Johnny Sheffield
American actor (1931-2010) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Johnny Sheffield was an American actor who, between 1939 and 1947, portrayed Boy in the Tarzan film series and, between 1949 and 1955, played Bomba, the Jungle Boy.
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2010Died15 October 20102006Charlie Chan's Lucky Director: H. Bruce HumberstoneFilm2004
The One, the Only, the Real TarzanFilm1955
MGM ParadeSeries1954
Killer LeopardFilm, Bomba1953
Safari DrumsFilm, Bomba1952
African TreasureFilm, Bomba1950
Bomba and the Hidden CityFilm, Bomba1949
Bomba on Panther IslandFilm, Bomba1947
Tarzan and the HuntressFilm, Boy1946
Tarzan and the Leopard WomanFilm, Boy1943
Tarzan TriumphsFilm, Boy1942
Tarzan's New York AdventureFilm, Boy1941
Million Dollar BabyFilm, Alvie Grayson1939
Babes in ArmsFilm, Bobs (as John Sheffield)1938
The Man on the RockFilm, Napoleon's Son (uncredited)1931Born11 April 1931
The One, the Only, the Real TarzanFilm1955MGM ParadeSeries1954Killer LeopardFilm, Bomba1953Safari DrumsFilm, Bomba1952African TreasureFilm, Bomba1950Bomba and the Hidden CityFilm, Bomba1949Bomba on Panther IslandFilm, Bomba1947Tarzan and the HuntressFilm, Boy1946Tarzan and the Leopard WomanFilm, Boy1943Tarzan TriumphsFilm, Boy1942Tarzan's New York AdventureFilm, Boy1941Million Dollar BabyFilm, Alvie Grayson1939Babes in ArmsFilm, Bobs (as John Sheffield)1938The Man on the RockFilm, Napoleon's Son (uncredited)1931Born11 April 1931People around Johnny
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Johnny Weissmuller Also in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Sol Lesser Produced Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)- Ford Beebe Directed Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
Richard Thorpe Directed Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Kurt Neumann Directed Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)- Paul Sawtell Wrote Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Edgar Rice Burroughs Wrote Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Wilhelm Thiele Directed Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Maureen O'Sullivan Also in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Brenda Joyce Also in Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Ann E. Todd Also in Roughly Speaking and Little Orvie
Roy Glenn Also in Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)
Paul Panzer Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Pierre Watkin Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Charles Trowbridge Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Frank Darien Also in Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Donald Woods Also in Roughly Speaking and The Lost Volcano
Dorothy Tree Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
John Litel Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Sam Zimbalist Produced Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Kane Richmond Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)- Henry Blanke Produced Roughly Speaking (1945)
- Frederick Stephani Produced Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Known for
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Tarzan and the Amazons 1945
Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942
Tarzan Triumphs 1943
Tarzan's Desert Mystery 1943
Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939
Filmography 28
29 credits on file
Television 1
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Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2010 · aged 79
