Johnny Weissmüller
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-06-02
Day of Death
1984-01-20 (79 years old)
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2017)
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
(2017)
Tarzan Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Stagehand 2
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
The Great Masquerade
as Sepy Debronvi
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1970)
The Phynx
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1969)
The Comic
as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1955)
Devil Goddess
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1955)
Jungle Moon Men
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1954)
Cannibal Attack
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1954)
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Jungle Jim
(1953)
Killer Ape
as Jungle Jim
(1953)
Valley of Head Hunters
as Jungle Jim
(1953)
Savage Mutiny
as Jungle Jim
(1952)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Jungle Jim
(1952)
Voodoo Tiger
as Jungle Jim
(1951)
Jungle Manhunt
as Jungle Jim
(1951)
Fury of the Congo
as Jungle Jim
(1950)
Captive Girl
as Jungle Jim
(1950)
Pygmy Island
as Jungle Jim
(1950)
The Yellow Cab Man
as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1950)
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(1950)
Mark of the Gorilla
as Jungle Jim
(1949)
The Lost Tribe
as Jungle Jim
(1948)
Tarzan and the Mermaids
as Tarzan
(1948)
Jungle Jim
as Jungle Jim
(1947)
Tarzan and the Huntress
as Tarzan
(1946)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
as Tarzan
(1946)
Swamp Fire
as Johnny Duval
(1945)
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Tarzan
(1945)
Parade of Aquatic Champions
as Himself
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Johnny Weissmüller
(1943)
Tarzan Triumphs
as Tarzan
(1943)
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
as Tarzan
(1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Tarzan
(1941)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
as Tarzan
(1940)
(1940)
Rodeo Dough
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1939)
Tarzan Finds a Son!
as Tarzan
(1936)
Tarzan Escapes
as Tarzan
(1936)
(1934)
Tarzan and His Mate
as Tarzan
(1934)
(1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Tarzan
(1929)
Glorifying the American Girl
as Adonis in "Loveland"
(1925)