Johnny Weissmüller
- Acting
- June 2, 1904 · Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
- January 20, 1984
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Famous T&A 2 · Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Tarzan Revisited · Self
- Tarzan: Lord of the Movies · Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
- The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan · Self
- Complicated Women · Self
- Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller · Johnny Weissmuller
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · Self
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · Stagehand 2
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- It's Showtime · Self
- Hooray for Hollywood · Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Self
- The Great Masquerade · Sepy Debronvi
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory · Self
- Film '72 · Self
- The Phynx · Johnny Weissmuller
- The Comic · Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Das aktuelle Sportstudio · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Devil Goddess · Johnny Weissmuller
- Jungle Jim
- Jungle Moon Men · Johnny Weissmuller
- Cannibal Attack · Johnny Weissmuller
- Jungle Man-Eaters · Jungle Jim
- Killer Ape · Jungle Jim
- Valley of Head Hunters · Jungle Jim
- Savage Mutiny · Jungle Jim
- Voodoo Tiger · Jungle Jim
- This Is Your Life · Self
- Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land · Jungle Jim
- Jungle Manhunt · Jungle Jim
- Fury of the Congo · Jungle Jim
- Pygmy Island · Jungle Jim
- Captive Girl · Jungle Jim
- The Golden Twenties · Self
- The Yellow Cab Man · Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Mark of the Gorilla · Jungle Jim
- Aquashow's Sports Serenade
- The Lost Tribe · Jungle Jim
- Jungle Jim · Jungle Jim
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Tarzan and the Mermaids · Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Huntress · Tarzan
- Swamp Fire · Johnny Duval
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman · Tarzan
- Parade of Aquatic Champions · Self
- Tarzan and the Amazons · Tarzan
- Tarzan's Desert Mystery · Tarzan
- Stage Door Canteen · Johnny Weissmüller
- Tarzan Triumphs · Tarzan
- Tarzan's New York Adventure · Tarzan
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure · Tarzan
- Rodeo Dough · Johnny Weissmuller
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World · Self
- Tarzan Finds a Son! · Tarzan
- Tarzan Escapes · Tarzan
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs · Self
- Tarzan and His Mate · Tarzan
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- Tarzan the Ape Man · Tarzan
- Glorifying the American Girl · Adonis in "Loveland"
- Ways to Strength and Beauty