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Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984)

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Johnny Weissmuller was born in Timisoara, Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, though he would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US Olympic team. A sickly child, he took up swimming on the advice of a doctor... See full bio »

Born:

Janos Weissmuller
in Freidorf, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)

Died:

(age 79) in Acapulco, Mexico
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1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Stagehand 2
 
1970 The Phynx
Johny Weissmuller
 
1955-1956 Jungle Jim (TV series)
Jungle Jim
– Power of Darkness (1956) … Jungle Jim
– Gift of Evil (1956) … Jungle Jim
– The Silver Locket (1956) … Jungle Jim
– Return of the Tauregs (1956) … Jungle Jim
– The Avenger (1956) … Jungle Jim
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1955 Devil Goddess
Johnny Weissmuller
 
1955 Jungle Moon Men
Johnny Weissmuller
 
1954 Cannibal Attack
Johnny Weissmuller
 
1954 Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Jim
 
1953 Killer Ape
Jungle Jim
 
1953 Valley of Head Hunters
Jungle Jim
 
1953 Savage Mutiny
Jungle Jim
 
1952 Voodoo Tiger
Jungle Jim
 
1952 Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim
 
1951 Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Jim
 
1951 Fury of the Congo
Jungle Jim
 
1950 Pygmy Island
Jungle Jim
 
1950 Captive Girl
Jungle Jim
 
1950 Mark of the Gorilla
Jungle Jim
 
1949 The Lost Tribe
Jungle Jim
 
1948 Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim
 
1948 Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan
 
1947 Tarzan and the Huntress
Tarzan
 
1946 Swamp Fire
Johnny Duval
 
1946 Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan
 
1945 Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan
 
1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan
 
1943 Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan
 
1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan
 
1941 Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan
 
1940 Rodeo Dough (short)
Johnny Weissmuller
 
1939 Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan
 
1936 Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan
 
1934 Tarzan and His Mate
'Tarzan'
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan
 
1931 Water Bugs (short)
Johnny Weissmuller, Swimming Champ
 
1929 Glorifying the American Girl
Adonis - Segment 'Loveland' (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 January 1977 (1977)
 
1976 It's Showtime (documentary)
Himself (uncredited) (also archive footage)
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Himself
 
1971 Das aktuelle Sportstudio (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1969) … Himself
 
1954-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #21.10 (1967) … Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #9.47 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #8.8 (1954) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 Celebrity Golf (TV series)
Himself
– Johnny Weissmuller … Himself
 
1958 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.3 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Duke Kahanamoku (1957) … Himself
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (short)
Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (documentary short)
Himself - Golf Player
 
1946 Rough But Hopeful (short)
Himself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 
1940 Medicus Film of New York World's Fair (documentary)
Himself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Himself
 
1932 The Human Fish (short)
Himself
 
1931 Swim or Sink (short)
Himself
 
1929 Crystal Champions (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2012 Bettie Page Reveals All (documentary)
Tarzan
 
2012 John Derek: Film Genius (short)
 
2004 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Haunts of the Black Masseur (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller (video documentary short)
 
1996 The Roaring Twenties (video documentary short)
Himself (at swimming meet) (uncredited)
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Tarzan (uncredited)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Brooklyn Bridge (documentary)
Himself (clip from "Tarzan's New York Adventure") (uncredited)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Tarzan the Ape Man'
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Himself
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Comic
Jungle Jim in film clip (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1948 This Is America: Sports' Golden Age (short)
Himself - Olympics
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1925 Ways to Strength and Beauty
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Johnny Weissmüller

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I've had about as perfect a 55 years as any human could have. See more »

Trivia:

When Weissmuller was introduced to the first Cheetah in his Tarzan films in 1931 (he worked with 8 chimpanzees altogether), the chimp's trainer told him to show no fear or the animal would attack him. As Weissmuller, dressed in his Tarzan loincloth and hunting knife, walked up to the animal, it bared its teeth... See more »

Nickname:

Big John See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini