In 1984, Tanya Roberts played Sheena in a big screen film and Gena Lee Nolin was Sheena in the syndicated series, Sheena, made in 2000.
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In the 1955 TV series Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, Irish McCalla played the orphan girl who grew up in the jungle and learned to survive.Fun fact: This character first appeared in the 1904 novel Green Mansions.
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This is a world full of equal opportunity, right? Rima the Jungle Girl was a character on the 1977 All-New Super Friends Hour. Hey, not all Tarzan-like characters have to be men.Denny Miller also made an appearance on Gilligan's Island, in the third season episode "Our Vines Have Tender Apes," playing Tongo, the Ape Man.In the 1965 first season episode of Gilligan's Island, Kurt Russell appeared as "Jungle Boy.".The Great Gonzo appeared as Tarzan, opposite Lily Tomlin's Jane, in the 1981 TV special The Muppets Go to the Movies.Filipino actor and comedian Joey de Leon starred in the 1989 spoof Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle.He was never called "Tarzan" or "Tarzan, Jr.," only "Boy." Producers were under pressure from morality groups, who took exception to the fact that Tarzan and Jane were never married, so having their own child or children was a no-no. Johnny Sheffield starred as "Boy" in the 1939 film Tarzan Finds a Son.When these films were dubbed into English, Tarzan's name became just "Zan." The production company didn't have enough money to pay the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate the fees to use the Tarzan title. Hawkes played Tarzan in two Spanish films: Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (1969) and Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972). A great big thanks to Ookie, a reader who tipped me off about Steve Hawkes (sometimes known as Steve Sipek).Tarzan Spoofs, Tarzan-Like Characters and More Also featured were the voices of actors Olive D'Abo, Mark Harmon, Diahann Carroll, Sheena Easton, Craig Ferguson, and Frank Welker. The Legend of Tarzan ran on ABC for 39 episodes from 2001-2003.There were two sequels that never made it to the theaters but which went directly to video release: Tarzan and Jane (2002) and Tarzan II (2005). In 1999 a movie-length cartoon, Tarzan, came to the big screen with actor Tony Goldwyn as our favorite swinging ape man.Perhaps the production company, Filmation, (or whoever owns the rights to their material) can't come up with a suitable financial deal with the Burroughs estate? Unfortunately, it is not available on DVD, but one episode, "Tarzan and the Colossus of Zome," is featured on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1. Voice actor Robert Ridgely played Tarzan in all 36 episodes. Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle aired Saturday mornings beginning in September, 1976.Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Tarzan of the Apes (1918), The Romance of Tarzan (1918), and The Son of Tarzan (1920) It was Pierce's first and last role as the famed ape man.
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While it was popular with audiences, the movie was panned by critics. Pierce earned $75 a week while working on the film, which was released in 1927. Right there at the party he offered Pierce the lead role in Tarzan and the Golden Lion. Also, Edgar Burroughs thought Pierce was the perfect shape and size to play Tarzan. The couple fell in love and married in 1928. At the party he met Burroughs' daughter Joan. Pierce's career and life took a major turn when he was invited to a party given by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He continued to coach football, at Glendale High School, and some of the student players on his team would eventually take up acting, men like John Wayne and Robert Livingston. Pierce moved to California and in 1924 he got his first movie role, in the film Leatherstocking. After graduating in 1921, he moved to Arizona where he coached football and worked as an actor on the side. James Pierce was a football player at Indiana University. Tarzan in Manhattan (TV movie) and Tarzan the Epic Adventures Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Tarzan the Ape Man and 11 other Tarzan films