1932Nominee
Best Performance
Tarzan the Ape Man
Johnny Weissmüller
Actor
Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]
June 2, 1904
Biography
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Weissmuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1934Nominee
Best Performance
Tarzan and His Mate
1936Nominee
Best Performance
Tarzan Escapes
Career Highlights
1942Highlight
Best Performance
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1950Highlight
Best Performance
Captive Girl
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Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan Escapes