Kevin Bacon shares video of endearing encounter - and his fans are surprised

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Kevin Bacon has had quite the prolific career, to the point that he has been in several films that people are still surprised to discover every time.MORE: Kevin Bacon teases 'really special' collaboration with daughter Sosie in hilarious videoMany were suitably left in mild shock when they realized that the actor had starred in a childhood favorite, and they had no idea.VIDEO: Kevin Bacon shares sweet family videoOn one of his daily walks around New York, he shared a clip of himself having come across a rather familiar statue in Central Park."Just taking a little walk in the park, and look what I discovered," he said in the sunlit video, panning over then to a statue of a dog.MORE: Kevin Bacon's son launches horror movie venture as famous dad weighs inIt was a statue of Balto, a Siberian Husky that led a team of sled dogs in the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, providing vital medication that helped save children from diphtheria."Do you know what…I played this guy…in a movie.

I'm not kidding," he revealed with a grin, captioning his video: "Ran into an old friend of mine in the park #Balto," and it was definitely a factoid that many of his fans were unaware of.A post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon)Kevin chronicled his encounter with a Balto statue"OMG how did I miss this movie!

I need to watch with my kids," one commented, with another saying: "What?? I didn't know that was your voice in Balto!!! Such a sweet movie!!"A third even added: "Omg… how did I never know this?!!!

I loved this movie as a kid and finally visited the statue this past June!"MORE: Kevin Bacon's barely-recognisable appearance makes fans do a double takeMORE: Sosie Bacon wows fans with sculpted figure in crop top and jeansThe 1995.