Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield (April 11, 1931–October 15, 2010) was an American child actor. He won the part of Boy in the 1939 movie Tarzan Finds a Son! after beating out more than 300 other children. He co-starred with Johnny Weissmuller in seven more Tarzan movies. He also played Bomba, the Jungle Boy in 12 movies between 1949 and 1955. He retired from acting after the twelfth and last Bomba movie. He went on to get a business degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He worked in contracting and real estate. He died of a heart attack after falling off a ladder while pruning a palm tree. He was married and had two sons and a daughter.

Johnny Sheffield
Sheffield and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan Finds a Son!
Born	John Matthew Sheffield Cassan (1931-04-11)April 11, 1931 Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	October 15, 2010 Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Resting place	Cremated
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939–1955
Spouse(s)	Patricia Sheffield (1959–2010, his death)
Children	Patrick Stewart Regina
Parent(s)	Reginald Sheffield Louise van Loon

List of movies

Year	Title	Role
1939	Tarzan Finds a Son!	Boy
	Babes in Arms	Bobs
1940	Lucky Cisco Kid	Tommy Lawrence
	Knute Rockne, All American	Knute Rockne (at age 7)
	Little Orvie	Orvie Stone
1941	Tarzan's Secret Treasure	Boy
	Million Dollar Baby	Alvie Grayson
1942	Tarzan's New York Adventure	Boy
1943	Tarzan Triumphs	Boy
	Tarzan's Desert Mystery	Boy
1945	Roughly Speaking	Frankie (at age 9)
	Tarzan and the Amazons	Boy
1946	Tarzan and the Leopard Woman	Boy
1947	Tarzan and the Huntress	Boy
1949	Bomba, the Jungle Boy	Bomba
	Bomba on Panther Island	Bomba
1950	The Lost Volcano	Bomba
	Bomba and the Hidden City	Bomba
1951	The Lion Hunters	Bomba
	Bomba and the Elephant Stampede	Bomba
1952	African Treasure	Bomba
	Bomba and the Jungle Girl	Bomba
1953	Safari Drums	Bomba
1954	Killer Leopard	Bomba
	The Golden Idol	Bomba
1955	Lord of the Jungle	Bomba

Other websites

• The Guardian:Johnny Sheffield obituary
• Johnny Sheffield on IMDb
• "Matt's Bomba the Jungle Boy Movie Guide"
• Johnny Sheffield; findagrave.com
• Bomba Speaks