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Johnny Eck (1911–1991)

Johnny Eck was born John Echkardt, twenty minutes after his twin brother Robert. The boys entered the sideshow circuit at the age of 12, where John was billed as "Johnny Eck, The Half-boy." Johnny went on to play a role in Tod Browning's Freaks before returning with his brother to Baltimore... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1941 Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Bird (uncredited)
 
1936 Tarzan Escapes
Gooney-Bird (uncredited)
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man
Bird Creature (uncredited)
 
1932 Freaks
Half Boy
 
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1999 Freaks Uncensored! (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

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Performed in circuses, sideshows, and carnivals since age 12 See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I met hundreds and thousands of people, and none finer than the midgets and the Siamese twins and the caterpillar man and the bearded woman and the human seal with the little flippers for hands. I never asked them any embarrassing questions and they never asked me, and God, it was a great adventure. See more »

Trivia:

Was displayed in the late 1930s in several Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditoriums, where he was billed as "The Most Remarkable Man Alive!" See more »

Trademark:

His classic pose of balancing himself upright with one arm See more »

Nickname:

Johnny Half-Boy See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo