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Sheffield played Boy in three Tarzan movies at MGM, and in another five after the star, Weissmuller, and production of the movie series moved to RKO. Brenda Joyce played Jane in the last three Tarzan movies in which Sheffield appeared.
Johnny Weissmuller ( / ˈwaɪsmʌlər /; born Johann Peter Weißmüller [ˈʋaɪ̯smʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian born American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.
Oct 20, 2010 · Mr. Sheffield beat out more than 300 youngsters for the role of Boy in the 1939 movie “Tarzan Finds a Son!” and went on to co-star with Johnny Weissmuller in seven more Tarzan films.
Johnny Sheffield originated the role of "Boy" in the Tarzan film series, playing the role in eight of the films, all with Johnny Weissmuller, acknowledged as the greatest screen Tarzan of the...
Oct 19, 2010 · Johnny Sheffield, the former child actor who played Boy in the Tarzan movie series starring Johnny Weissmuller in the late 1930s and ‘40s and later starred in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy film series,...
He is best remembered for playing Boy, the adopted son of Johnny Weissmuller 's Tarzan in eight Tarzan movies, and for his role as Bomba the Jungle Boy in a dozen low-budget Monogram features. The only actor to play Tarzan's adopted son in more than one theatrical motion picture.
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Oct 18, 2010 · LOS ANGELES — Johnny Sheffield, the former child actor who played Boy in the “Tarzan” movie series starring Johnny Weissmuller in the late 1930s and ’40s and later starred in the “Bomba,...
