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Johnny Eck

John Eckhardt Jr., 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 an artist, musician, photographer, illusionist, penny arcade owner, Punch and Judy operator, and expert model-maker.


Aliases
  • John Eckhardt Jr.
English
  • Born In Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
  • Born August 27, 1911
  • Died January 5, 1991
  • Gender Male
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