His film career ended in the early 1960s, after he appeared in a string of poorly-rated films. He began getting bit parts in films upon moving to California, usually as the strongman or weightlifter, as early as 1934.
He had a full head of blonde hair, but shaved it to maintain an imposing and villainous appearance in his wrestling and acting work. Johnson stood 6'3" and weighed 440 pounds (200 kg) at his heaviest. His death certificate and grave list 1903 as the year of his birth, contradicting published genealogy records. Johnson was born on 19 October 1902 in Brännkyrka, Stockholms län, Sweden, the son of Karl Johan Johansson and Lovisa Kristina Pettersson.
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