P. Dempsey Tabler

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Perce Dempsey Tabler (November 23, 1876 - June 7, 1956) was a Tennessee-born athlete, businessman and actor, best remembered for being the third actor to portray Tarzan in films.

His sole outing in the role came in the 1920 movie serial The Son of Tarzan, which focused on Korak, the son of Tarzan and Jane. Though the tangled fright wig he wore as Tarzan has been much-maligned over the years, the toupee he wore as Lord Greystone (changed from Burroughs' Greystoke) was a more natural, better-fitting hairpiece.

Following The Son of Tarzan, Tabler made only one more film, 1923's Spawn of The Desert. As a businessman, he had been a founding member of Paramount Pictures, and after his short-lived acting career he found his greatest success in advertising in San Francisco.

Preceded by Gene Pollar

Actors to portray Tarzan 1920

Succeeded by James Pierce