Johnny Weissmuller
- Birthday
- Jun 2, 1904
- Birthplace
- Freidorf, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Bio: He won five gold medals as a swimmer at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, setting many free-style records. Weissmuller appeared in several sports shorts, then was hired by MGM to play Tarzan onscreen. Beginning in 1932, he starred in 12 "Tarzan" adventures, meanwhile doing almost no other film work. In the late '40s he quit "Tarzan" and began starring in a new series,… More Bio: He won five gold medals as a swimmer at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, setting many free-style records. Weissmuller appeared in several sports shorts, then was hired by MGM to play Tarzan onscreen. Beginning in 1932, he starred in 12 "Tarzan" adventures, meanwhile doing almost no other film work. In the late '40s he quit "Tarzan" and began starring in a new series, "Jungle Jim," while occasionally appearing in other films through the mid '50s, after which he retired from acting. He was married six times. His stormy marriage to actress Lupe Velez (1933-38) received much coverage in scandal sheets. He authored an autobiography, Water, World and Weissmuller (1967). ~ Rovi
Filmography
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Tarzan at the Movies (1996)
- Actor
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The Phynx (1970)
- Himself
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Devil Goddess (1955)
- Himself
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Jungle Moon Men (1955)
- Himself
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Cannibal Attack (1954)
- Himself
- See all 33 films
Johnny Weissmuller Videos
Tarzan, The Ape Man
3 minutes 11 seconds
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