Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 4
Freaks Uncensored! (1999)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Freaks (1932)
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-08-27
Deathday
1991-01-05 (79 years old)
Birth Name
John Eckhardt Jr.
Birth Place
Baltimore, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
John Eckhardt Jr, John Eckhardt
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