10 Actors Who Played The Same Character A Ridiculous Number Of Times
3. Johnny Weissmuller As Jungle Jim - 16 Times
The Films: Jungle Jim (1948), The Lost Tribe (1949), Mark Of The Gorilla (1950), Captive Girl (1950), Jungle Jim In Pygmy Island (1950), Fury Of The Congo (1951), Jungle Manhunt (1951), Jungle Jim In The Forbidden Land (1952), Voodoo Tiger (1952), Savage Mutiny (1953), Valley Of The Headhunters (1953), Killer Ape (1953), Jungle Man-Eaters (1954), Cannibal Attack (1954), Jungle Moon Men (1955), Devil Goddess (1956). Dont worry if this doesnt ring a bell. Finding himself too old to play a loincloth wearing muscle-man, Weissmuller chose to whack out sixteen films as fully clothed (in fetching, fake-looking safari gear) adventurer Jungle Jim in the space of only seven years. Based on contemporary comic strips, dont let the video-nasty titles fool you; they were all pretty tame, with boys-own style adventures varying from fighting fantasy creatures to saving lost footballers. All in all a cheaper riff on Tarzan, with the films shot in pairs taking about two weeks apiece, this is budget filmmaking typical of the eras B-movies, but unimaginable by todays standards. In the final three films, Weissmuller was credited as playing himself (the character rights have moved to TV), but the films are still classed as being part of the Jungle Jim series, so count towards his total.
