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Johnny Weissmüller

Acting

Born June 2, 1904 · Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]

Died January 20, 1984

Also known as Johnny Weissmüller · Peter Johann Weissmüller · Johnny Weismuller

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Biography

Johnny Weissmuller was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.

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Awards & recognition

  • honorary citizen of Timișoara
  • International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography15 titles

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)

The Yellow Cab Man

1950as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Tarzan Escapes

1936as Tarzan

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932as Tarzan

Tarzan Revisited

2017as Self (archive footage)

Tarzan and His Mate

1934as Tarzan

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942as Tarzan

Stage Door Canteen

1943as Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939as Tarzan

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

1941as Tarzan

Swamp Fire

1946as Johnny Duval

Glorifying the American Girl

1929as Adonis in "Loveland"

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976as Stagehand 2

The Phynx

1970as Johnny Weissmuller