American film actor (1889-1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmo Lincoln (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt, February 6, 1889 – June 27, 1952) was an American movie actor. He played the first movie Tarzan in Tarzan of the Apes (1918). He played Tarzan in two other movies, The Romance of Tarzan (1918) and the movie serial The Adventures of Tarzan (1921). He appeared, uncredited, in two Tarzan movies in the 1940s. He was a circus roustabout in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), and a fisherman repairing his net in Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949). His last movie was Carrie in 1952. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7042 Hollywood Boulevard.
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![]() Enid Markey and Elmo Lincoln in The Romance of Tarzan | |
Born | Otto Elmo Linkenhelt February 6, 1889 |
Died | June 27, 1952 63) Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) | (aged
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Years active | 1913-1952 |
Spouse(s) | Sadie Whited (?-?) Ida Lee Tanchick (1935-?) |
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