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Etzel von Oeringen (October 1, 1917 – June 24, 1929), better known as Strongheart, was a male German Shepherd that was one of the early canine stars of

of Strongheart, featured in Hollywood films of 1934–1938 Ace the Wonder Dog, featured in Hollywood films and serials of 1938–1946 Rex the Wonder Dog, fictional

Nipo T. Strongheart (May 15, 1891 – December 31, 1966) was an American performer in Wild West shows, technical advisor to Hollywood film producers, and

canine silent film stars. A grandson of Strongheart, Lightning was billed as "The Wonder Dog" and "The Marvel Dog". He began life as a runt but grew to

Vitagraph Dog, without success.: 140  He then discovered and worked with another dog star, the famed Strongheart. The four films he made with Strongheart won

Seeing his dog being filmed, Duncan became convinced Rin Tin Tin could become the next Strongheart, a successful German Shepherd film dog that lived in

frequently compared to other well-established police-dog stars, the most prominent being Strongheart and Rin Tin Tin. Adrienne L. McLean in her 2014 work

Walk of Fame—the others being silent-film stars Rin Tin Tin, Uggie and Strongheart. In 2005, the show business journal Variety named Lassie one of the "100

Trimble was most widely known for his four films starring Strongheart, a German Shepherd dog he discovered and trained that became the first major canine

to a shelter, before being trained for acting; she is now a therapy dog. Strongheart, also known as Etzel von Oeringen, was the first German Shepherd with