Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austrian-born American swimmer and actor. He 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 played Tarzan in twelve motion pictures. Other actors also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller was the best-known.

Filmography

• Glorifying the American Girl (1929) (Paramount) ... Adonis
• Crystal Champions (1929) (Paramount) ... Himself
• Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Escapes (1936) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (MGM) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan Triumphs (1943) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Stage Door Canteen (1943) (United Artists) ... Himself
• Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Swamp Fire (1946) (Paramount) ... Johnny Duval
• Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) (RKO Pathé) ... Tarzan
• Jungle Jim (1948) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• The Lost Tribe (1949) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Mark of the Gorilla (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Captive Girl (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Pypmy Island (1950) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Fury of the Congo (1951) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Manhunt (1951) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Voodoo Tiger (1952) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Savage Mutiny (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Valley of Head Hunters (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Killer Ape (1953) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Jungle Man-Eaters (1954) (Columbia) ... Jungle Jim
• Cannibal Attack (1954) (Columbia) ... Himself
• Jungle Moon Men (1955) (Columbia) ... Himself
• Devil Goddess (1955) (Columbia) ... Himself
• The Phynx (1970) (Warner Bros.) ... Cameo
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) (Paramount) ... Crewman