Acting
Johnny Eck
Johnny Eck nasceu em 27 de agosto de 1911. Johnny Eck morreu em 5 de janeiro de 1991, aos 79 anos.
- Nascimento
- 27 de agosto de 1911
- Local de nascimento
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Falecimento
- 5 de janeiro de 1991 (79 anos)
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Perguntas frequentes
Quando Johnny Eck nasceu?
Johnny Eck nasceu em 27 de agosto de 1911. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Quantos anos tem Johnny Eck?
Johnny Eck morreu em 5 de janeiro de 1991, aos 79 anos.
Atualizado em 26 de outubro de 2026 ·