Acting
Johnny Eck
Johnny Eck est né le 27 août 1911. Johnny Eck est décédé(e) le 5 janvier 1991 à 79 ans.
- Naissance
- 27 août 1911
- Lieu de naissance
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Décès
- 5 janvier 1991 (79 ans)
Biographie
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.
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.
Filmographie
Questions fréquentes
Quand est né Johnny Eck ?
Johnny Eck est né le 27 août 1911. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Quel âge a Johnny Eck ?
Johnny Eck est décédé(e) le 5 janvier 1991 à 79 ans.
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