Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, amateur naturalist, eco-warrior, and documentary filmmaker. He lived with the grizzly bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska for 13 summers. At the end of his 13th summer in the park in 2003, he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard (October 23, 1965 – October 5, 2003) were killed and partially eaten by a grizzly bear. Treadwell's life, work, and death were the subject of Werner Herzog's critically acclaimed 2005 documentary film Grizzly Man.
While at college, he claimed to be an orphan from Australia.
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His ashes were sprinkled in Katmai National Park near Kaflia Bay.
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Auditioned for the role of Woody on ''Cheers (1982-1993)'' and was a final contender but ultimately lost to Woody Harrelson.
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According to his book, Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska, his mission to protect bears began after he survived a near-fatal heroin overdose in the late 1980s. He confesses in his book that his drug addiction grew from his alcoholism, and after that experience, he knew he needed to do something with his life that was meaningful. A lover of all animals since he was a child, he traveled to Alaska to watch bears at the urging of a close friend. He wrote that after his first encounter with a wild bear, he knew he had found his calling in life. He attributed his recovery from drug and alcohol addictions entirely to his relationship with bears.
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A video camera captured the sounds of their last moments, indicating that Treadwell was attacked first.
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A veteran of 13 summers of camping among the Katmai grizzly bears, Treadwell was co-author of "Among Grizzlies: Living With Wild Bears in Alaska", made numerous films about grizzlies and other Alaskan wildlife, maintained an extensive web site about grizzlies, and was the subject of documentaries by the Discovery Channel and Dateline NBC. Treadwell said he decided to devote himself to saving grizzlies after a drug overdose, which inspired him to give up drugs, study bears and establish a non-profit bear-appreciation group called Grizzly People.
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A self-proclaimed "eco-warrior," Treadwell became famous for trekking to Alaska's Katmai coast to commune with grizzly bears. He would routinely get up close to the bears to chant "I love you" in a high-pitched, sing-song voice. The mauled and partially-eaten bodies of Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were found near their campsite.
Camera Department
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Year
Status
Character
Grizzly Man
2005
Documentary camera operator: archive footage - uncredited
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Late Show with David Letterman
2001-2002
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
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Year
Status
Character
The Grizzly Man Diaries
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself (2008)
Headline Attacks
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Grizzly Man
2005
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Grizzly Man 2005 as Camera and Electrical Department
Late Show with David Letterman 2001-2002 as Himself
$17 Million
