Editing Johnny Weissmuller (section)

===Films===
Weissmuller's first film was the non-speaking role of [[Adonis]] in the movie ''[[Glorifying the American Girl]]''. He appeared wearing only a [[fig leaf]] while hoisting actress [[Mary Eaton]] on his shoulders. He was noticed by the writer [[Cyril Hume]], which led to his big break playing Tarzan in ''[[Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)|Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' in 1932.<ref name=":1"/>

[[File:Tarzan's Secret Treasure trailer 2.jpg|thumb|left|Weissmüller (Tarzan) with [[Maureen O'Sullivan]] (Jane) in ''[[Tarzan's Secret Treasure]]'']]
When asked to play Tarzan, Weissmuller was already under contract to model [[BVD|BVD underwear]]. MGM agreed to have actresses such as [[Greta Garbo]] and [[Marie Dressler]] featured in BVD ads so that he could be released from his BVD contract.<ref name="Tarzan, the Ape Man">{{Cite web|title=Tarzan, the Ape Man|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/13192/tarzan-the-ape-man/|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref> The author of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, was pleased with Weissmuller, although he so hated the studio's depiction of Tarzan as an individual who barely spoke English that he created his own concurrent Tarzan series starring [[Herman Brix]] as a suitably articulate version of the character (as is true to the original books).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wayback Machine: Herman Brix, Tacoma Tarzan|url=http://sportspressnw.com/2201834/2015/wayback-machine-herman-brix-tacoma-tarzan|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=Sportspress Northwest|language=en-US}}</ref>

Weissmuller is considered the definitive Tarzan. He originated the famous [[Tarzan yell]],<ref name=":0" /> which was created by sound recordist [[Douglas Shearer]]. Shearer recorded Weissmuller's normal yell, but manipulated it and played it in reverse.<ref name="Tarzan, the Ape Man"/>

Weissmuller went on to play the lead in the film ''[[Jungle Jim (film)|Jungle Jim]]''. He appeared in sixteen Jungle Jim movies over eight years, going on to film 26 episodes of the [[Jungle Jim (TV series)|Jungle Jim TV series]].<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":0" />

Weissmuller retired from acting in 1957.<ref name=":0" />