Filmography[]
Silents[]
- Tarzan of the Apes (1918) (Elmo Lincoln) – based on the first part of the novel Tarzan of the Apes
- The Romance of Tarzan (1918) (Elmo Lincoln) – based on the second part of the novel Tarzan of the Apes
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) (Gene Pollar) – based on the first part of the novel The Return of Tarzan
- The Son of Tarzan (1920) (P. Dempsey Tabler) – serial based on the novel The Son of Tarzan
- The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) (Elmo Lincoln) – based on the second part of the novel The Return of Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) (James Pierce) – based on the novel Tarzan and the Golden Lion
- Tarzan the Mighty (1928) (Frank Merrill) – an original story; the working title was Jungle Tales of Tarzan but it is not based on the Burroughs novel of that name
- Tarzan the Tiger (1929) (Frank Merrill) – based on the novel Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar; filmed as a silent but partially dubbed to become the first Tarzan sound film
Franchise films[]
With Johnny Weissmuller[]
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934) - This one has the famous "nude scene" in which Jane is totally naked
- Tarzan Escapes (1936)
- Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
- Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
- Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
- Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)
- Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
- Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
- Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
With Lex Barker[]
- Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
- Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
- Tarzan's Peril (1951)
- Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
- Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
With Gordon Scott[]
- Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
- Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
- Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
- Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
- Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) – not based on the Burroughs novel of that title
With Jock Mahoney[]
- Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
- Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
With Mike Henry[]
- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) – novelization by Fritz Lieber
- Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
- Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Ron Ely[]
- Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (a compilation of television episodes released to theaters) (1966)
- Tarzan's Deadly Silence (a compilation of television episodes released to theaters) (1970)
Competing films[]
- Tarzan the Fearless (1933) (Buster Crabbe) - released as a serial and as an edited feature film
- The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) (Herman Brix) – released as a serial and as a feature film
- Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) (Herman Brix) - second feature film version of the serial The New Adventures of Tarzan
- Tarzan’s Revenge (1938) (Glenn Morris)
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) (Denny Miller)
Later films[]
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) (Miles O’Keeffe)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) (Christopher Lambert)
- Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) (Casper Van Dien)
- Tarzan of the Apes (1999) - direct to video animated feature
- Tarzan (1999) – animated feature
- Tarzan & Jane (2002) – direct to video animated feature
- Tarzan II (2005) – direct to video animated feature
- Tarzan (2013)
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016)