Round 8: Tossup 13

This character was the only film role of New York firefighter Gene Pollar. James Pierce, who is best known for playing this character, married the daughter of this character’s creator. Herman Brix changed his name to Bruce Bennett to escape typecasting after disavowing his portrayal of this character. Films about this character brought fame to Irish actress Maureen O’Sullivan, Mia Farrow’s mother. Carol Burnett was known for mimicking a (*) sound effect used in films (10[1])about this character. (10[1])An MGM and RKO series starred Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller as this character and introduced the sidekick “Cheeta.” Brian Blessed (“BLESS-id”) played the villain of a film about this character that features the songs “Two Worlds” and “You’ll Be In My Heart.” For 10 points, Phil Collins composed the soundtrack of a Disney film about what ape-man? ■END■

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary