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János "Johnny" Weissmüller Jr. (September 23, 1940 – July 27, 2006) was an American actor and longshoreman. He also authored a book about his father, the five-time Olympic Games gold medalist Johnny Weissmuller , who achieved additional fame playing the title role in the Tarzan movies of the 1930s and 1940s.
Johnny Weissmuller (/ ˈ w aɪ s m ʌ l ər / WYSSE-mul-ər; born Johann Peter Weißmüller, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈpeːtɐ ˈvaɪsmʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th century.
Johnny Weissmuller as Stagehand #2 (final film role) Stepin Fetchit as Dancing Butler; Ann Miller as President's Girl #2; Janet Blair as President's Girl #3; Barbara Nichols as Nick's Girl; Fernando Lamas as Premiere Male Star; Zsa Zsa Gabor as Premiere Female Star; Cyd Charisse as President's Girl #4; Guy Madison as Star at Screening; Eddie Le ...
Tarzan Finds a Son! is a 1939 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice 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 stars with Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane; following this pairing was Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) and Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942).
Weissmuller or Weißmüller is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984), Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor; Johnny Weissmuller Jr. (1940–2006), American actor and longshoreman
Jungle Man-Eaters is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lee Sholem starring Johnny Weissmuller, Karin Booth and Richard Stapley. It was the last official Jungle Jim movie after Screen Gems bought the rights to make a TV series based on the character (which also starred Weissmuller). With only three movies on his contract remaining ...
Justin Dart Jr. 1930–2002 An activist who helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A bout of polio at age 18 left him using a wheelchair. [33] Theresa Ducharme: 1945–2004 Crusader for equality of disabled people, Ducharme contracted polio in 1953.
Adventurer Johnny Weissmuller (playing himself) is hired by Egyptian archaeologist Ellen Marsten to traverse the African jungle of Baku. They seek to rescue an acquaintance, Marro (Benjamin F. Chapman Jr.), from his captors, pygmies known as the "Moon Men". The Moon Men are devoted to a "Moon Goddess" Oma (Helen Stanton), who is apparently an ...