Tarzan — Tarzan and the Amazons Character Profile

Tarzan — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Tarzan universe

Quick Facts about Tarzan

Occupation

fisher, traditional leader or chief, hunter

First Appearance

The All-Story

Tarzan's Known Relations

• Jane Porter — Spouse
• Korak — Child
• William Clayton — Enemy
• William Clayton — Relative

Tarzan appears in 12 titles

• Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — character page
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934) — character page
• Tarzan Escapes (1936) — character page
• Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) — character page
• Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) — character page
• Tarzan Triumphs (1943) — character page
• Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) — character page
• Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
• Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) — character page
• Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) — character page
• Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) — character page
• The Legend of Tarzan (2016) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Johnny Weissmüller

Appears in

Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Tarzan — Family Father — Boy (Johnny Sheffield)

  Tarzan acts as a father figure and guardian to Boy, guiding him through jungle dangers and ultimately rescuing him from execution.

• Tarzan — Romantic Partner — Jane (Brenda Joyce)

  Tarzan and Jane share a committed romantic bond, reuniting after her overseas service to face the jungle expedition together.

• Tarzan — Conflict Arch Enemy — Ballister (Barton MacLane)

  Ballister is the primary antagonist who invades the Amazon city, directly opposing Tarzan's protection of the valley and Boy's safety.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Tarzan and the Amazons

More characters from Tarzan and the Amazons

• Jane (Brenda Joyce)
• Boy (Johnny Sheffield)
• Ballister (Barton MacLane)
• Amazon Queen (Maria Ouspenskaya)
• Sir Guy Henderson, the Archeologist (Henry Stephenson)
• Splivens (J.M. Kerrigan)
• Athena (Shirley O'Hara)
• Brenner (Steven Geray)
• Andres (Donald Douglas)
• Amazon Woman (uncredited) (Christine Forsyth)
• LaTour (uncredited) (Frederic Brunn)
• Dinghy Skipper (uncredited) (Frank Darien)