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==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan=2 | 1934 | ''[[Registered Nurse (film)|Registered Nurse]]'' | Sonnevich | Uncredited<ref name="III2003">{{cite book|last=III|first=Harris M. Lentz|title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyiSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA176|date=1 January 2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4|page=176}}</ref> |- | ''[[Kid Millions]]'' | Torturer | Uncredited<ref name="Fetrow1992">{{cite book|last=Fetrow|first=Alan G.|title=Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYtZAAAAMAAJ|date=1 August 1992|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-89950-546-6|pages=331, 339}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 1935 | ''Some Class'' | Tough Guy | Short, Uncredited<ref>{{cite news |last=Alicoate |first=Chas A. |date=8 August 1935 |title=Short Shots |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume668newy#page/358 |newspaper=The Film Daily |publisher=John W. Alicoate |location=New York, N.Y. |volume=68 |issue=33 |page=11 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Kann |editor-first=Maurice |date=7 December 1935 |title=Short Subjects |url=https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturedai38unse_0#page/n575/ |newspaper=Motion Picture Daily |publisher=Martin Quigley |location=New York, N.Y. |volume=38 |issue=134 |page=4 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |- | ''[[Man on the Flying Trapeze]]'' | Tosoff | Uncredited<ref name="Fetrow1992"/> |- | 1936 | ''[[Under Two Flags (1936 film)|Under Two Flags]]'' | Bidou | Uncredited |- | 1941 | ''[[Shadow of the Thin Man]]'' | Jack the Ripper (wrestler) | Uncredited<ref name="KingHanson1999"/> |- | 1942 | ''[[Gentleman Jim (film)|Gentleman Jim]]'' | The Mauler | Uncredited |- | rowspan=2 | 1943 | ''[[The Meanest Man in the World]]'' | Vladimir Pulasky | Uncredited<ref name="Fetrow1994">{{cite book|last=Fetrow|first=Alan G.|title=Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography|url=https://archive.org/details/featurefilms19400000fetr|url-access=registration|date=1 January 1994|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-89950-914-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/featurefilms19400000fetr/page/302 302]}}</ref> |- | ''[[Swing Out the Blues]]'' | Weightlifter | |- | rowspan=3 | 1944 | ''[[Ghost Catchers]]'' | Mug | Uncredited<ref name="DettmanBedford1976">{{cite book|last1=Dettman|first1=Bruce|last2=Bedford|first2=Michael|title=The Horror Factory: The Horror Films of Universal, 1931 to 1955|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=085ZAAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Gordon Press|isbn=978-0-87968-443-3|page=176}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Canterville Ghost (1944 film)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' | Bold Sir Guy | Uncredited<ref name="Institute1999">{{cite book|last=Institute|first=American Film|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures produced in the United States. Feature Films, 1941 - 1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRY0QiacQccC&pg=PA367|volume=1: Film Entries, A - L|year=1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-21521-4|page=367}}</ref> |- | ''[[Lost in a Harem]]'' | Majordomo | Uncredited |- | 1945 | ''[[Sudan (film)|Sudan]]'' | Slaver | Uncredited<ref name="KingHanson1999">{{cite book |editor-last=King Hanson |editor-first=Patricia |title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films, 1941-1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZkrAQAAMAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley, California |volume=3: Film Entries M-Z|page=1952,2137|isbn=9780520215214 }}</ref> |- | 1947 | ''[[Road to Rio]]'' | Sandor | Uncredited<ref name="Mielke1997">{{cite book|last=Mielke|first=Randall G.|title=Road to Box Office: The Seven Film Comedies of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, 1940-1962|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4BZAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0162-8|page=73}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 1948 | ''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' | Wrestler | Uncredited |- | ''[[Behind Locked Doors]]'' | The Champ | Uncredited"<ref name="Freese2017"/> |- | 1949 | ''[[Alias the Champ]]'' | Super Swedish Angel | |- | rowspan=2 | 1950 | ''[[The Reformer and the Redhead]]'' | Big Finnish man | Uncredited<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=King Hanson |editor-first=Patricia |title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Feature Films, 1941-1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZkrAQAAMAAJ |volume=2: Film Entries M-Z |year=1999 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley, California |page=1952 |isbn=978-0520215214}}</ref> |- | ''[[Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion]]'' | Abou Ben | |- | rowspan=3 | 1951 | ''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' | Super Swedish Angel | |- | ''[[Dear Brat]]'' | | Uncredited |- | ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1951 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]'' | Wrestler On TV | Uncredited |- | rowspan=2 | 1952 | ''[[The San Francisco Story]]'' | Buck | Uncredited<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Wax |editor-first=Mo |date=5 May 1952 |title='The San Francisco Story' OK Gun & Fist Stuff |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmbulletin195220film#page/n247/ |newspaper=Film Bulletin |publisher=Mo Wax |volume=20 |issue=9 |page=8 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |- | ''[[Lady in the Iron Mask]]'' | Renac | Uncredited<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Parsons |editor-first=Louella O. |date=16 November 1952 |title=The New Films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207013297/ |newspaper=The State Journal |publisher=Federated Publications |location=Lansing, Michigan |volume=98 |issue=202 |page=37 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |- | 1953 | ''[[Houdini (1953 film)|Houdini]]'' | Strong Man | Uncredited<ref name="Fetrow1999">{{cite book|last=Fetrow|first=Alan G.|title=Feature Films, 1950-1959: A United States Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0YpZAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0427-8|page=191}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 1955 | ''[[Bride of the Monster]]'' | Lobo | |- | ''[[You're Never Too Young]]'' | Train passenger | Uncredited<ref name="NeibaurOkuda1995">{{cite book|last1=Neibaur|first1=James L.|last2=Okuda|first2=Ted|title=The Jerry Lewis films: an analytical filmography of the innovative comic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nlZAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub|isbn=978-0-89950-961-7|page=92}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 1956 | ''[[Carousel (film)|Carousel]]'' | Strongman | Uncredited<ref name="Daniel1957">{{cite book |last=Daniel |first=Blum |title=Screen World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xjKh88s28boC&pg=PA32 |year=1969 |orig-year=1957 |publisher=Biblo & Tannen |location=New York, N.Y. |volume=8 |page=32 |isbn=0819602639}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Black Sleep]]'' | Mr. Curry | |- | rowspan=3 | 1957 | ''[[Journey to Freedom (film)|Journey to Freedom]]'' | Giant Turk | |- | ''[[The Unearthly]]'' | Lobo | Johnson's character famously delivers the line, "Time for go to bed."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tor Top Ten |url=http://www.bmonster.com/cult37.html |website=The Astounding B Monster |publisher=The Astounding B Monster |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 3 |url=https://www.quotes.net/show-quote/54907 |website=Quotes.net |publisher=STANDS4 LLC |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> |- | ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' | Inspector Daniel Clay | |- | 1959 | ''[[Night of the Ghouls]]'' | Lobo | |- | 1961 | ''[[The Beast of Yucca Flats]]'' | Joseph Javorsky / The Beast | |- | 1968 | ''[[Head_(film)|Head]]'' | Security guard |} ===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Series ! Role ! Episode |- | 1953β1954 | ''[[You Are There (series)|You Are There]]'' | | "The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown"<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Vaile |editor-first=Edward |date=27 December 1953 |title=Today's Best TV Programs Previewed |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |volume=105 |issue=190 |department=Iowa TV Guide |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><br/>"The Surrender of Corregidor"<ref name="Gianakos1980">{{cite book|last=Gianakos|first=Larry James|title=Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1947-1959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ar1kAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1980|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-1330-4|page=359}}</ref> |- | 1954 | ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' | Bald Man | "To Lift a Feather"<ref name="Lentz2001">{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television shows|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWRZAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0952-5|page=1845}}</ref> |- | 1954 | ''[[Rocky Jones, Space Ranger]]'' | Naboro |"Inferno in Space"<ref name="LucanioCoville1998">{{cite book|last1=Lucanio|first1=Patrick|last2=Coville|first2=Gary|title=American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s: Episode Guides and Casts and Credits for Twenty Shows|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usFkAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0434-6|page=171}}</ref> |- | 1956 | ''[[The Adventures of Hiram Holliday]]'' | Bandini the Strongman | "Dancing Mouse" |- | 1959 | ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' | Tor Johnson | #59-11 |- | 1960 | ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'' | Miko | "Once Around the Circuit"<ref name="LeibfriedLane2010">{{cite book|last1=Leibfried|first1=Philip|last2=Lane|first2=Chei Mi|title=Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UWeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA169|date=17 August 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0932-4|page=169}}</ref><br />"The Lady From South Chicago"<ref name="Chan2007">{{cite book|last=Chan|first=Anthony B.|title=Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong (1905-1961)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CUJI-hFSGNIC&pg=PA294|date=8 February 2007|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-1-4616-7041-4|page=294}}</ref> |- | 1960 | ''[[Peter Gunn]]'' | Bruno | "See No Evil"<ref name="Freese2017">{{cite book|last=Freese|first=Gene|title=Classic Movie Fight Scenes: 75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914β1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79g1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA92|date=15 September 2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-2935-3|page=92}}</ref> |- | 1960 | ''[[Bonanza]]'' | Busthead Brannigan | "San Francisco"<ref name="LeibyLeiby2012">{{cite book|last1=Leiby|first1=Bruce R.|last2=Leiby|first2=Linda F.|title=A Reference Guide to Television's Bonanza: Episodes, Personnel and Broadcast History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IzOSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38|date=31 May 2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0075-8|page=38}}</ref> |- | 1961 | ''[[Shirley Temple's Storybook]]'' | The Strongman | "[[Pippi Longstocking (1961 film)|Pippi Longstocking]]"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insidepulse.com/2008/12/04/bride-of-the-monster-dvd-review/ |date=4 December 2008 |title=Bride of the Monster - DVD Review |last=Noyes |first=Mike |website=Inside Pulse}}</ref> |}
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