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Johnny Weissmüller

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1904-06-02

Day of Death

1984-01-20

Place of Birth

Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]

Johnny Weissmüller

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (57)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Famous T&A 2

2022
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

Tarzan Revisited

2017
⭐ 0 Role: Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

2017
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self (archive footage)

The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

2004
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

2003
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⭐ 0 Role: Johnny Weissmuller

Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller

1996
⭐ 0 Role: (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984
⭐ 4.3 Role: Stagehand 2

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976
⭐ 7.0 Role: (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood

1976
⭐ 6.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975
⭐ 3.6 Role: Sepy Debronvi

The Great Masquerade

1974
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972