Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen Jungle Jim movies over an eight-year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series .

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2025年1月16日 · Despite his athletic records, Weissmuller is best known for his motion-picture role as Tarzan of the Apes, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Weissmuller starred in 12 Tarzan films between 1932 and 1948, beginning with Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). He later created the role of Jungle Jim, a guide, for both television and motion pictures.

Johnny Weissmuller. Actor: Tarzan's New York Adventure. Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as ...

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan. It was Weissmuller's first of 12 Tarzan films. O'Sullivan played Jane in six features between 1932 and 1942. [1]

The Tarzan Series w/ Johnny Weissmuller (PHL 17 TV Recordings WOC) Original PHL 17 broadcast recordings from December 1989 with original commercials of Tarzan and His Mate, Tarzan and the Amazons, Tarzan and the Huntress, Tarzan Finds a …

Johnny’s attraction to Acapulco only grew while filming his last Tarzan picture there in early 1948 (Tarzan and the Mermaids). According to the Mexican actress Linda Christian (1923-2011), who played “Mara, a lovely maiden from the forbidden island of Aquatania” in the film, Johnny “fell in love with Acapulco.” Acapulco, Mexico in October 2015.

2024年9月15日 · Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984) was a world-renowned Olympic swimmer and actor, best known for his role as Tarzan in the Tarzan film series during the 1930s and 1940s. Weissmuller’s incredible success in the swimming world and his later fame as a Hollywood actor made him a household name, and he remains an iconic figure in both sports and ...

Johnny Weissmuller als Tarzan. Weissmuller war der erste Sportler, der aufgrund seines Erfolgs in den Filmstudios von Hollywood Karriere machen konnte. Zwischen 1932 und 1948 spielte er in zwölf Tarzan-Filmen die Rolle des Urwaldmenschen, die ihn weltbekannt machte. Ihm reichte dafür ein einziger Satz auf der Leinwand: