The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)

Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett) won a silver medal as a shot-putter at the 1928 Olympics before being chosen to play Tarzan in this 12 chapter serial partly filmed in the jungles of Guatemala.

Brix had previously been offered the role of Tarzan for MGM but a shoulder injury suffered during the filming of the 1931 film Touchdown caused him to be replaced by Johnny Weissmuller

Finding himself typecast as Tarzan, Herman Brix changed his name to Bruce Bennett and continued to act in films. During World War II he served in the United States Navy.

Bruce Bennett passed in 2007 at the age of 100.