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Johnny Sheffield is a Actor American born on 11 april 1931 at Pasadena (USA)

Johnny Sheffield

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Birth name John Matthew Sheffield Cassan
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1931 at Pasadena (USA)
Death 15 october 2010 (at 79 years) at Chula Vista (USA)

Johnny Sheffield (April 11, 1931 – October 15, 2010) was an American child actor.

Biography

Johnny Sheffield est le fils de Reginald Sheffield, un acteur britannique, qui avait émigré avec sa famille à New York en 1914.

En 1938, à 7 ans, Sheffield joue au théâtre le rôle de Pud, dans la pièce de Paul Osborn On Borrowed Time, d'abord à Los Angeles puis à Broadway. La même année, il joue aussi le fils de Napoléon dans un court-métrage historique de la M-G-M.

Lorsque Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer passe une annonce pour trouver un jeune garçon susceptible de jouer le "fils" de Tarzan, Reginald Sheffield y répond et son fils passe une audition au milieu de 300 jeunes. Il est choisi par Johnny Weissmuller mais il ne sait pas nager... Il l'avoue à J. Weissmuller qui le fait plonger dans une piscine mais le retient avec ses genoux, faisant ainsi croire au studio qu'il n'y a pas de problème de ce côté-là.

Lorsqu'il ne tourne pas dans un Tarzan, Sheffield suit des études à l'école du studio, et joue de petits rôles comme par exemple dans la comédie musicale Babes in Arms (1939) avec Judy Garland et Mickey Rooney, ou dans Knute Rockne, All American (1940), où il joue Rockne enfant.

Il jouera ainsi dans huit films de Tarzan mais, même si les derniers sont de grands succès, il est maintenant un adolescent presque aussi grand que J. Weissmuller. Il signe alors avec Monogram Pictures, le studio de Poverty Row, pour tenir le rôle-titre de Bomba, The Jungle Boy (1949), rôle qu'il reprendra dans une série de films réalisés par Ford Beebe.

Sheffield entre à l'UCLA où il obtiendra un diplôme en commerce, et déménage à Yuma (Arizona). Il travaillera ensuite dans l'immobilier en Californie à Malibu et à Carmel, puis dans une entreprise important des homards de Baja California, et enfin deviendra un entrepreneur en bâtiment à San Diego.

Johnny Sheffield meurt d'une crise cardiaque chez lui à Chula Vista le 15 octobre 2010, après être tombé quelques heures plus tôt d'une échelle alors qu'il était en train de tailler un palmier.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Johnny Sheffield (16 films)

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Actor

The Sun Comes Up, 1h33
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, Claude Jarman Jr., Pal, Johnny Sheffield, Percy Kilbride
Rating63% 3.1952153.1952153.1952153.1952153.195215
Ex-opera singer Helen Lorfield Winter (Jeanette MacDonald) rents a house in the small town of Brushy Gap, in the hills not too far from the Smokies, Blue Ridge, and Atlanta Georgia with her dog, Lassie, after the tragic death of her son. There she befriends Jerry, a young orphan (Claude Jarman Jr.). Growing attached to Jerry, but not wanting children so soon after the death of her own son, Helen leaves Brushy Gap to resume her singing career. While she is away, Jerry is caught in heavy rain returning Lassie home and develops pneumonia. Helen returns to Brushy Gap to find the owner of the house, Thomas Chandler (Lloyd Nolan), nursing Jerry back to health. Soon after Jerry has recovered, the orphanage catches on fire, and Lassie and Tom both rescue Jerry from the blaze. Helen then decides to adopt Jerry and remain in Brushy Gap.
Tarzan and the Huntress, 1h12
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Patricia Morison, Barton MacLane, John Warburton
Roles Boy
Rating59% 2.9961552.9961552.9961552.9961552.996155
Due to a shortage of animals in American zoos following World War II, Tanya Rawlins (Patricia Morison), a big-game "huntress," Carl Marley (John Warburton), her financial backer and Paul Weir (Barton MacLane), a cruel trail boss, are given permission by King Farrod (Charles Trowbridge), to capture a male and female of each species of animal on his land.
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, 1h12
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Acquanetta, Edgar Barrier, Dennis Hoey
Roles Boy
Rating60% 3.0470953.0470953.0470953.0470953.047095
Travelers near Zambezi are being killed, apparently by leopards. The commissioner (Dennis Hoey) asks Tarzan to look into the matter. Tarzan immediately doubts that leopards are the problem. At the same time, Tarzan, Jane, and Boy take in Kimba, a boy who claims to have become lost in the jungle. Kimba (Tommy Cook) is the brother of Queen Lea, leader of a leopard cult. She has dispatched him to spy on Tarzan. Queen Lea also conspires with Ameer Lazar (Edgar Barrier), a Western-educated doctor who resents the West's domination of the area.
Roughly Speaking, 1h57
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, Robert Hutton, Andrea King, Johnny Sheffield
Roles Frankie à 9 ans
Rating69% 3.4931953.4931953.4931953.4931953.493195
Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell) does not have an easy life. When she is a teenager, her beloved father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her sister in financial difficulty. However, heeding her father's advice to shoot for the stars, she remains undaunted. She goes to college and learns typing and shorthand; on her first (temporary) job, she overcomes the prejudice of her new boss, Lew Morton (Alan Hale, Sr.), against women workers.
Tarzan and the Amazons, 1h16
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Tarzan films
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Henry Stephenson, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Barton MacLane
Roles Boy
Rating62% 3.1008753.1008753.1008753.1008753.100875
Tarzan and Boy, on their way to meet Jane, who is returning from nursing work in England to support the war effort, rescue an "Amazon" woman from an attack by a black panther. During the attack, she drops a golden bracelet which Cheeta picks up. The Amazon woman's ankle is twisted in the incident and she cannot walk. Telling Boy to wait for him, Tarzan carries the woman through a mountain pass to the valley where her city of Palmyria is located. Boy disobeys Tarzan, follows them at a distance, and discovers the location of the city, then returns to wait for Tarzan.
Tarzan and the Amazons, 1h16
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films based on mythology, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Henry Stephenson, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Barton MacLane
Roles Boy
Rating62% 3.1008753.1008753.1008753.1008753.100875
Tarzan sauve une jeune Amazone des griffes d'un tigre, sous les yeux de Boy et de Cheeta. Il la ramène dans la cité perdue de son peuple, endroit qu'il est le seul à connaître. Mais Boy l'a suivi et découvre ce site merveilleux. Jane revient d'Angleterre, accompagnée d'un groupe de savants dirigé par Sir Guy Henderson. Un bracelet en or pur, perdu par l'Amazone, tombe entre leurs mains. Si Henderson n'est là que pour observer des civilisations disparues, d'autres membres de l'expédition se montrent plus cupides. Jane est chargée de convaincre Tarzan de leur montrer le chemin de la cité.
Tarzan Triumphs, 1h16
Origin USA
Genres War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield, Frances Gifford, Stanley Ridges, Sig Ruman, Philip Van Zandt
Roles Boy
Rating61% 3.098653.098653.098653.098653.09865
Tarzan and Boy are living on the Great Escarpment, though Jane has returned to England. A small force of German paratroopers lands and takes over the lost city of "Palandrya" as an advance base for the conquest of Sub Saharan Africa. Tarzan continually ignores the requests for help from the helpless and enslaved Palandrians, saying, "Jungle people fight to live, civilized people live to fight."
Tarzan's Desert Mystery, 1h10
Origin USA
Genres War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield, Otto Kruger, Lloyd Corrigan, Frank Puglia
Roles Boy
Rating60% 3.049883.049883.049883.049883.04988
Jane, qui soigne des blessés à Londres, demande à Tarzan de lui procurer des plantes médicinales qui poussent dans une jungle mystérieuse. Ce dernier, accompagné de Boy et de cheetah, se met en route et traverse le désert. Là, il rencontre une bande d'aventuriers. Tarzan est jeté en prison, il parvient à s'évader et à délivrer Connie, chargée d'une mission secrete et accusée de meurtre...
Tarzan's New York Adventure, 1h11
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly
Roles Boy
Rating64% 3.247823.247823.247823.247823.24782
Circus workers land an aircraft in the jungles of Africa in search of lions for their show. While trapping lions, the three men meet up with Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and their adopted son Boy (Johnny Sheffield). Watching Boy's tricks with the elephants, the head of the circus, Buck Rand (Charles Bickford), realizes that Boy would be a great act for the circus. The group is attacked by natives, and it appears that Tarzan and Jane have perished in a jungle fire. The men take Boy on an aircraft back to the United States. Tarzan's loyal chimp Cheeta wakes Tarzan and Jane before they are burned by the fire. Then Cheeta tells Tarzan that Boy has left with the men on the plane.
Tarzan's Secret Treasure, 1h21
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, L'Or
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Barry Fitzgerald, Reginald Owen, Tom Conway
Roles Boy
Rating63% 3.1922953.1922953.1922953.1922953.192295
An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford (Tom Conway) and Vandermeer (Philip Dorn) find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan comes to their rescue.
Million Dollar Baby, 1h40
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Rosemary Lane, Ronald Reagan, May Robson, Lee Patrick
Roles Alvie Grayson
Rating63% 3.1960553.1960553.1960553.1960553.196055
When wealthy American expatriate Cornelia Wheelwright (Robson) is informed by her longtime lawyers that her late father swindled his partner, Fortune McCallister, out of $700,000, she acts decisively. First, because James Amory is the only lawyer in the firm to be outraged by the injustice, she hires him and fires the rest of the firm. His first task is to locate all of McCallister's heirs. It turns out there is only one: granddaughter Pam McCallister (Lane).
Knute Rockne All American, 1h38
Directed by William K. Howard, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, John Litel
Roles Knute - Age 7
Rating66% 3.3450653.3450653.3450653.3450653.345065
Lars Knutson Rockne moves his family from Norway in 1892, settling in Chicago. His son Knute saves up his money and enrolls in college at the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, where he plays football.
Lucky Cisco Kid, 1h7
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Dana Andrews, Evelyn Venable, Chris-Pin Martin, Willard Robertson
Roles Tommy Lawrence
Rating60% 3.0005953.0005953.0005953.0005953.000595
A gang of outlaws, led by Judge McQuade (William Robertson), are committing crimes and blaming it on the Cisco Kid (Cesar Romero), in McQuade's attempt to drive the settlers off the land and buy it himself. The Cisco Kid and Gordito (Chris-Pin Martin) eventually stop the scheme, and the Kid falls in love with widow Emily Lawrence (Evelyn Venable).
Little Orvie, 1h8
Directed by Ray McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Johnny Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Dorothy Tree, Ann E. Todd, Emma Dunn, Ann E. Todd
Roles Orvie Stone
Rating57% 2.868912.868912.868912.868912.86891
This script must be run from the command line
Tarzan Finds a Son!, 1h22
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about adoption, Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about families, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson
Roles Boy
Rating64% 3.2440153.2440153.2440153.2440153.244015
A plane flying to Cape Town, carrying a young couple and their baby, crashes in the jungle. Everyone on the plane dies, except for the baby who is rescued by Cheeta, Tarzan's chimpanzee. Tarzan and Jane adopt the child and name him "Boy". Five years later, a search party comes looking for Boy, because he is the heir to a fortune worth millions. Tarzan and Jane claim the child is dead and that Boy is theirs, but Sir Thomas recognizes Boy's eyes. The younger Lancings suggest leaving Boy and taking the inheritance; when Sir Thomas objects, they say they will take him back and, as legal guardians, still control of the inheritance. Sir Thomas says he'll tell Tarzan, but the rest of the party imprison Sir Thomas in a tent and plan to abduct Boy. Tarzan overhears them plotting; he steals their guns and throws them into a deep lake. Jane arrives the next day and learns what has taken place, and admits that Boy is Greystoke. She persuades Tarzan to retrieve the cache of guns, without which the search party can't survive. Tarzan retrieves them but Jane drops the rope so that Tarzan is trapped.