08/22/2022
Fury was an equine actor. He was thought to be the most popular horse in the country during the 1950s. He held the title role on the popular NBC Saturday morning television series "Fury", which was also broadcast around the world. He also starred in the movies, "Black Beauty, "Brave Stallion", "Gypsy C**t", "Wild is the Wind", "The Return of Wildfire", and "Giant" with Elizabeth Taylor. He won several Patsy Awards.
Registered at birth with the name of Highland Dale, he was a registered saddlebred stallion (born in 1943)!! Born in Missouri. He died in California in 1972 (aged 29 yrs) and is buried there. He worked only four months a year and earned his owner/trainer Ralph McCutcheon $500,000 in eight years. His Fury fee: ($1,500 per episode) plus 5% of the show's profits. He was ridden by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, and Joan Crawford. By the time Highland Dale retired, he ranked second only to Lassie in net earnings by an animal actor.
