Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmuller (lahir Johann Peter Weißmüller; 2 Juni 1904 – 20 Januari 1984) adalah seorang perenang dan aktor Amerika kelahiran Austro-Hungaria. Weissmuller adalah salah satu perenang terbaik dunia pada tahun 1920-an, memenangkan lima medali emas Olimpiade dan satu medali perunggu. Dia memenangkan lima puluh dua Kejuaraan Nasional AS dan mencetak enam puluh tujuh rekor dunia. Setelah karir renangnya, ia menjadi aktor keenam yang memerankan Tarzan dalam film, peran yang ia mainkan dalam dua belas film. Lusinan aktor lain juga memerankan Tarzan, tetapi Weissmuller adalah yang paling terkenal. Karakternya yang khas, yel-yel Tarzan yang nyaring masih sering digunakan dalam film-film. Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia Johnny Weissmuller, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

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.