He won five gold medals as a swimmer at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, setting many free-style records. Weissmuller appeared in several sports shorts, then was hired by MGM to play Tarzan onscreen. Beginning in 1932, he starred in 12 "Tarzan" adventures, meanwhile doing almost no other film work. In the late '40s he quit "Tarzan" and began starring in a new series, "Jungle Jim," while occasionally appearing in other films through the mid '50s, after which he retired from acting. He was married six times. His stormy marriage to actress Lupe Velez (1933-38) received much coverage in scandal sheets. He authored an autobiography, Water, World and Weissmuller (1967).
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Hollywood on Vine: A Tarzan Tribute
Archival Appearance |
1990 | |||
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The Phynx
Actor |
1970 | |||
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Devil Goddess
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Jungle Moon Men
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Cannibal Attack
Actor |
1954 | |||
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Jungle Man-Eaters
Actor |
1954 | |||
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Killer Ape
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Savage Mutiny
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Valley of Head Hunters
Actor |
1953 | |||
| 1952 | ||||
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Voodoo Tiger
Actor |
1952 | |||
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Fury of the Congo
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Jungle Manhunt
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Captive Girl
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Mark of the Gorilla
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Pygmy Island
Actor |
1950 | |||
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The Lost Tribe
Actor |
1949 | |||
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Jungle Jim
Actor |
1948 | |||
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Tarzan and the Mermaids
Actor |
1948 | |||
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Tarzan and the Huntress
Actor |
1947 | |||
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Swamp Fire
Actor |
1946 | |||
| 1946 | ||||
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Tarzan and the Amazons
Actor |
1945 | |||
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Stage Door Canteen
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Tarzan Triumphs
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Actor |
1943 | |||
| 1942 | ||||
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Tarzan Finds a Son!
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Tarzan Escapes
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Tarzan and His Mate
Actor |
1934 | |||
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Tarzan, the Ape Man
Actor |
1932 | |||
| 1930 |





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