The story of Tarzan (21 photos) Bashny.Net

Tarzan - Lord of the Apes, the king of the jungle and one of the most popular characters in movies, books and cartoons. And that only the writers, producers and writers do not come up with Tarzan! In many movies, the idea of ​​"Lord of the Apes" has long been forgotten, and the Tarzan had long lost his famous cry, and even dressed up. Let's look at what it was Tarzan on the big screen over the years.

1. The most famous of all the Tarzan - the former swimmer Johnny Weissmuller to Chita (left), John Sheffield and Maureen O'Sullivan in the 1936 film "Saving Tarzan." Weissmuller was an excellent athlete. She won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and one bronze in water polo. He also set 67 world records. He is considered the greatest Tarzan, whom he played in 12 films. Its distinctive cry of the jungle still parodied in films. (Alamy)



2. Tarzan first appeared in October 1912 in the journal "The history of all." At an auction in 2006, bought a copy of the magazine for 60 000 dollars.



3. Elmo Lincoln played Tarzan three times, starting with the 1918 silent film "Tarzan - Lord of the Apes," which took Scott Sidney. It was the first movie Tarzan, based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Scenes filmed in the jungle in the swamps of Louisiana. (SNAP / Rex Features)



4. The film "Son of Tarzan 'Gordon Griffith and Mahe Girachi shown from May to December 1920. (Photo by Courtesy Everett Collection / Rex Features)



5. In the 1927 silent film "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" starring James Pierce and Dorothy Dunbar. The film was considered lost until the 1990s suddenly found his copy. The film also starred Boris Karloff as Ovazy. (Snap / Rex)



6. Frank Merrill starred as Tarzan in 1921, and then - in the film "Tarzan Almighty" in 1928. Frank was a champion in gymnastics from 1916 to 1918. (Moviestore Collection / Rex Feat)



7. Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller Chita in the 1932 film "Tarzan - the ape-man." (Rex Features)



8. Buster Crabbe, who won an Olympic bronze medal for freestyle swim at 1,500 meters in 1928, also won the gold medal for the 400 meters freestyle in 1932. A year later, the company «Principal Films» offered him the role of Tarzan in "Tarzan the Fearless." (Snap / Rex Features)



9. Tarzan in the movie 1935 "The New Adventures of Tarzan" played Herman Brix (who won an Olympic silver medal). He died in 2007 at the age of 100 years. His chimp named Nkima Giggs played a monkey, which received $ 2,000 for his role. Giggs is also lit up in the film "Dirty Work". (Snap / Rex Features)



10. In 1949, Lex Barker became the 10th official Tarzan on screen. He played in five of his films, including "Tarzan and the Slave" in 1950. Barker was married five times, including Lana Turner, and in Germany became famous as a pop singer. He died of a heart attack in 1973 at the age of 54 years on the way to his bride - actress Karen Kondazyan. (Rex Features)



11. Danny Scott Miller became the first Tarzan-blond. On the film "Tarzan: Ape Man" (1959) it took only 8 weeks. In the later years of his career he starred in the sci-fi series, and wrote an autobiography titled "Do not you ... what's his name?", As well as a book on the problem of obesity in the United States under the name "Toxic waist? ... Find out what the pot! ". Now he is 78 and he teaches classes on relaxation in Las Vegas. (Rex)



12. Jock Mahoney became the 13th Tarzan (picture - frame of film in 1962 "Tarzan Goes to India." He also worked as a stuntman for Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn and John Wayne. (Rex)



13. Jock Mahoney returned to the role of Tarzan in 1963 - in the film "Three tests Tarzan," which was shot in Thailand. He was at that time 44 years old, and he still is the oldest actor who played Tarzan. Filming did not pass unnoticed for Mahoney: He caught dysentery and fever tenge, as well as a lot of weight. On the restoration of health it took him 1, 5 years. (Rex)



14. Mike Henry played Tarzan (pictured Diana Millay) in the 1967 film "Tarzan and the Great River." Filmed in Brazil, from the Amazon, and during the filming of Henry bitten Dinky - chimpanzees, who played Chita. 20 laid on the wound sutures. Chimpanzees sedated and later Henry sued the producers for the incident. (Rex)



15. Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the television series from 1966 to 1969, and later became a successful actor and has written two novels. (Rex Features)



16. In 1984 the English film "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan" was filmed Christopher Lambert (although the name Tarzan never used in the film). The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Adapted Screenplay" and "Best Makeup". (Rex Features)



17. Joe Lara played Tarzan in the 1989 television movie "Tarzan in Manhattan." Born in San Diego Lara is a licensed falconer. He threw a career as an actor for the country singer's career. His debut album «The Cry of Freedom» was released in July 2009.



18. Born in Canada, Wolfgang von Vyshetsky (Wolf Larson) - the only Tarzan, earned a master's of Science in business management. He played the king of the jungle in the 75 half-hour episodes of the TV series "Tarzan", which was first shown in France. In the series, Tarzan was an advocate of nature and Jane - French ecologist. (Rex Features)



19. "Tarzan and the Lost City" - a film in 1998 with Casper Van Dien in the title role. The film was shot in South Africa, and it criticized. (Rex)



20. Studio "Disney" has made the cartoon "Tarzan" in 1999, the main characters voiced by Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close and Brian Blessid. The songs for the film recorded and performed Phil Collins. (Rex Features)



21. "Tarzan of the 21st century" - adventure novel by Andy Briggs. (Faber)