Johnny Weissmüller
Acting
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…
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Tarzan the Ape Man
1932
Tarzan
Tarzan and His Mate
1934
Tarzan
Tarzan Escapes
1936
Tarzan
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
Tarzan
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
Tarzan
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Mermaids
1948
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947
Tarzan
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
Tarzan
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
1946
Tarzan
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Johnny Weissmüller
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
Adonis in "Loveland"
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Stagehand 2
This Is Your Life
1952
Self
Complicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Comic
1969
Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)