Johnny Weissmuller

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Tarzan the Ape Man Tarzan

(1932)

Tarzan's New York Adventure Tarzan

(1942)

Captive Girl Jungle Jim

(1950)

Tarzan Finds a Son! Tarzan

(1939)

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Actor (38 credits)

1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Stagehand 2

1974 The Great Masquerade
Sepy Debronvi

1970 The Phynx
Johnny 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 Stage Door Canteen
Johnny Weissmuller

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

1931 The Big Splash (Short)

1929 Glorifying the American Girl
Adonis - Segment 'Loveland' (uncredited)

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Music department (1 credit)

1959 Tarzan, the Ape Man (vocal effects - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2020 Ecran Large (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- JEAN ROCHE: la voix récurrente de JOHNNY WEISSMULLER, TOM SKERRITT, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS et bien d'autres (2020) ... (in memory of)

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Self (27 credits)

1967-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Actor

- Episode #16.76 (1977) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #15.57 (1975) ... Self - Actor

- Episode #8.133 (1969) ... Self

- Episode #6.98 (1967) ... Self

1976 Film 2018 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.38 (1976) ... Self

1976 It's Showtime (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1974 ABC Late Night (TV Series documentary)
Self

- That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (1974) ... Self

1971 Das aktuelle Sportstudio (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 16 October 1971 (1971) ... Self

1966-1971 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self

- Tarzan Actors with guests Johnny Weismuller, Buster Crabbe, Ron Ely, Jock Mahoney, Lex Barker, James Pierce, Gardner McKay (1971) ... Self

- Henry Fonda, Johnny Weissmuller, Richard Dawson, David Susskind, Brian Foley (1966) ... Self

1969 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.8 (1969) ... Self - Guest

1954-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self / Self - Audience Bow

- Connie Francis, Al Hirt, Jack E. Leonard, John Byner, Joan Rivers, Johnny Mathis, Jane Morgan, Shelley Berman, Lana Cantrell, The Turtles, The Doodletown Pipers (1967) ... Self - Audience Bow

- Guest Host: Phil Silvers; Performers: The Platters, Teresa Brewer, Charlotte Rae, Dick Shawn, Mickey Mantle (1956) ... Self

- Episode #8.8 (1954) ... Self

1963 Your First Impression (TV Series)
Self - mystery guest

- Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Green (1963) ... Self - mystery guest

1961 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.221 (1961) ... Self

1961 Celebrity Golf (TV Series)
Self

- Johnny Weissmuller (1961) ... Self

1958 You Bet Your Life (TV Series)
Self - Tarzan / Jungle Jim

- Episode #9.3 (1958) ... Self - Tarzan / Jungle Jim

1957 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Self

- Duke Kahanamoku (1957) ... Self

1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (Short)
Self

1952 Olympic Fund Telethon (TV Special)
Self

1952 Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (Documentary short)
Self - Golf Player

1946 Rough But Hopeful (Short)
Self

1940 Medicus Film of New York World's Fair (Documentary)
Self

1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (Documentary short)
Self

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (Documentary short)
Self

1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Self

1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (Short)
Self

1934 Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Self

1932 The Human Fish (Short)
Self

1931 Swim or Sink (Short)
Self

1929 Crystal Champions (Documentary short)
Self

1929 Water Wonders (Documentary short)
Self - Swimming Demonstration (as Johnny Weismuller)

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Archive footage (39 credits)

2022 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Waterman -- Duke: The Spirit of Aloha (2022) ... Self

2020 Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2020 Ecran Large (TV Series)
Self

- JEAN ROCHE: la voix récurrente de JOHNNY WEISSMULLER, TOM SKERRITT, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS et bien d'autres (2020) ... Self

2018 America in Color (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Hollywood's Golden Age (2018) ... Self

2017 Tarzan Revisited (Documentary)
Self

2016 Sfide (TV Series)
Self

- La perfezione (2016) ... Self

2015 A Paixão de JL (Documentary)
Tarzan

2014 Irre sind männlich
Tarzan (uncredited)

2012 John Derek: Film Genius (Short)

2007 Nudes in the News (TV Series)
Tarzan

- Show #180 (2007) ... Tarzan

2004 MythBusters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Quicksand/Bathtub/Electrocution/MRI Rays and Tattoos (2004) ... Self

2004 The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Subject

2004 Haunts of the Black Masseur (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (Video documentary)
Tarzan (uncredited)

2003 Complicated Women (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2000 Hollywood Remembers (TV Series documentary)

- Johnny Weismuller

1999 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Swimmer (segment "Andy Rooney")

- Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Rumpole of the Bailey/Agent Orange (1999) ... Self - Swimmer (segment "Andy Rooney")

1998 Classified X (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1996 The Roaring Twenties (Video documentary short)
Self - at Swimming Meet (uncredited)

1996 Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller (Video documentary short)

1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (Video documentary)
Self

1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)
Self

1983 Moviestar Cartoons (Video documentary)
Self

1982 Hooray for Hollywood (Documentary)
Self

1981 Brooklyn Bridge (Documentary)
Self (clip from "Tarzan's New York Adventure") (uncredited)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Tarzan

1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary)
Self

1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV Movie documentary)
Self - film clips (uncredited)

1969 The Comic
Jungle Jim (uncredited)

1964 The Judy Garland Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.16 (1964) ... Self

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Self

1950 The Golden Twenties (Documentary)
Self

1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Tarzan (uncredited)

1949 The Swim Parade (Documentary short)
Self / Swimmer

1948 Sport's Golden Age (Short)
Self - Olympics

1945 Parade of Aquatic Champions (Short)
Johnny Weissmuller

1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (Documentary short)
Self

1934/II Hollywood on Parade (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1925 Ways to Strength and Beauty
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio: G.I. Journal, broadcast March 9th- actor

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Alternate Names:

Johnny Weismuller | Johnny Weissmüller

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Spouse:

Maria Bauman (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Petrus Weißmüller | Elisabeth Kersch

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[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. See more »

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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 ... See more »

Trademark:

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Nickname:

Big John

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