Johnny Weissmüller

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Freidorf, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis County, Romania]

Born

6/2/1904

Age

121

Credit(s)

53

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 swim ...Show More