Johnny Weissmüller
Birthday
1904/06/02
Day of death
1984/01/20 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
Also know as
Johnny Weissmüller, Peter Johann Weissmüller, Johnny Weismuller, János Peter Weißmüller, Johann Peter Weißmüller, Johann Peter Weissmüller
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...Read more
Acting
(1932) Tarzan the Ape Man
as Tarzan
(1939) Tarzan Finds a Son!
as Tarzan
(1942) Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Tarzan
(1941) Tarzan's Secret Treasure
as Tarzan
(1970) The Phynx
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1936) Tarzan Escapes
as Tarzan
(1934) Tarzan and His Mate
as Tarzan
(1948) Tarzan and the Mermaids
as Tarzan
(1947) Tarzan and the Huntress
as Tarzan
(1943) Tarzan Triumphs
as Tarzan
(1943) Tarzan's Desert Mystery
as Tarzan
(1945) Tarzan and the Amazons
as Tarzan
(1946) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
as Tarzan
(1948) Jungle Jim
as Jungle Jim
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) Jungle Manhunt
as Jungle Jim
(1951) Fury of the Congo
as Jungle Jim
(1952) Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
as Jungle Jim
(1953) Killer Ape
as Jungle Jim
(1950) Captive Girl
as Jungle Jim
(1954) Jungle Man-Eaters
as Jungle Jim
(1950) Pygmy Island
as Jungle Jim
(1949) The Lost Tribe
as Jungle Jim
(1950) Mark of the Gorilla
as Jungle Jim
(1952) Voodoo Tiger
as Jungle Jim
(1954) Cannibal Attack
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1955) Jungle Moon Men
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1936) Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as Self
(1953) Savage Mutiny
as Jungle Jim
(1950) The Yellow Cab Man
as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
(2017) Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Stagehand 2
(1940) Rodeo Dough
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1946) Swamp Fire
as Johnny Duval
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Johnny Weissmüller
(1955) Devil Goddess
as Johnny Weissmuller
(1953) Valley of Head Hunters
as Jungle Jim
(2017) Tarzan Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
as ---
(1976) It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) Parade of Aquatic Champions
as Himself
(2004) The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) The Great Masquerade
as Sepy Debronvi
(1929) Glorifying the American Girl
as Adonis in "Loveland" (uncredited)
(1925) Ways to Strength and Beauty
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1955) Jungle Jim
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1990) Star Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Das aktuelle Sportstudio
as self