Person

Mike Henry

Acting · 1936–2021 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Michael Dennis Henry (August 15, 1936 – January 8, 2021) was a former American football linebacker and film and television actor, best known for playing the main role as Tarzan in the 1960s movies Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), Tarzan and the Great River (1967), and Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968).

Known for

Filmography

1996Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of TarzanTarzan (archive footage)
1987Outrageous FortuneRussian #1
1986The New GidgetDuke
1983Smokey and the Bandit Part 3Junior
1980Smokey and the Bandit IIJunior
1977Lou GrantFrank
1977Smokey and the BanditJunior Justice
1976No Way Back
1975Adiós AmigoMary's Husband
1975Mean Johnny BarrowsCarlo Da Vince
1974RhodaMan
1974The Longest YardRassmeusen
1974The Six Million Dollar ManCliff Platt
1973Soylent GreenKulozik
1972M*A*S*HLt. Col. Donald Penobscott
1972The Bob Newhart ShowFrank Nugent
1972Temperatures RisingJason
1972SkyjackedSam Allen
1972Michael O'Hara the FourthFargo
1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowMan at the Admitting Desk
1971Inside O.U.T.Chuck Dandy
1970Dan AugustHeap Canfield
1970Rio LoboRio Lobo Sheriff 'Blue Tom' Hendricks
1969Number OneWalt Chaffee
1969More Dead than AliveLuke Santee
1968The Green BeretsSgt. Kowalski
1968Tarzan and the Jungle BoyTarzan
1967Tarzan and the Great RiverTarzan
1966Tarzan and the Valley of GoldTarzan
1964Daniel BooneCreole Jim
1963Spencer's MountainSpencer Brother (uncredited)
195877 Sunset StripDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
1957Curfew BreakersReagan
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyFargo
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietBig Guy

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