Johnny Weissmüller
Born June 02, 1904 (Age: 121)
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Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
Biography
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 100
No Image
Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller
1996
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as Johnny Weissmuller
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Age: 92
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
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as
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Age: 84
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 71
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 71
The Great Masquerade
1974
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as Sepy Debronvi
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Age: 69
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 67
The Comic
1969
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as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 65
Devil Goddess
1955
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as Johnny Weissmuller
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Age: 51
Jungle Moon Men
1955
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as Johnny Weissmuller
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Age: 50
Cannibal Attack
1954
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as Johnny Weissmuller
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Age: 50
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 49
Killer Ape
1953
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 49
Valley of Head Hunters
1953
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 49
Savage Mutiny
1953
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 48
Pygmy Island
1950
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 46
Captive Girl
1950
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 46
The Golden Twenties
1950
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 45
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
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as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Mark of the Gorilla
1950
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as Jungle Jim
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Age: 45
Parade of Aquatic Champions
1945
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as Himself
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Age: 41
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
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as Tarzan
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Age: 40
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
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as Tarzan
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Age: 37
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941
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as Tarzan
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Age: 37
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932
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as Tarzan
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Age: 27