Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Johnny Weissmüller
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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Movies: 55Series: 5
TMDB ID: 94936
IMDb ID: nm0919321
Known for: Acting
Born: June 2, 1904
Died: January 20, 1984
Age: 79
Place of birth: Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1925 - 2022
Years active: 98
Average TMDB rating: 6.23
Wikidata: Q151284
Also known 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 Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Johnny Weissmüller.
6.5
Famous T&A 2
as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Movie
6.5
Tarzan Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
2017 Movie
7.2
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
6.7
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 Movie
10.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
1984 Movie
4.1
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Stagehand 2
1976 Movie
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976 Movie
7.0
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976 Movie
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976 Movie
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975 Movie
3.6
The Great Masquerade
as Sepy Debronvi
1974 Movie
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972 Movie
3.2
The Phynx
as Johnny Weissmuller
1970 Movie
5.9
The Comic
as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969 Movie
5.5
Devil Goddess
as Johnny Weissmuller
1955 Movie
4.7
Jungle Moon Men
as Johnny Weissmuller
1955 Movie
5.5
Cannibal Attack
as Johnny Weissmuller
1954 Movie
4.7
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Jungle Jim
1954 Movie
4.6
Killer Ape
as Jungle Jim
1953 Movie
4.3
Valley of Head Hunters
as Jungle Jim
1953 Movie
4.5
Savage Mutiny
as Jungle Jim
1953 Movie
6.0
Voodoo Tiger
as Jungle Jim
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Johnny Weissmüller.
