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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. He died on 27 July 2006 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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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.
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.
Aug 2, 2021 · 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.
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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.
