14 Classic Hollywood Actors Who Played Tarzan, Ranked By How Well They Did It

Every Actor Who Played Tarzan, And Whether They Actually Got It Right... This video ranks fourteen classic Hollywood actors who played Tarzan, from forgotten silent era names like Elmo Lincoln to the man who defined the role forever, Johnny Weissmuller. Some of these Tarzan actors were genuine Olympic champions who still couldn't make the role work on screen, while others with almost no formal training became the versions fans still remember most fondly. This is the real story behind fourteen very different attempts at the same iconic character. 00:00 Fourteen actors who played Tarzan, ranked by how well they actually did it 00:20 P. Dempsey Tabler, the forgotten first Tarzan few people talk about 01:05 Gene Pollar, the real firefighter handed a loincloth 01:55 Frank Merrill, the gymnast whose movement outclassed his face 02:50 Glenn Morris, the Olympic champion who couldn't translate it to film 03:50 Buster Crabbe and the timing that cost him the role forever 04:55 Herman Brix, the Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs actually approved of 05:55 Denny Miller, the blonde reimagining nobody asked for 06:55 Ron Ely, the Tarzan who finally brought real adult dignity 08:10 Jock Mahoney, the stuntman who waited decades for his own name 09:15 Mike Henry, the football star turned jet setting Tarzan 10:30 Elmo Lincoln, the original Tarzan who killed a real lion on camera 11:35 Lex Barker, the aristocrat who actually looked the part 12:35 Gordon Scott, the lifeguard who made two of the best Tarzan films ever 13:45 Johnny Weissmuller, the swimmer who became the definitive Tarzan ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ OldTapes brings you the real stories behind the icons of Old Hollywood, the true history hidden behind the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood. New documentaries go up regularly, covering classic movie stars, Golden Age actresses and the Hollywood legends who shaped classic Hollywood cinema. Behind the fame came Hollywood scandals, old Hollywood secrets and the dark side of Hollywood that fan magazines never printed, and that is the story we tell here. Subscribe for Hollywood history, Golden Age celebrities, vintage celebrities and forgotten classic film stars from the 1930s through the 1960s, researched from real archives and public record. ▶ SUBSCRIBE: @OldTapesYT Which Golden Age star should we cover next? Tell us in the comments. All images and archive materials are used for historical, educational and commentary purposes. All research is verified from public archives and published sources. #OldHollywood #ClassicHollywood #GoldenAgeOfHollywood