---
name: "Chris the Dog"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-the-dog"
fi1m_id: "chris-the-dog"
tmdb_id: 6263070
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T23:23:10.499137+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris the Dog

## Identity

Chris the Dog

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-the-dog
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-the-dog
- **TMDB ID:** 6263070
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6263070

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1992–1993
- **Frequently works with:** [Bonnie Hunt](https://film.one/person/bonnie-hunt.md), [Charles Grodin](https://film.one/person/charles-grodin.md), [Joe Medjuck](https://film.one/person/joe-medjuck.md), [Michael C. Gross](https://film.one/person/michael-c-gross.md), [Nicholle Tom](https://film.one/person/nicholle-tom.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6263070

## Biography

Chris the Dog was a canine actor. He played the title role of Beethoven in the 1992 film *Beethoven* and appeared uncredited as Beethoven in the 1993 sequel *Beethoven's 2nd*.

He had twelve doubles for the role. Chris was a St. Bernard who also appeared in the television series *Step by Step* (1992) and the television special *The 11th Annual Genesis Awards* (1997).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Beethoven's 2nd* (1993), Fi1m 57, as Beethoven — [page](https://film.one/film/beethovens-2nd.md)
- *Beethoven* (1992), Fi1m 60, as Beethoven — [page](https://film.one/film/beethoven.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beethoven's 2nd* (1993), as Beethoven — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/beethovens-2nd.md)
- *Beethoven* (1992), as Beethoven — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/beethoven.md)

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