Name
Johnny Weissmüller
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-06-02
Deathday
1984-01-20 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
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.
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Known For
6.1
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malar...
6.5
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory exp...
5.9
A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The v...
6.6
James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant buria...
6.9
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public displ...
4.5
Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting ev...
6.4
A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley...
6.1
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane w...
6.4
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, B...
5.7
A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving fu...
- 1932 Tarzan the Ape Man as Tarzan
- 1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure as Tarzan
- 1939 Tarzan Finds a Son! as Tarzan
- 1941 Tarzan's Secret Treasure as Tarzan
- 1970 The Phynx as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1936 Tarzan Escapes as Tarzan
- 1934 Tarzan and His Mate as Tarzan
- 1948 Tarzan and the Mermaids as Tarzan
- 1947 Tarzan and the Huntress as Tarzan
- 1945 Tarzan and the Amazons as Tarzan
- 1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery as Tarzan
- 1943 Tarzan Triumphs as Tarzan
- 1946 Tarzan and the Leopard Woman as Tarzan
- 1948 Jungle Jim as Jungle Jim
- 1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1951 Jungle Manhunt as Jungle Jim
- 1951 Fury of the Congo as Jungle Jim
- 1952 Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land as Jungle Jim
- 1953 Killer Ape as Jungle Jim
- 1950 Captive Girl as Jungle Jim
- 1954 Jungle Man-Eaters as Jungle Jim
- 1950 Pygmy Island as Jungle Jim
- 1949 The Lost Tribe as Jungle Jim
- 1950 Mark of the Gorilla as Jungle Jim
- 1952 Voodoo Tiger as Jungle Jim
- 1954 Cannibal Attack as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1955 Jungle Moon Men as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs as Self
- 1953 Savage Mutiny as Jungle Jim
- 1950 The Yellow Cab Man as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2017 Tarzan: Lord of the Movies as Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as Self (archive footage)
- 1950 The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Stagehand 2
- 1940 Rodeo Dough as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1946 Swamp Fire as Johnny Duval
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen as Johnny Weissmüller
- 1955 Devil Goddess as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1953 Valley of Head Hunters as Jungle Jim
- 2017 Tarzan Revisited as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
- 2003 Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- 1976 It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1945 Parade of Aquatic Champions as Himself
- 2004 The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 The Great Masquerade as Sepy Debronvi
- 1929 Glorifying the American Girl as Adonis in "Loveland"
- 1925 Ways to Strength and Beauty
- 1976 Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 The Comic as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1996 Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller as Johnny Weissmuller
- 1949 Aquashow's Sports Serenade
- 2022 Famous T&A 2 as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1955 Jungle Jim ( 26 episodes )
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1963 Das aktuelle Sportstudio ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
