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
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