Given the job of creating Kerchak, the silverback patriarch of the gorilla tribe that takes Tarzan in, Bruce Smith discovered there is precious little film of gorillas in their natural habitats.

But even as the sadness sets in, Kala finds a "new beginning," adopting Tarzan and vowing to raise him as her own, overcoming the objections of her mate Kerchak. It is the firm yet tender voice of ...

The cast of Gillette Road Middle School's performance of 'Tarzan' are (front row) Tyler Gibbens (Young Tarzan), Junior Darko (Young Tarzan), Saige Bock (Older Terk), Mallory Hurn (Young Terk ...

Rob Evan will sub for Shuler Hensley as Kerchak in the Broadway production of Tarzan, beginning on March 28. According to a production spokesperson, Hensley is taking a leave of absence to appear ...

Those extra moments seem a bit unnecessary, but make for some touching moments between Kerchak and Kala, the gorillas who raise Tarzan and lead the rest of the family. Maureen Duffey Frentz brings ...

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation of Tarzan has certainly been a durable ... Glidewell) and her partner, Kerchak (David Downer Jr.), the young child is adopted by the grieving Kala and brought ...

Disney changed Tarzan of the Apes to be more appropriate for children. A leopard, not the ape king Kerchak (Louis Dudoussat), kills Tarzan’s parents. An Englishman, not Tarzan, murders Kerchak.

Crum is joined by Andrea Goss (as Jane Porter), Eric Collins (Clayton), Todd Alan Johnson (Kerchak), Christopher ... resident Giacomo Favazza as Young Tarzan and Lowell resident Sebastian Hoffman ...

As Tarzan grows up, loved and cared for by his adoptive mother, Kala, he desires to gain acceptance from his father, Kerchak as he struggles with his uniqueness. Soon he meets Jane and their ...

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Tarzan. Josh Strickland will ... Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor ...