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American child actor (1931–2010)

For other people with similar names, see John Sheffield (disambiguation).

Johnny Sheffield (born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan, April 11, 1931 – October 15, 2010) was an American child actor who, between 1939 and 1947, portrayed Boy in the Tarzan film series and, between 1949 and 1955, played Bomba, the Jungle Boy.

Early life

Sheffield was born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan on April 11, 1931, in Pasadena, California,^[2] the second child of English-American actor Reginald Sheffield and Louise Van Loon.

His older sister was Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan and his younger brother was William Hart Sheffield Cassan (actor Billy Sheffield). His father was himself a former juvenile performer when he came to the United States from his native England.

His mother, a native of New York City, was a Vassar College graduate with a liberal arts education who loved books and lectured widely.^{[citation needed]}

In 1938,