Cheeta the Chimp

Birth : , Liberia

History

The chimp lives at a primate shelter in Palm Springs, he has suffered from Type 2 diabete. He only had a wife and his son, Jeeter, lives in the same oasis. Cheeta starred in 12 Tarzan movies. He also appeared in other chimp roles, including Ramona the Chimp in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” in 1952 and Chee-Chee in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison in 1967, his last role. In retirement, he eats a lot of fruit – brunch yesterday consisted of apples, bananas and peaches – lounges by the pool, watches TV and if his MySpace page is to be believed, listens to his favorite group, The Monkees. He also makes abstract paintings that have raked in as much as $10,000 at auction. The money goes to primate shelters. Cheeta has tried and failed seven time to get his own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Profile

Movies

07 Spaceys

Canada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre entertainment. In a sea of boring television award shows, the SPACEYS is the only one that avoids podiums and red carpets. Instead, we take the show around the globe to stalk find the winners, wherever they happen to be, and present them with our much coveted silver alien-head statuette!

Doctor Dolittle

Chee-Chee

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Ramona

The Singer Duke Mitchell meets Sammy Petrillo in this parody of Martin & Lewis. They arrive on a jungle island, where a mad scientist played by Bela Lugosi makes human esperiments.

Tarzan and the Huntress

Cheetah (uncredited)

A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

Cheetah (uncredited)

A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa.

Tarzan and the Amazons

Cheetah (uncredited)

A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Cheetah (uncredited)

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

Tarzan Triumphs

Cheetah (uncredited)

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Cheetah (uncredited)

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Cheetah (uncredited)

A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Cheetah (uncredited)

A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

Tarzan Escapes

Cheetah

White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.

Tarzan and His Mate

Cheetah (uncredited)

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

Tarzan the Ape Man

Cheetah (uncredited)

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.