John Cawas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 4 October 1993 (aged 82–83) |
| Occupation(s) | Stuntman, actor |
John Cawas (1910 – 4 October 1993[1]) was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cawas made his debut in the Hindi film Hunterwali (1935), which became a career-defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. Cawas himself was famous for his performance of Tarzan in various movies.[citation needed]
Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, Cawas pursued a career of professional body building and won the 1930 All-India Bodybuilding Championship.[2]
The 1930s was an era of adventure movies for Hindi cinema, and Cawas got his first break as a swordsman in Hunterwali along with Nadia and Boman Shroff. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped Cawas establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor.[citation needed]
His portrayal of Tarzan in Toofani Tarzan movie from Wadia Movietone was a career defining role for him.[2][3][4]