Brer Bear

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Brer Bear is a fictional character from the Uncle Remus folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris.

Br'er Bear is a villain in the animated sequences of the 1946 Walt Disney-produced film, Song of the South. The character was voiced by Nick Stewart; in Australia, he was voiced by Max Tegas. Brer Bear is portrayed as stupid, slow-witted and prone to violence when provoked, leaving him open to being tricked repeatedly by Brer Rabbit when he accompanies Brer Fox. Unlike the character's depiction in the earlier illustrations of Frederick S. Church, A. B. Frost, and E. W. Kemble, the Disney animators redesigned Br'er Bear in a more slapstick, cartoony style.

Brer Bear is also prominentely featured in the Critter Country log flume ride, Splash Mountain. The plot for Splash Mountain was based entirely on the Uncle Remus stories. Brer Bear-costumed cast members can be greeted by guests in the vicinity of this ride.