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Johnny Eck

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American entertainer (1911-1991)

United StatesActorsLived 1911 to 1991 · aged 79
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John Eckhardt Jr, 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 bird creature in several Tarzan films.

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Eck (left) as Half-Boy in Freaks, with his co-star Rossitto as AngelenoEck (left) as Half-Boy in Freaks, with his co-star Rossitto as Angeleno

Filmography 2

Freaks1932 · ★ 7.8
Tarzan the Ape Man1932 · ★ 6.6

Connected to Johnny 6

W. S. Van DykeAlso in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)Olga BaclanovaAlso in Freaks (1932)Edward BrophyAlso in Freaks (1932)Ray CorriganAlso in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)C. Aubrey SmithAlso in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)Wallace FordAlso in Freaks (1932)

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John Eckhardt Jr, 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 bird creature in several Tarzan films. He was often billed as "The Amazing Half-Boy", "King of the Freaks" and "The Most Remarkable Man Alive".

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1991 · aged 79
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13 languages

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