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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Full filmography
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Das aktuelle Sportstudio (1963) as self
- Jungle Jim (1955)
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Tarzan
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Tarzan
- Tarzan Escapes (1936) as Tarzan
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) as Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) as Tarzan
- Captive Girl (1950) as Jungle Jim
- It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Famous T&A 2 (2022) as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) as Tarzan
- Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) as Tarzan
- The Comic (1969) as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) as Tarzan
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Stagehand 2
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Johnny Weissmüller
- Tarzan Triumphs (1943) as Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) as Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) as Tarzan