweetie - The Fifth Element (1997) - Cat

#31 Einstein -  Back to the Future (1985) - Dog - Sheep Dog

#32 Elizabeth Taylor - Sex and The City (2008) - Dog - Cavalier King Charles Terrier

#33 Bear - Crimson Tide (1995) - Dog- Australian Cattle Dog

#34 Rufus - Legally Blonde(2001) - Dog - English Bulldog

#35 Matisse - Down & Out in Beverly Hills - Dog - Collie mix

#36 Jack - Crimson Tide - Dog - Jack Russel Terrier

#37 Kiki - Kickboxer (1989)  - Dog - German Shepard mix

#38 Thron - The Lost Boys (1987) - Dog

#39 No Name - Gladiator (2000) - Dog

#40 No name - Lethal Weapon (1987) - Dog

#41 Burbank - Lethal Weapon (1987) - Cat

#42 Jackal -  Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Dog

#43 Dog - Mad Max 2 (1981) - Dog - Australian Cattle Dog, or Blue Heeler

#44 Neos - Harry Potter - Dog - Neapolitan Mastiff

#45 Boomer - Independence Day - Yellow Labrador

 

Did your favorite make the list? Don't agree with the ranking? Leave a comment and let us know!

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Anonymous (Unverified)

What about skip from my dog skip?! He's a jack Russell terrier

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Anonymous (Unverified)

Number 33 is incorrect. Bear, from the movie "The Crimson Tide" was a Jack Russell Terrier.

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Guest (Unverified)

I just watched "Day After Tomorrow" and the dog's name was Buddha in the film and the credits list his name as Bandit. No mention of Max as you have here.

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Mark (Unverified)

Has anyone seen Zip, the Australian Cattle Dog, in "Last Of The Dogmen"? Seems to me that Zip should have had an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. (One of the best all-time movies.)

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Husky lover (Unverified)

I see that they haven't updated or responded to the fact that "Nanook" from "Lost Boys" movie is a malamute and not a siberian husky.