Johnny Weissmüller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
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- Born:
- Jun 2, 1904 In Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 45
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Ways to Strength and Beauty 1925-03-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Tarzan Revisited 2017-04-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Tarzan Revisited | Self (archive footage) | 2017-04-28 |
| Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
| Movie | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Stagehand 2 | 1976-07-26 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | The Phynx | Johnny Weissmuller | 1970-03-06 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
| Series | Jungle Jim | 1955-09-26 | |
| Movie | Jungle Moon Men | Johnny Weissmuller | 1955-04-08 |
| Movie | Devil Goddess | Johnny Weissmuller | 1955-10-01 |
| Movie | Jungle Man-Eaters | Jungle Jim | 1954-06-01 |
| Movie | Cannibal Attack | Johnny Weissmuller | 1954-11-01 |
| Movie | Valley of Head Hunters | Jungle Jim | 1953-07-29 |
| Movie | Savage Mutiny | Jungle Jim | 1953-02-03 |
| Movie | Killer Ape | Jungle Jim | 1953-12-15 |
| Movie | Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land | Jungle Jim | 1952-03-17 |
| Movie | Voodoo Tiger | Jungle Jim | 1952-11-15 |
| Movie | Fury of the Congo | Jungle Jim | 1951-02-26 |
| Movie | Jungle Manhunt | Jungle Jim | 1951-10-04 |
| Movie | The Yellow Cab Man | Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited) | 1950-03-25 |
| Movie | Mark of the Gorilla | Jungle Jim | 1950-01-12 |
| Movie | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
| Movie | Captive Girl | Jungle Jim | 1950-07-01 |
| Movie | Pygmy Island | Jungle Jim | 1950-11-22 |
| Movie | The Lost Tribe | Jungle Jim | 1949-04-19 |
| Movie | Tarzan and the Mermaids | Tarzan | 1948-05-15 |
| Movie | Tarzan and the Huntress | Tarzan | 1947-04-05 |
| Movie | Swamp Fire | Johnny Duval | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | Tarzan and the Leopard Woman | Tarzan | 1946-02-18 |
| Movie | Tarzan and the Amazons | Tarzan | 1945-04-29 |
| Movie | Stage Door Canteen | Johnny Weissmüller | 1943-06-24 |
| Movie | Tarzan Triumphs | Tarzan | 1943-01-20 |
| Movie | Tarzan's Desert Mystery | Tarzan | 1943-12-26 |
| Movie | Tarzan's New York Adventure | Tarzan | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Tarzan's Secret Treasure | Tarzan | 1941-12-01 |
| Movie | Rodeo Dough | Johnny Weissmuller | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
| Movie | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | Himself | 1936-08-05 |
| Movie | Tarzan Escapes | Tarzan | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | 1934-03-02 | |
| Movie | Tarzan and His Mate | Tarzan | 1934-04-20 |
| Movie | Tarzan the Ape Man | Tarzan | 1932-04-02 |
| Movie | Glorifying the American Girl | Adonis in "Loveland" (uncredited) | 1929-12-07 |
| Movie | Ways to Strength and Beauty | 1925-03-16 |