Johnny Weissmuller Jr.

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Johnny Weissmuller Jr. (September 23, 1940 – July 27, 2006)^[1] was an American actor credited with portraying Card Player #2 in the 1985 made-for-TV film Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.

Weissmuller also worked with Lucas when he played a Chrome Robot in the 1971 film THX 1138 and was credited as "Badass #1" in the 1973 film American Graffiti.

His father, Johnny Weissmuller Sr., is best known for his portrayal of Tarzan in twelve films made between 1932 and 1948. The senior Weissmuller's performance originated the Tarzan yell, which Chewbacca gave in Return of the Jedi.

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Johnny Weissmuller Jr., 65; Son of 'Tarzan' Star Was an Athlete, Actor on Los Angeles Times (August 1, 2006) (archived from the original on December 8, 2010)

External links[]

Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. on Wikipedia
Johnny Weissmuller Jr. at the Internet Movie Database

[LATimes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Johnny Weissmuller Jr., 65; Son of 'Tarzan' Star Was an Athlete, Actor on Los Angeles Times (August 1, 2006) (archived from the original on December 8, 2010)

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