Ron Ely
Born in Hereford, Texas, USA — Jun 21 1938• Died Sep 29 2024
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Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (born June 21, 1938) was an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966 NBC series Tarzan and for playing the lead role in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. Ely obtained the role after playing various bit-parts, including an airplane navigator in the 1958 film South Pacific and a guest-starring role on Barbara Eden's first television series, the romantic comedy How to Marry a Millionaire. Ely's height (6' 4") and athletic build also won him the title ro…
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Ironside
Scott Bradley
The Love Boat
Jim
Renegade
L.A. Law
Mr. McIntyre
Hotel
Evan Paige
Matt Houston
Thriller
Lt. Mike Hudson
Tarzan
Tarzan
Wonder Woman
Bill Michaels
The Millionaire
Jim Phillips
Stars in the Ring
Self
Sheena
Bixby
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Ronald
The Hat Squad
Carl Strong
The Aquanauts
Mike Madison
Steve Canyon
Pete Randall
Blacke's Magic
Marker
South Pacific
Navigator
The Night of the Grizzly
Ted Curry
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Ron (archive footage)
Expecting Amish
Elder Miller
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Wilbur Fielding
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Self
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Tarzan
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Deputy Jim Dyer
Sea Hunt
Mike Nelson
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Tarzan (Archive Footage)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Tarzan
Cry of the Black Wolves
Bill Robinson
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
Tarzan (archive footage)
Tarzan Revisited
Self
Slavers
Steven Hamilton
The Mountains of the Moon
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
Tarzan
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
Hallelujah
Once Before I Die
Soldier
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Tarzan
Mitgift
Kurt