Gunther Gebel-Williams Net Worth



Gunther Gebel net worth is
$1.4 Million

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Gunther Gebel-Williams (September 12, 1934 - July 19, 2001) was an animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968-1990. 
Full NameGunther Gebel
Net Worth$1.4 Million
Date Of BirthSeptember 12, 1934
Died2001-07-19
Place Of BirthSchweidnitz, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Swidnica, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
ProfessionActor, Miscellaneous Crew
SpouseSigrid (Neubauer) Gebel
NicknamesGunther Gebel-Williams, Gebel-Williams, Gunther
Star SignVirgo
#Trademark
1Wore long bleached-blond hair, sequined and rhinestoned costumes, and a boyish grin.
#Quote
1You cannot tell a wild animal that he has to learn a trick today. You have to believe that he'll do it tomorrow if you spend enough time with him.
2It's not important what you say to them. It's the tone and the way it's said. I call them by name, speak in a certain voice, and they know what I mean. They each have a different personality. [on training animals with food and voice rather than whip and chair]
3You must become a tiger to be able to train tigers.
4Working closely with animals - training them, understanding them, and getting across their beauty and intellegence to the people - for me, that's the best life I can have.
#Fact
1When Gunther was twelve years old, his mother - a war widow - abandoned him at the circus, and he never saw her again.
2He performed in the Giant Steel Cage for the last time in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 27, 1998.
3Featured in several network television specials, including CBS-TV's "Lord of the Rings" in 1977, NBC-TV's "My Father, the Circus King" in 1981, and "The Return of Gunther Gebel-Williams," which aired on CBS-TV in 1994.
4Performed with Asian and African elephants, tigers, leopards, lions, panthers, mountain lions, horses, goats, camels, zebras and a giraffe.
5Inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame in 1995 for holding the record for the most performances by any entertainer in the famous arena.
6Gebel-Williams, world renowned as The Greatest Animal Trainer of All Time, was the most celebrated and honored circus artist in history and the recipient of innumerable accolades, including the "Outstanding Circus Performer of the Year" award by the American Guild of Variety Artists in 1973.
7Appeared in an American Express commercial with his favorite leopard, Kenny, around his shoulders.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bimbo the Great1958Zirkus-Artist (as Günther Gebel)

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless1968animal trainer: elefants - as Günther Gebel-Williams

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
NBC Special Treat1984TV SeriesHimself
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - 113th Edition1983TV MovieHimself
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 109th Edition1979TV MovieHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1977-1978TV SeriesHimself - Animal Trainer / Himself - Lion Tamer
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 107th Edition1977TV MovieHimself
Circus World1974Documentary shortThe Animal Trainer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1971-1973TV SeriesHimself
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 103th Edition1973TV MovieHimself
V.I.P.-Schaukel1972TV Series documentaryHimself
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 101th Edition1971TV SpecialHimself
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 99th Edition1969TV MovieHimself
Rings Around the World1966DocumentaryHimself

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