Johnny Weissmuller (1904–1984) Swimmer, Actor.

Jonny Weissmuller was born in Freidorf, Austria-Hungary (present-day Timisoara, Romania) in 1904. Before his acting career, Weissmuller was one of the world’s top competitive swimmers; he won five Olympic gold medals and was also the first human to swim 100 meters in under a minute. In addition, Weissmuller also won over 50 United States championships and set over 50 world records. Weissmuller arrived in New York on the SS Rotterdam. He achieved Hollywood fame through his portrayal of Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), which propelled him to international stardom. He starred in several more Tarzan movies before switching to the role of Jungle Jim (1948) in 13 movies.

Weissmuller is pictured here arriving at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, on June 24, 1970: