Cast & creator
Johnny Weissmüller
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, Film '72
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 Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Johnny Weissmüller, Peter Johann Weissmüller, Johnny Weismuller, János Peter Weißmüller, Johann Peter Weißmüller
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film credits
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television credits
63
1925–2022 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948Film '72
Self
1971Das aktuelle Sportstudio
self
1963
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Jungle Jim
1955
Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan
1932
Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan
1943
Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan
1934
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan
1939
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan
1941
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan
1943
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan
1936
Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan
1945
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan
1942
Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan
1948
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan
1946
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Stagehand 2
1976
Tarzan and the Huntress
Tarzan
1947
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Stage Door Canteen
Johnny Weissmüller
1943
Famous T&A 2
Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
The Phynx
Johnny Weissmuller
1970
Cannibal Attack
Johnny Weissmuller
1954
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
1984
Devil Goddess
Johnny Weissmuller
1955
Captive Girl
Jungle Jim
1950
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976
Glorifying the American Girl
Adonis in "Loveland"
1929
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Fury of the Congo
Jungle Jim
1951
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Self
1936
The Comic
Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
2017
The Yellow Cab Man
Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
1950
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Ways to Strength and Beauty
1925
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim
1952
Parade of Aquatic Champions
Himself
1945
The Lost Tribe
Jungle Jim
1949
Pygmy Island
Jungle Jim
1950
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Self (archive footage)
2004
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim
1948
Valley of Head Hunters
Jungle Jim
1953
Mark of the Gorilla
Jungle Jim
1950
Jungle Moon Men
Johnny Weissmuller
1955
Tarzan Revisited
Self (archive footage)
2017
Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Jim
1954
Killer Ape
Jungle Jim
1953
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1950
Voodoo Tiger
Jungle Jim
1952Aquashow's Sports Serenade
1949
The Great Masquerade
Sepy Debronvi
1974
Swamp Fire
Johnny Duval
1946
Rodeo Dough
Johnny Weissmuller
1940
Savage Mutiny
Jungle Jim
1953
Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Jim
1951Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
1996