The chimpanzee, who was reportedly 80 at his time of death, is said to have appeared in the early 1930s installments of the famous franchise. By Mikey O'Connell Cheetah Tarzan Chimp 1934 - P 2011 ...

By Mikey O'Connell Cheeta Tarzan the Ape Man 1933- H 2011 Like Rin Tin Tin, Lassie and most famous animal characters, Cheeta (or “Cheetah”) was not played by one single chimpanzee. The role of ...

A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80. The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced that Cheetah ...

Cheetah was the comic relief in the Tarzan films, which starred American Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. Cobb said Cheetah came to the sanctuary from Weissmuller's estate sometime ...

A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at 80. But other accounts call that claim into question. Debbie Cobb, outreach ...

After living out most of his life at a Florida primate sanctuary, the ape succumbed to kidney failure on Dec. 24 Cheetah, a chimpanzee who starred alongside Tarzan in the franchise films of the ...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80. The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor ...