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Johnny Eck

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Born: August 27, 1911 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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 Frea...

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Freaks
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Freaks1932
Tarzan the Ape Man
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Tarzan the Ape Man1932
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