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Tessa Ferrer
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Tessa Ferrer
Born
Tessa Rose Ferrer[1]
(1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 (age 32)[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2008–present
Parent(s)
Debby Boone
Gabriel Ferrer
Relatives
José Ferrer (paternal grandfather)
Rosemary Clooney (paternal grandmother)
Pat Boone (maternal grandfather)
Miguel Ferrer (paternal uncle)
Rafael Ferrer (paternal uncle)
Tessa Rose Ferrer (born March 30, 1986)[3] is an American actress. She is known for playing Dr. Leah Murphy, a surgical intern, in Grey's Anatomy.
Contents
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1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 References
5 External links
Personal life[edit]
She is the daughter of singer Debby Boone and Gabriel Ferrer.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2012, Shonda Rhimes cast Ferrer in a recurring role as Dr. Leah Murphy in Season 9 of the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy.[4][5] In June 2013 she was promoted to series regular for season 10;[6][7] however, in March 2014 (2014-03), it was announced that she would be exiting the show at the end of the season.[8] In 2016 season 13, episode 6, Ferrer returned to her recurring role as Dr. Leah Murphy in Grey's Anatomy.
In 2014, Ferrer had recurring role in the CBS series Extant.[9] In 2015, she had recurring role on the second season of FXX comedy series, You're the Worst.[10]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008 Excision Pauline Short film
First Run Film Festival for Best Actress
ShockerFest International Film Festival for Best Actress
2009 Nobody’s Night Nora Short film
2009 Ramblin' Round Fighting Woman (voice) Short film
2010 Red Rare Veins Short film
2012 Modern Mad Men Jessica Short film
2012 After the Triumph of Your Birth Eva
2013 Go for Sisters Katrina as Tessa Rose Ferrer
2013 Abducted Jessica Marino
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Audrey Rainier
2018 The Passing Parade Errol Larson Post-production; also producer
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2012-2014,
2016-2017 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Leah Murphy Recurring role (seasons 9, 13), Main role (season 10); 46 episodes
2014 Extant Katie Sparks Recurring role; 6 episodes
2015 You're the Worst Nina Keune Recurring role; 5 episodes
2016 Toast Jules Television film
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Tessa Rose Ferrer, Born 03/30/1986 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
Jump up ^ "ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
^ Jump up to: a b Oct 10, 1997 (1997-10-10). "Debby Boone". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
Jump up ^ "Grey's Anatomy Admits Newcomer Tessa Ferrer for Recurring Role - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
Jump up ^ "Tessa Ferrer to Make Television Debut on Grey's Anatomy". TV Fanatic. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
Jump up ^ "'Grey's Anatomy' Ups Four to Series Regular for Season 10". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Scott Foley Signed As Regular On 'Scandal' For Season 3; Quartet Promoted On 'Grey's'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
Jump up ^ Harnick, Chris (March 25, 2014). "Grey's Anatomy Cast Shakeup: 2 Actors Exit the Hit Drama - E! Online". E!. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ Kaitlin Thomas (10 April 2014). "Tessa Ferrer Joins CBS's Extant". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
Jump up ^ "You're the Worst boss previews troubles ahead for just about everyone". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links[edit]
Tessa Ferrer on IMDb
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This article is about the chimpanzee film character. For the species of big cat, see Cheetah.
Cheeta
Portrait of "Cheeta" (Jiggs IV), long alleged to be the principal animal performer of the Cheeta role
First appearance
Tarzan the Ape Man
Portrayed by
Jiggs and other animals
Information
Aliases
Cheetah, Cheta, Chita
Species
Chimpanzee
Gender
Male
Cheeta (sometimes billed as Cheetah, Cheta and Chita) is a chimpanzee character who appeared in numerous Hollywood Tarzan movies of the 1930s–1960s as well as the 1966–1968 television series, as the ape sidekick of the title character, Tarzan. Cheeta has usually been characterized as male, but sometimes as female, and has been portrayed by chimpanzees of both sexes.
While the character of Cheeta is inextricably associated in the public mind with Tarzan, no chimpanzees appear in the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs that inspired the films. The closest analog to Cheeta in the Burroughs novels is Tarzan's monkey companion Nkima, who appears in several of the later books in the series.
Contents
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1 Role
2 Portrayers of the character
3 Tony Gentry's Cheeta Hoax
3.1 Gentry's allegations
3.2 Later life of Cheeta/Jiggs IV as a celebrity
4 Honors
5 Influences
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
Role[edit]
Cheeta's role in the Tarzan films and TV series is to provide comic relief, convey messages between Tarzan and his allies, and occasionally lead Tarzan's other animal friends to the ape-man's rescue.[1]
Portrayers of the character[edit]
The character of Cheeta was a composite role created through the use of numerous animal actors,[2] over a dozen according to one source.[1] According to journalist R. D. Rosen, "In each Tarzan movie, the Cheeta role [was] played by more than one chimp, depending on what talents the scene called for."[2] Known and alleged performers of the role are given in the following table (see the comments following the table for the sources of the data).
Name
Sex
Species
Born
Died
Owner(s)
Trainer(s)
Period as Cheeta
Jiggs M Chimp ca.1929 1938-02-28 or 1938-03-01 Tony & Jacqueline Gentry Tony & Jacqueline Gentry 1932–1934
David Holt M Human 1927-08-14 2003-11-15 Inapplicable Inapplicable 1933
Cheetah-Mike (a.k.a. Org) M Chimp Unknown; ca.1931 claimed 2011-12-24 See comments Unknown Possibly never; 1930s–1940s claimed
Jiggs, Jr. (a.k.a. Jiggs II) M Chimp ca.1935 Unknown Tony & Jacqueline Gentry Tony & Jacqueline Gentry 1930s–1940s?
Unknown 1 ? Chimp 1930s Unknown Unknown Unknown 1930s
Skippy ? Chimp 1930s Unknown Unknown Unknown late 1930s
Unknown 2 ? Chimp 1930s Unknown Unknown Unknown ca.1933–1943
Cheta ? Chimp ca.1937 Unknown Unknown George Emerson 1943
Unknown 3 ? Chimp 1940s Unknown Unknown See comments 1944–1945?
Unknown 4 ? Chimp 1940s Unknown Unknown Albert Antonucci 1946–1949?
Harry M Chimp ca.1944 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1948
Cheeta ? Chimp 1940s Unknown Pinky Jackson Pinky Jackson 1950
Cheeta F Chimp ca.1948 1957-09-06 Ed Rogers Unknown 1950s
Zippy M Chimp ca.1951 Unknown Ralph Quinlan Ralph Quinlan 1950s
Dinky F Chimp Unknown 1965 Unknown Unknown 1965
Cheetah ? Chimp 1960s? Unknown Unknown Unknown 1966–1968?
C.J. M Orangutan 1970s? Unknown Unknown Unknown 1981
Cheeta (a.k.a. Jiggs IV) M Chimp ca.1960; ca.1932 claimed Living See comments Tony Gentry 2007; 1930s–1950s claimed
More details about these performers:
Jiggs, a male chimpanzee born about 1929 owned and trained by Tony and Jacqueline Gentry,[3][4][5][6] who originated the role and appeared in the first two Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and Tarzan and His Mate (1934),[7][8] as well as the Tarzan serials Tarzan the Fearless (1933), starring Buster Crabbe,[8][9] and The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935), starring Herman Brix, which was also released in feature-film form as Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938).[8][10] In the Brix films, which were more faithful to Edgar Rice Burroughs' original stories than the Weissmuller ones, Jiggs was cast as Nkima, not Cheeta. He also appeared in the Laurel and Hardy film Dirty Work (1933),[11] and Her Jungle Love (1938), starring Dorothy Lamour, his last film.[4][5][12] Died on February 28, 1938[6] or March 1, 1938 at age 9, of pneumonia, and was buried March 2, 1938 in the Los Angeles Pet Cemetery.[4][5] Not to be confused with Mr. Jiggs, an orangutan who appeared in The Jungle Book and numerous other films, who was retired in May, 1943.[13]
David Holt, who as a six-year-old child actor appeared uncredited as a human double for the role in Tarzan the Fearless (1933).[14]
Cheetah-Mike (also known as Org), a male chimpanzee owned by Suncoast Primate Sanctuary after being donated from Noell's Chimp Farm in Palm Harbor, FL.[15] Alleged to have been born about 1931 (claimed age in February 2008 was 77),[16] to have been acquired from the estate of Johnny Weissmuller in 1957, and to have been "one of the original 'Cheetahs' from Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan movies."[2][15] It has been speculated that this chimp, if he indeed has any connection to Weissmuller, may actually have come from a Florida tourist attraction the actor once launched that included chimps, rather than having appeared in any of his Tarzan films.[17] According to journalist Andrew Woods, this Cheeta was also known as Org.[18] Died in Palm Harbor, Florida, of kidney failure on December 24, 2011.[19][20][21][22]
Jiggs, Jr. (also known as Jiggs II), a male chimpanzee born about 1935 owned and trained by Tony and Jacqueline Gentry,[23] alleged to have appeared in a number of Tarzan films and possibly other movies.[8] Stated to have gone to the Baltimore Zoo when Gentry went into the service in World War II, his ultimate fate is unknown.[8]
Unknown 1, chimpanzee stated to have been a juvenile understudy to Jiggs in one of the Weissmuller Tarzan films, who on one occasion accompanied Weissmuller and a 14-foot boa constrictor on a visit to newspaper columnist Nelson B. Bell.[12]
Skippy, chimpanzee that reportedly "took over when Jiggs died in the late 1930's."[1]
Unknown 2, chimpanzee stated to have portrayed Cheeta for ten years from approximately 1933 until retirement in 1943,[24] possibly the same as the above. This Cheeta's last film was presumably Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943), as the first film of its successor was Tarzan and the Amazons (1945).[25]
Cheta, a chimpanzee of undetermined sex born about 1937 trained by George Emerson, stated to be the current chimpanzee under contract by Metro for the Tarzan films in Mar, 1943.[13]
Unknown 3, chimpanzee stated to have replaced the 1933-1943 Cheeta, cast in 1944 with a trainer from the St. Louis Zoo hired as handler for Tarzan and the Amazons (1945).[24][25]
Unknown 4, chimpanzee trained by Albert Antonucci who had apparently played Cheeta for three years as of April, 1949; Antonucci is known to have been Cheeta's trainer for the films Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) and Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949),[26] so presumably this Cheeta played in these films and the intervening Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948); Antonucci himself was stated to be slated for an acting role in the next Tarzan film, to be titled Tarzan and the Golden Lion, presumably a working title for the actual next film in the series, Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), but if so his role was uncredited or performed under a stage name. It is not known if he continued to serve as Cheeta's handler in that film, or indeed if "his" Cheeta was the one who appeared in it.[27]
Harry, a male chimpanzee born about 1944, possibly the same as the above, stated to be playing Cheeta in the Tarzan films in May, 1948.[28]
Cheeta, a chimpanzee owned and trained by Pinky Jackson, who made personal appearances in promotion of the Tarzan films at six Sidney Lust theaters in Maryland in early December, 1950.[29] Possibly the Cheeta who appeared in the then current Tarzan film, Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), or may have been retained only for the promotional appearances.
Cheeta, a female chimpanzee born about 1948 owned by Ed Rogers, stated to have appeared in 42 films, including Tarzan films as Cheeta and the television program Truth or Consequences as Beaulah. Died at age 9 on September 6, 1957 in Cypress, California, shot by deputy sheriffs after breaking out of her cage, attacking her owner, and charging at a group of children.[30]
Zippy, a male chimpanzee born about 1951 owned and trained by Ralph Quinlan, stated to have appeared as Cheeta in Tarzan films of the mid-1950s,[31] including the Gordon Scott film Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955).[1]
Dinky, a female chimpanzee who appeared under that name in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) and as Cheeta in the Tarzan and the Great River (1967);[32] both movies were filmed in 1965. She bit Mike Henry, the actor playing Tarzan, during the filming of River,[33] after which she was put down; Henry later sued the producers for this accident and other unsafe working conditions on his three Tarzan films.[34]
Cheetah, chimpanzee appearing with Ron Ely in the 1966–1968 Tarzan TV series, said to be the only trained animal on the show.[35]
C.J., a male orangutan stated to have played Cheeta in the 1981 remake Tarzan, the Ape Man, and (more famously) Clyde in the 1978 Clint Eastwood film Every Which Way But Loose.[1][36] (However, the Cylde role has elsewhere been attributed to Manis, a different orangutan.[37][38])
Cheeta (also known as Jiggs IV), a male chimpanzee born about 1960, formerly owned by Tony Gentry and now residing at the C.H.E.E.T.A. Primate Sanctuary (Creative Habitats and Enrichment for Endangered and Threatened Apes) in Palm Springs, California.[39] Claimed by Gentry to have been born in 1932 or later in the 1930s and to have portrayed Cheeta in most of the Johnny Weissmuller and Lex Barker Tarzan films, and for that reason long celebrated as the longest-lived chimpanzee on reaching the supposed age of 64 in 1996 (chimpanzees typically live to be 35 in the wild). Both claims were debunked by journalist R. D. Rosen in 2008 in an article that settled the animal's true age and established that he had not appeared in any movies, let alone in the role of Cheeta.[2] However, he did appear as Cheeta in the TV movie 07 Spaceys and a news segment featuring his "75th" birthday, both in 2007.[40] According to journalist Andrew Woods, who "interviewed" this Cheeta in 2008, his "offstage" name is Jiggs IV.[18]
Tony Gentry's Cheeta Hoax[edit]
Late in his life Tony Gentry, who had been the co-owner and trainer of the original Cheeta (Jiggs), made extravagant claims in regard to another chimpanzee he owned and its connection with the Cheeta role. This animal, known as both Cheeta and Jiggs IV, was falsely alleged by Gentry to have been the primary animal actor portraying Cheeta in the Tarzan movies over the years. He also greatly exaggerated the age of the animal to support this claim. For a number of years both before and after Gentry's death this story passed unexamined and became a matter of general belief.
Gentry's allegations[edit]
Tony Gentry made various claims regarding Cheeta's (Jiggs IV) age, origins, and supposed movie roles. Some of these claims conflicted with each other.
In the usually related account, Gentry originally acquired the animal by purchase from Henry Trefflich, a New York animal importer and dealer. Cheeta was supposedly born in the wild in Liberia some months prior to 9 April 1932, which is celebrated as his birthday because it is the date he is said to have arrived in the United States, in New York City.[41] Other accounts of Cheeta's origins from Gentry include having found the animal himself in the Belgian Congo in 1932 or having bought him in Santa Monica about 1938 or in the late 1940s.[2]
Gentry's acquaintances and fellow animal trainers Hubert Wells, Stewart Raffill, and Cheryl Shawver have disputed all of these accounts, stating that "Tony got that chimp from Wally Ross ... one of the managers of Pacific Ocean Park on the pier in Santa Monica" when the park closed in 1967. According to them, Cheeta was only about 6 or 7 years old at that time, which would put his birthdate around 1960 or 1961 rather than 1932.[2]
Gentry claimed Cheeta/Jiggs IV was the primary animal actor used in the role of Cheeta in the Tarzan movies. His first appearance as Cheeta is usually stated to have been in the second Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film, Tarzan and His Mate (1934), uncredited as a young chimpanzee riding on the back of the older chimp (Jiggs) who originated the role. He was then allegedly cast in the role himself in the other Weissmuller Tarzans that followed, as well as the succeeding Lex Barker Tarzan films.[42] Journalist R. D. Rosen, who investigated this story, counters that this animal in fact never appeared in any Tarzan film.[2]
Besides his supposed role as Cheeta in the Tarzan films, Cheeta/Jiggs IV reputedly appeared as other chimpanzee characters in unrelated films, including Ramona the Chimp in Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) and Chee-Chee in Doctor Dolittle (1967) with Rex Harrison, supposedly his last role before retirement. However, according to Wells, Raffill and Shawver, as reported by R. D. Rosen, Cheeta never appeared in any movies; Rosen himself confirmed that the animal could not have been the Chee-Chee in the Dolittle film.[2]
Later life of Cheeta/Jiggs IV as a celebrity[edit]
In 1991, whatever the truth of his origins and prior life, Cheeta/Jiggs IV was given by Gentry to his distant cousin Don Westfall, the current caretaker. Gentry died two years later. In Westfall's care, Cheeta lived at a primate sanctuary called Creative Habitats and Enrichment for Endangered and Threatened Apes (or CHEETA) in Palm Springs, California, where he reportedly watched television, made abstract paintings which were sold to benefit primate-related charities, and often watched "his" old films with his grandson, Jeeter. He also leafed through books and "played" the piano.[42][43]
His birthdays, calculated from the date of his supposed 1932 arrival in the United States, were regularly celebrated. In 2006, coinciding with his "74th" birthday, Cheeta received an award for his supposed film career from the International Film Festival of Peniscola Comedy. Later that year, the 4 October 2006, edition of the Palm Springs newspaper, The Desert Sun, reported that he had received his first-ever visit from famed primatologist Jane Goodall the previous day. His "75th" birthday was covered by National Geographic.[42][43] His "76th" birthday was celebrated on 9 April 2008, at his "Casa de Cheeta" in Palm Springs at an event hosted by Dan Westfall and Diane Weissmuller, (Johnny Weissmuller, Jr.'s widow). The press and many Palm Springs celebrities attended.
On the basis of his fictitious history, Cheeta was cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest non-human primate.[42]
A literary agent was hired on his behalf for his necessarily ghost-written autobiography, Me Cheeta, published in the U.K. in October 2008.[41] The American edition was published on March 3, 2009.
Honors[edit]
In March 1995 the character of Cheeta was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California Walk of Stars.[44][45]
Since 2004 there have been unsuccessful attempts to secure a star for Cheeta on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and as of 2008 filmmaker Matt Devlen was continuing the effort.[46] Attempting for the seventh time to get a sidewalk star, the handlers of Jiggs launched an online petition to get supporters to urge the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to give a star in 2009. The petition was unsuccessful.
Influences[edit]
It has been said that the character of Chemistry, from the Doc Savage stories was inspired by Cheeta.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
List of individual apes
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Rosen, R. D. "Lie of the Jungle", in Washington Post Magazine, 7 December 2008. Accessed 8 December 2008
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^ Jump up to: a b c "Chimpanzee Actor Dies; Funeral Planned for Today," in the Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1938, page A3.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Famous Chimpanzee, Jiggs, Dies on Coast," in The Atlanta Constitution, March 2, 1938, page 2.
^ Jump up to: a b "Owner Sues for 'Jigg's' Death," in The New York Times, April 15, 1938, page 22.
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e Dean, Paul. "A Chimp Off the Old Black in Many a Tarzan Movie," in the Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1985, page OC-C1.
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^ Jump up to: a b "Noted Actor Retires," in The New York Times, May 16, 1943, page X3.
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^ Jump up to: a b Woods, Andrew. "Me Cheeta … no, me Cheeta: the myth of Tarzan's favourite chimp," in The Guardian, December 28, 2011. Accessed 3 January 2012.
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^ Jump up to: a b Shearer, Lloyd. "Tarzan and the Man Who Made Him." in Liberty Magazine, July 14, 1945.
^ Jump up to: a b Hopper, Hedda. "Looking at Hollywood," in the Los Angeles Times, August 26, 1944, page 4.
Jump up ^ Albert Antonucci filmography at Internet Movie Database
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Jump up ^ "Fashion Plate," in the Chicago Daily Tribune, May 16, 1948, page 10.
Jump up ^ Coe, Richard L. "One On the Aisle: Lloyd's Wild Fun Is a Bit Fitful," in The Washington Post, November 30, 1950, page 14.
Jump up ^ "TV Chimp Is Slain As It Runs at Children," in The Washington Post, September 8, 1957, page C9.
Jump up ^ "Painting Chimp Here With Smock and Smack," in the Los Angeles Times, April 16, 1957, page 2.
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^ Jump up to: a b Ricket, Joel. "The new jungle book: ape reveals all about Tarzan and Jane", The Guardian, 26 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Tarzan's Cheeta's Life as a Retired Movie Star by John Roach for National Geographic News 9 May 2003
^ Jump up to: a b "Pictures of Cheeta celebrating his 75th birthday by photographer Frederic Neema". Gamma.fnphoto.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
Jump up ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated
Jump up ^ The star is at 110 South Palm Canyon Drive. "Cheeta's star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars". Palmsprings.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
Jump up ^ "Go Cheeta". gocheeta.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
Further reading[edit]
Lever, James (c. 2009). Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood. New York, NY: Ecco. p. 320. ISBN 978-0061647420. LCCN 2010284910. Parody of a Hollywood "tell-all" biography purported to be written by the chimpanzee animal star, Cheeta, who supposedly played opposite Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan films, Ronald Reagan in Bedtime for Bonzo, and Rex Harrison in Dr. Dolittle, and survives to paint in retirement in Palm Springs. (Research has established that the chimp's first owner was known to be a teller of tall tales and that this chimp was not one of the many different chimps that were used in those films.) [From Library of Congress listing.]
External links[edit]
Cheeta on IMDb
"Jesse" http://www.northernrhodesia.org/boma/Jesse
"Cheetah dead at 80, but was chimp really Tarzan's sidekick?" https://web.archive.org/web/20120107225927/http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Cheetah%2Bdead%2Bchimp%2Breally%2BTarzan%2Bsidekick/5922661/story.html
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Literature
Edgar Rice Burroughs's
Official canon
Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
The Return of Tarzan (1913)
The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
The Son of Tarzan (1915)
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23)
Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28)
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30)
Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31)
Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32)
Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34)
Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33)
Tarzan's Quest (1935/36)
Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Related works
The Eternal Lover (1925)
The Mad King (1926)
Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
Licensed works
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974)
Bunduki (1975)
Flight to Opar (1976)
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)
the Dark Heart of Time (1999)
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006)
Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011)
Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015)
Tarzan on the Precipice (2016)
King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016)
Tarzan Trilogy (2016)
Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)
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Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)
The Son of Tarzan (1920)
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Lex Barker
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Gordon Scott
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
Jock Mahoney
Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Mike Henry
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Disney animated films
Tarzan (1999)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Tarzan II (2005)
Related documentaries
Investigating Tarzan (1997)
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004)
Miscellaneous films
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Vanaraja Karzan (1938)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
Adventures of Tarzan (1985)
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
Tarzan of the Apes (1999)
Tarzan (2013)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
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Tarzan (1966-1968)
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976-1980)
Tarzán (1991-1994)
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996-1997)
The Legend of Tarzan (2001-2003)
episodes
"Tarzan and the Caged Fury"
Tarzan (2003)
Tarzan and Jane (2017)
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The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour
Tarzan and the Super 7
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Cheeta
Jad-bal-ja
Kala
Kerchak
Korak
La
Mangani
Meriem
Muviro
Nkima
Jane Porter
Harry Holt
Sabor
Tantor
Tarzan
Tublat
Waziri
William Cecil Clayton
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Disney version
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Tarzan (1999)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Tarzan II (2005)
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Disney's Tarzan Activity Center
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"Tarzan Boy" (1985)
"Tarzan & Jane" (1998)
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Tarzan (radio program)
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Jungle Lord
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Akim
Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core
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Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
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General
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Tarzanesque
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
Pellucidar
Brothers of the Spear
Opar
Zone (play)
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Tarzana, Los Angeles
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