Johnny Weissmuller (/ˈwaɪsmʌlər/; born Johann Peter Weißmüller [ˈʋaɪ̯smʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo... 29 KB (2,446 words) - 15:44, 27 March 2024 |
János "Johnny" Weissmüller Jr. (September 23, 1940 – July 27, 2006) was an American actor and longshoreman. He also authored a book about his father,... 5 KB (448 words) - 00:30, 12 March 2024 |
Weissmuller or Weißmüller is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984), Austro-Hungarian-born American... 333 bytes (75 words) - 13:56, 27 October 2020 |
began with Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), starring Johnny Weissmüller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Weissmüller, the son of ethnic-German immigrants from Hungarian... 53 KB (4,833 words) - 13:31, 23 April 2024 |
jungle hero 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... 11 KB (1,157 words) - 15:33, 23 February 2024 |
publicized romances with Hollywood actors and a stormy marriage with Johnny Weissmuller. Vélez died at age 36 in December 1944 of an intentional overdose... 54 KB (6,694 words) - 09:14, 14 April 2024 |
reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara in the last Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948). She is also noted for... 13 KB (1,583 words) - 03:43, 14 April 2024 |
Gibbons, it was the second in the Tarzan film series and starred Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. In 2003, the United States Library of Congress... 25 KB (3,418 words) - 19:25, 1 April 2024 |
1979 where the English cast consists of Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. (the son of noted Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller), with comedians John Belushi, Bill Murray... 12 KB (1,484 words) - 23:18, 22 February 2024 |
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1922. The current world records holders are Pan Zhanle (since... 21 KB (211 words) - 16:50, 14 March 2024 |
distinctive, ululating yell of the character Tarzan as portrayed by actor Johnny Weissmuller in the films based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs... 11 KB (1,271 words) - 22:47, 14 March 2024 |
movie with stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. When he was 7 years old, Sheffield was taken to an audition where Weissmuller chose him over... 10 KB (895 words) - 23:56, 23 January 2024 |
Burroughs. It was the fourth in the MGM Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes" and the fourth of six films in which he... 9 KB (1,104 words) - 02:20, 16 January 2024 |
Larry Bell (artist) (44) David Livingstone (missionary/explorer) (45) Johnny Weissmuller (Olympic swimmer/Tarzan actor) (46) Stephen Crane (writer) – barely... 16 KB (1,700 words) - 20:25, 3 April 2024 |
TV series based on the Jungle Jim newspaper comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character in a series of sixteen theatrically... 7 KB (253 words) - 11:56, 11 December 2023 |
pursue an acting career, starring in films alongside actors such as Johnny Weissmuller, Arthur Franz and Tom Drake. After several film roles during 1955... 8 KB (931 words) - 14:24, 5 October 2023 |
was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes". Previous films were Tarzan the Ape Man... 8 KB (855 words) - 23:09, 29 February 2024 |
a cheapie/quickie which lifted most of its footage from earlier Johnny Weissmuller movies. Miller had been recommended by someone else considered for... 9 KB (649 words) - 04:01, 15 April 2024 |
medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. Paul Radmilovic (GBR) Johnny Weissmuller (USA) Gérard Blitz (BEL) Tim Shaw (USA) Morris Kirksey (USA) (athletics... 88 KB (903 words) - 15:43, 23 February 2024 |
starring Johnny Weissmuller in his ninth outing as Tarzan. Brenda Joyce plays Jane, in the first of her five appearances in the role, and Johnny Sheffield... 8 KB (928 words) - 12:36, 30 March 2024 |