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Johnny Eck

Johnny Eck

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 27, 1911
Died Jan 05, 1991 (79)
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Eckhardt Jr, (August 27, 1911 – January 5, 1991), professionally billed as Johnny Eck, was an American freak show performer in sideshows and a film actor. Born with sacral agenesis, Eck is best known today for his role in Tod Browning's 1932 cult classic film Freaks and his appearances as a bir ... d creature in several Tarzan films. He was often billed as "The Amazing Half-Boy", "King of the Freaks" and "The Most Remarkable Man Alive". Besides being a sideshow performer and actor, the multi-talented Eck was also a folk artist (specifically a screen painter), musician, photographer, illusionist, penny arcade owner, Punch and Judy operator, and expert model-maker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Eck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

as Bird Creature (uncredited)

Freaks

Freaks

1932

as Half Boy

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