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Johnny Eck

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 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". 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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Born:
Aug 27, 1911 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
2
First Appeared:
In the movie Freaks 1932-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Tarzan the Ape Man 1932-04-02
Known For
Poster of Tarzan the Ape Man
Poster of Freaks
Filmography
Movie Freaks Half Boy 1932-01-01
Movie Tarzan the Ape Man Bird Creature (uncredited) 1932-04-02