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Other Works:
Radio:
G.I. Journal, broadcast March 9th- actor
Publicity Listings:
9 Print Biographies
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3 Portrayals
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5 Articles
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2 Pictorials
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2 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Johnny Weismuller | Johnny Weissmüller
Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m)
Parents:
Petrus Weißmüller
| Elisabeth Kersch
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Personal Quote:
[on playing Tarzan in 12 films between 1932-1948] How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was an athlete. They know I wasn't make-believe.
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Trivia:
Johnny Weissmuller has one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century: He was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo at the Olympic Games in 1924 (Paris) and 1928 (Amsterdam). He won fifty-two U.S. National Championships, set more than fifty world records, both in freestyle and ...
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Trademark:
muscular pectorals
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Nickname:
Big John