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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 Jr. was born on 23 September 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973) and Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975). He was married to Diane.
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Aug 1, 2006 · Johnny Weissmuller Jr., 65, son of the famed Olympic swimmer and Tarzan actor who took after his father in both fields, died Thursday of liver cancer at a San Francisco hospital.
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Johnny Weismuller was always in impeccable shape due to his strict workout regiment. Despite all his efforts, his health began to decline after an accident in 1974. He broke his hip and leg and diagnosed with a severe heart condition. He also suffered a series of strokes in 1977. Johnny Weissmuller died on January 20th, 1984 at the age of 79 from a...
Johnny buried at the Valley of the Light Cemetery outside Valle de La Luz in Acapulco. He’d developed a fondness for the country over the years and wanted to interred there. The famous Tarzan yell he’d perfected played 3 times as he lowered into the ground, just as he’d requested. Senator Ted Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan also arranged a 21-g...
Janos Johann Peter Weissmuller was born in Freidorf, Romania on June 2, 1904. He and his family arrived at Ellis Island on January 26, 1905, and took a train to Windber, PA to stay with family. His brother was born there in September 1905. The family moved to Chicago in 1908 to be with Elizabeth’s parents on their farm. Johnny lived in a single-flo...
Johnny’s looks and fame made it easy for him to begin relationships, but he occasionally had trouble keeping them. He married 5 times throughout his life. Johnny met actress and singer Bobbe Arnts and married her in 1931 after only 2 weeks of dating. They divorced on October 6, 1933. MGM allegedly bribed them to split up because Johnny was so popul...
Johnny Weissmuler Jr. was born on September 23, 1940, in San Fransico, California. He was the first child of Johnny Weissmuller Sr. and his 3rd wife Beryl. He developed an early interest in acting like his father. His career may not have been as successful, but it did come with a wider variety of roles. Johnny Jr. made his film debut in 1958 at the...
Learn about the lives and careers of Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic swimmer and Tarzan actor, and his son Johnny Weissmuller Jr, who also played Tarzan. Find out how they died, who attended their funerals, and what legacy they left behind.
Johnny Weissmuller Jr. was an actor and the son of Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller. He appeared in two George Lucas movies and two TV movies about Alcatraz.
- September 23, 1940
- July 27, 2006
With his third wife, Beryl, he had three children, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. (1940–2006), Wendy Anne Weissmuller (born 1942), and Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (1944–1962), who was killed in a car crash. He also had a stepdaughter with Baumann, Lisa Weissmuller-Gallagher.
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Johnny Weissmulller Jr., son of the legendary Olympic swimmer who gained screen fame as the best-known “Tarzan” actor, died at 65 of liver cancer July 28 at California Pacific Medical Center – where he was born on September 23, 1940.
