Afghan Hounds make flashy film dogs with a special look. They are even popular in animated films like Balto and Oliver & Company. They’re not known for leading roles, but used by Hollywood more as set decoration than performers, making a statement about the character they’re seen with. On the big screen, you’ll never see an Afghan Hound trying to tell someone Timmy fell down the well, or leading a family out of a burning building.
102 Dalmatians
- Dalmatian
- ★★★
- Border Terrier
- ★★
- Borzoi
- ★★
- Bullmastiff
- ★★
- Chinese Crested
- ★★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Mixed Breed
- ★
“Oddball” the spotless Dalmatian stars with some grown-up Dals, “Chomp” the Border Terrier, and several others, including a Bullmastiff and Borzoi.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- American Bulldog
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Belgian Malinois
- ★
- Bichon Frise
- ★
- Border Collie
- ★
- Border Terrier
- ★
- Boston Terrier
- ★
- Bulldog
- ★
- Cane Corso
- ★
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- ★
- Cocker Spaniel
- ★
- Dachshund
- ★
- Dalmatian
- ★
- Dutch Shepherd
- ★
- French Bulldog
- ★
- Great Dane
- ★
- Labrador Retriever
- ★
- Papillon
- ★
- Parson Russell Terrier
- ★
- Pekingese
- ★
- Pomeranian
- ★
- Saint Bernard
- ★
- Schnauzer
- ★
- Shih Tzu
- ★
- Toy Fox Terrier
- ★
- Coyote
- ★
Central dogs of this film listed elsewhere. Here are the background players.
Beverly Hills Cop
- Afghan Hound
- ★
Blondie in Society
- Mixed Breed
- ★★★
- Great Dane
- ★★★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Chow Chow
- ★
- Irish Setter
- ★
- Borzoi
- ★
- Saint Bernard
- ★
- Sealyham Terrier
- ★
- Chihuahua
- ★
- Suluki
- ★
- Poodle
- ★
- Bedlington Terrier
- ★
- Pointer
- ★
- Pekingese
- ★
- Wire Fox Terrier
- ★
Starring famed mixed breed Spooks as “Daisy” and a Great Dane going to a dog show.
Cats and Dogs
- Doberman Pinscher
- ★
- Miniature Pinscher
- ★
- Boxer
- ★
- Schnauzer
- ★
- Chihuahua
- ★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Basset Hound
- ★
- Bloodhound
- ★
- Border Collie
- ★
- Mastiff
- ★
- Dalmatian
- ★
- Borzoi
- ★
- West Highland White Terrier
- ★
- Poodle
- ★
- Bulldog
- ★
- Alaskan Malamute
- ★
- Belgian Malinois
- ★
- German Shepherd Dog
- ★
- Golden Retriever
- ★
- Labrador Retriever
- ★
- Wire Fox Terrier
- ★
- Irish Setter
- ★
- English Setter
- ★
- Basenji
- ★
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- ★
- Bearded Collie
- ★
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- ★
- Mixed Breed
- ★★
Starring canines listed in a secondary post for this film. These are the background dogs.
Circle of Iron
- Afghan Hound
- unconfirmed
The Egyptian
- Afghan Hound
- unconfirmed
Firehouse Dog
- Irish Terrier
- ★★★
- Dalmatian
- ★★
- Doberman Pinscher
- ★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- German Shepherd Dog
- ★
- Labrador Retriever
- ★
- Saint Bernard
- ★
- Bull Terrier
- ★
- Jack Russell Terrier
- ★
- Collie (rough)
- ★
- Old English Sheepdog
- ★
- Chihuahua
- ★
- Poodle
- ★
GSDs include a longcoat. Poodles are standard and a toy (only a glimpse).
Inubaka
- Afghan Hound
- unconfirmed
Based on the popular manga by Yukiya Sakuragi. Image/link above is for the manga. The Inubaka movie does not seem to be commercially available outside of Japan, where the cover of the DVD features an Afghan Hound.
It’s a Dog’s Life
or Wildfire / Bar Sinister
- Bull Terrier
- ★★★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Airedale Terrier
- ★
- Basset Hound
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Belgian Malinois
- ★
- Bloodhound
- ★
- Boston Terrier
- ★
- Boxer
- ★
- Bulldog
- ★
Remarkable and unique dog film starring a white Bull Terrier, but featuring dozens of dogs at a dog show later in the movie. Finally released on DVD after decades of obscurity. Two different listings for this film. Here are breeds A and B. The Malinois is seen on a poster.
Just Around the Corner
- Afghan Hound
- unconfirmed
- Bedlington Terrier
- unconfirmed
- Borzoi
- unconfirmed
Kismet
- Afghan Hound
- ★
Not to be confused with the 1944 version with Marlene Dietrich (which does feature a little mixed breed in a small role). A group of Afghans can be seen in the 1955 version starring Howard Keel and Ann Blyth.
Lad: A Dog
- Collie (rough)
- ★★★
- Airedale Terrier
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Dachshund
- ★
- Pug
- ★
- Saint Bernard
- ★
Besides the main Collies starring in this classic film, dozens of dogs cab be seen at the dog show.
Marmaduke
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Great Dane
- ★★★
- Australian Shepherd
- ★★
- Beauceron
- ★★
- Akita
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
Great Dane is supported by many other dogs, including Beauceron villain, Australian Shepherd girlfriend, and Afghan Hounds as classic cheerleader stereotypes watching jocks in this unfunny comedy.
Protocol
- Afghan Hound
- unconfirmed
Show Dogs
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Alaskan Malamute
- ★
- American Eskimo Dog
- ★
- Australian Shepherd
- ★★
- Basset Hound
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Belgian Malinois
- ★
- Belgian Tervuren
- ★
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- ★
- Bichon Frise
- ★
- Border Collie
- ★
- Borzoi
- ★
- Boxer
- ★
- Bulldog
- ★
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- ★
- Chihuahua
- ★
- Chinese Crested
- ★
- Chow Chow
- ★
- Collie (rough)
- ★
- Dachshund
- ★
- Dalmatian
- ★
- Doberman Pinscher
- ★
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- ★
With at least 63 different breeds represented, this film has multiple listings on Reel Dogs so that no single list takes up a full page! Here is A to D.
There was a Castle with Forty Dogs
or C’era un castello con 40 cani
- Mixed Breed
- ★★★
- Labrador Retriever
- ★★★
- Siberian Husky
- ★★
- Doberman Pinscher
- ★★
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- ★★
- Poodle
- ★★
- Lhasa Apso
- ★★
- Newfoundland
- ★
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Komondor
- ★
- Great Pyrenees
- ★
- Puli
- ★
- Airedale Terrier
- ★
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- ★
- Boxer
- ★
- Cocker Spaniel
- ★
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- ★
- English Springer Spaniel
- ★
- German Shepherd Dog (1990s)
- ★
- GSD Longcoat
- ★
- Dachshund
- ★
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- ★
- Irish Setter
- ★
- Saint Bernard
- ★
- Great Dane
- ★
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- ★
- Vizsla
- ★
- Beagle
- ★
- Doodle
- ★★
An extraordinary and unique dog film with dozens of dogs working and running free together, some with major roles, some only seen in glimpses. The main mixed breeds are a Labradoodle-type, black Great Dane/Beauceron-type, and Cattle Dog-type; the cocker is English; both smooth and longcoat GSDs, as well as one black. Forty-four dogs are credited by name.
Titanic
- Afghan Hound
- ★
- Airedale Terrier
- ★
Dogs seen boarding the ship around the time Rose’s family does. There was a kennel on the upper deck of the real Titanic.