Johnny Weissmüller
Acting
Born: 1904-06-02 in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan
Jungle Jim
Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan
Captive Girl
Jungle Jim
Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan
Stage Door Canteen
Johnny Weissmüller
Cannibal Attack
Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan
The Comic
Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Famous T&A 2
Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Stagehand 2
Tarzan and the Huntress
Tarzan
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Self
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Phynx
Johnny Weissmuller
Devil Goddess
Johnny Weissmuller
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Glorifying the American Girl
Adonis in "Loveland"
The Lost Tribe
Jungle Jim
Swamp Fire
Johnny Duval
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Self (archive footage)
Pygmy Island
Jungle Jim