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Freaks Uncensored! (1999) -- Voted one of the hundred best documentaries ever! The most comprehensive history of sideshow ever made!

Overview

Date of Birth:
27 August 1911, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Date of Death:
5 January 1991, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Mini Biography:
Johnny Eck was born John Echkardt, twenty minutes after his twin... more
Trivia:
Was "discovered" by talent scouts while performing in Canadian Exposition... more
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Down 1% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
She Married A Midget
 (From New York Post. 9 May 2009, 11:53 PM, PDT)
Cool Stuff: Alex Pardee’s Crazy4Cult Prints
 (From /Film. 19 December 2008, 6:00 AM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. July 254:30 AMTCM Freaks  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self
Actor:
  1. Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) (uncredited) .... Bird

  2. Tarzan Escapes (1936) (uncredited) .... Gooney-Bird
  3. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Bird Creature
    ... aka Tarzan, the Ape Man (USA: review title)
  4. Freaks (1932) .... Half Boy
    ... aka Forbidden Love (USA: informal title)
    ... aka Nature's Mistakes (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Monster Show
Self:
  1. Freaks Uncensored! (1999)

Additional Details

Other Works:
With his normal identical twin brother, Robert, performed in 1937 magic show's sawing-in-half routine. more
Genres:
Action | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Africa | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Chimpanzee more

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i couldn't pay attention to 'freaks' because of him. brightcitylights40391
Is this really Johnny? am_buglet_82
So...did they ever decide to do the movie? am_buglet_82
With all the stuff on the 'Freaks' board... am_buglet_82
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