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name: "Larry Van Daele"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/larry-van-daele"
fi1m_id: "larry-van-daele"
imdb_id: "nm1404322"
tmdb_id: 4829549
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:54:23.171333+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."
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# Larry Van Daele

## Identity

Larry Van Daele

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/larry-van-daele
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** larry-van-daele
- **IMDb ID:** nm1404322
- **TMDB ID:** 4829549
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4829549

Actor.

## Details

- **Also known as:** Lawrence J. Van Daele
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4829549

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Grizzly Man*](https://film.one/film/grizzly-man.md) (85)

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## Biography

Larry Van Daele, also credited as Lawrence J. Van Daele, is an American wildlife biologist. He worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for 34 years, retiring in 2015, with a focus on brown bear research and management, particularly Kodiak brown bears. He holds a PhD in natural resources from the University of Idaho.

Van Daele has appeared in several documentaries and films, including as Self - Bear Biologist in *Grizzly Man* (2005). Other credits include *Wild Ambassadors from Kodiak to Sweden* (2012), *Guide to Brown Bear Country* (2003) and *The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced* (2003).

*Sources: imdb.com, aws.state.ak.us.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grizzly Man* (2005), Fi1m 85, as Self - Bear Biologist — [page](https://film.one/film/grizzly-man.md)

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