Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller

American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 14 films (1932–1954) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 21 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man W. S. Van Dyke
1934 TARZAN AND HIS MATE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 11 reels.
1936 TARZAN ESCAPES. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels
1939 Tarzan Finds a Son! Richard Thorpe
1943 Tarzan Triumphs. Wilhelm Thiele 76 min.
1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery. Wilhelm Thiele 70 min.
1945 Tarzan And The Amazons. Kurt Neumann 76 min.
1946 TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD WOMAN Kurt Neumann 16mm sound
1950 Mark Of The Gorilla. Columbia Pictures Corp. 68 min. 35mm Color & B&W sound
1950 Pygmy Island. Columbia Pictures Corp. 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Jungle Manhunt. Columbia Pictures Corp. 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Jungle Jim In The Forbidden Land. Columbia Pictures Corp. 65 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 Killer Ape. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels 35mm Color & B&W sound
1954 Jungle Man-Eaters. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels 35mm Color sound