Jungle Jim (TV series)
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Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
| Jungle Jim | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Martin Huston Dean Fredericks Paul Cavanagh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 26, 1955 – March 19, 1956 |
Jungle Jim is a 1955–56 American TV series based on the Jungle Jim newspaper comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character in a series of thirteen theatrically released Jungle Jim feature films, which were produced soon after he retired from the Tarzan film series in 1948 for which he is best remembered.[1]
The Jungle Jim TV show premiered on Sept. 26, 1955 and ended its 26-episode run on March 19, 1956.[2] It ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.[3][4]
- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Martin Huston as Skipper
- Dean Fredericks as Kaseem
- Tamba as Tamba The Chimp
- Paul Cavanagh as Commissioner Morrison
