Johnny Weissmüller
Actor
- Born
- June 2, 1904 · Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
- Died
- January 20, 1984 (age 79)
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.
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Known for
Tarzan the Ape Man
March 22, 1932
Tarzan and His Mate
April 16, 1934
Tarzan Escapes
November 6, 1936
Tarzan Finds a Son!
June 16, 1939
Tarzan's New York Adventure
May 1, 1942
Tarzan and the Amazons
April 29, 1945
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
December 1, 1941
Tarzan and the Mermaids
May 15, 1948
Tarzan and the Huntress
April 5, 1947
Tarzan Triumphs
January 20, 1943
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
December 26, 1943
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
February 18, 1946
Acting57
- 2022Famous T&A 2 as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2017Tarzan Revisited as Self (archive footage)
- 2017Tarzan: Lord of the Movies as Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
- 2004The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1996Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as Self (archive footage)
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Stagehand 2