Actor
Johnny Weissmüller
June 2, 1904 · Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
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.
Often works with
Johnny Sheffield
8 titles together
Tarzan Finds a Son!, Tarzan's New York Adventure, Tarzan and the Amazons
Maureen O'Sullivan
6 titles together
Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan and His Mate, Tarzan Escapes
Brenda Joyce
4 titles together
Tarzan and the Amazons, Tarzan and the Mermaids, Tarzan and the Huntress
Neil Hamilton
2 titles together
Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan and His Mate
Doris Lloyd
2 titles together
Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Forrester Harvey
2 titles together
Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan and His Mate
Full filmography · 43
Famous T&A 2
as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Stagehand 2
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
19767
The Great Masquerade
as Sepy Debronvi
1974
The Phynx
as Johnny Weissmuller
1970
The Comic
as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Devil Goddess
as Johnny Weissmuller
1955
Jungle Moon Men
as Johnny Weissmuller
1955
Cannibal Attack
as Johnny Weissmuller
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Jungle Jim
1954
Killer Ape
as Jungle Jim
1953