Johnny Eck

Johnny Eck

Acting

Birthday

1911/08/27

Day of death

1991/01/05 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also know as

John Eckhardt Jr, John Eckhardt

Biography

John Eckhardt Jr, (August 27, 1911 – January 5, 1991), professionally billed as Johnny Eck, was an American freak show performer in sideshows and a film actor. Born with sacral agenesis, Eck is best known today for his role in Tod Browning's 1932 cult classic film Freaks and his appearances as a bird creature in several Tarzan films. He was often billed as "The Amazing Half-Boy", "King of the Freaks" and "The Most Remarkable Man Alive". Besides being a sideshow performer and actor, the multi-ta...Read more

Acting
Tarzan the Ape Man
6.7

(1932) Tarzan the Ape Man

as Bird Creature (uncredited)

Freaks
7.8

(1932) Freaks

as Half Boy