Portrait of Johnny Weissmüller

Acting

Johnny Weissmüller

Career

Active from 1932 to 1996, with a break from 1956 to 1995, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Weissmüller Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Adventure 8
  • Jungle Adventure 7
  • Jungle Action 5
  • Exotic Locale 5
  • Tarzan 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Classic Adventure Film 3
  • Man vs. Wild 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3
  • Exotic Location 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Famous T&A 2
Famous T&A 2 (2022)

as Tarzan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title
Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan at the Movies Part 1: Johnny Weissmuller (1996)

as Johnny Weissmuller

1980s

1 title
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

4 titles · average score 44
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 28

as Stagehand 2

The Great Masquerade
The Great Masquerade (1974)

as Sepy Debronvi

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Johnny Weissmuller

1960s

1 title · average score 64
The Comic
The Comic (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

16 titles · average score 54
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Devil Goddess
Devil Goddess (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Johnny Weissmuller

Jungle Moon Men
Jungle Moon Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

as Johnny Weissmuller

Cannibal Attack
Cannibal Attack (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Johnny Weissmuller

Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jungle Jim

Savage Mutiny
Savage Mutiny (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jungle Jim

Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

as Jungle Jim

Fury of the Congo
Fury of the Congo (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jungle Jim

Captive Girl
Captive Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jungle Jim

Mark of the Gorilla
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
GoodWatch score 30

as Jungle Jim

Pygmy Island
Pygmy Island (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jungle Jim

1940s

13 titles · average score 55
The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jungle Jim

Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
GoodWatch score 43

as Tarzan

Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jungle Jim

Tarzan and the Huntress
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tarzan

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tarzan

Swamp Fire
Swamp Fire (1946)
GoodWatch score 54

as Johnny Duval

Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tarzan

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tarzan

Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tarzan

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tarzan

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tarzan

1930s

4 titles · average score 73
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tarzan

Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tarzan

Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Tarzan

Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tarzan

1920s

1 title · average score 49
Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Adonis in "Loveland"