Johnny Weissmuller
Birthday: 2 June 1904, Freidorf, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
Birth Name: Peter Johann Weissmüller
Height: 191 cm
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 ...Show More
I'd like to move into the Douglas Fairbanks type of action pictures. I'm no great actor, but my fans Show more
I'd like to move into the Douglas Fairbanks type of action pictures. I'm no great actor, but my fans like me, so why shouldn't I give it a whirl? Hide
I've had about as perfect a 55 years as any human could have.
I've had about as perfect a 55 years as any human could have.
I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic c Show more
I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace violence and wars. Hide
Tarzan films are decent films, designed for family viewing. It's an idealistic, down-to-earth story Show more
Tarzan films are decent films, designed for family viewing. It's an idealistic, down-to-earth story about a man's love for animals and the care of his family. Hide
[on playing Tarzan in 12 films between 1932-1948] How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, J Show more
[on playing Tarzan in 12 films between 1932-1948] How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was an athlete. They know I wasn't make-believe. Hide
I started out as a scrawny kid in Chicago, and even that was lucky. It got me to swimming. Then all Show more
I started out as a scrawny kid in Chicago, and even that was lucky. It got me to swimming. Then all the good breaks in the world happened-and kept on happening. Hide
[on playing Tarzan] It was like stealing. There was swimming and I didn't have to say much. How can Show more
[on playing Tarzan] It was like stealing. There was swimming and I didn't have to say much. How can a guy climb trees, say "Me Tarzan, you Jane" and make a million? Hide
Johnny Weissmuller's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (11)