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Johnny Eck

Bio: 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
Born: Sun, Aug 27 1911
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death: Sat, Jan 05 1991
Johnny Eck is 79 years old
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Poster of Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man
Johnny Eck was
20 in Tarzan the Ape Man
as 'Bird Creature (uncredited)'.
Sat, Apr 02 1932
Poster of Freaks
Freaks
Johnny Eck was
20 in Freaks
as 'Half Boy'.
Fri, Jan 01 1932

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