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Ron Ely
Hereford, Texas, USA
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 Tarza…
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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 role in the 1975 film Doc Savage, as well as various guest shots. In a 1978 Fantasy Island episode, for example, Ely portrayed Mark Antony in a Roman military short tunic and breastplate that displayed almost as much of his physique as his Tarzan costume had. From 1960-61, Ely starred in the series The Aquanauts. In the 1980s, Ely hosted the musical game show Face the Music. Additionally, Ely hosted the 1980 and 1981 Miss America Pageants, replacing longtime host Bert Parks. In the 1990s, Ely’s roles included a retired Superman in the 1991 two-part episode "The Road to Hell" of the Superboy syndicated television series, and a big game hunter named Gordon Shaw in the 1992 episode "Tarzan the Hunted" of the syndicated Tarzán TV series (starring Wolf Larson). In recent years Ely has embarked on a successful writing career and has penned two mystery novels featuring private eye Jake Sands: Night Shadows (1994) and East Beach (1995). Until about 2001, Ely made appearances on popular TV shows, his most recent being Sheena and Renegade. He is now retired from acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Ely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2017
Tarzan Revisited
Movie Self
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2017
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Movie Tarzan (Archive Footage)
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2014
Expecting Amish
Movie Elder Miller
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2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Movie Ron (archive footage)
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2000
Sheena
TV show Bixby
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1998
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Movie Self
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1996
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
Movie Tarzan (archive footage)
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1995
Marker
TV show
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1992
Renegade
TV show
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1992
The Hat Squad
TV show Carl Strong
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1992
Vicki!
TV show Self - Guest
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1987
Sea Hunt
TV show Mike Nelson
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Mr. McIntyre
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1986
Blacke's Magic
TV show
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show
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1982
Hotel
TV show Evan Paige
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1978
Slavers
Movie Steven Hamilton
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Jim
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1976
MitGift
Movie Kurt
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1975
Wonder Woman
TV show Bill Michaels
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1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Movie Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
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1972
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
Movie Hallelujah
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1972
Cry of the Black Wolves
Movie Bill Robinson
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1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Movie Tarzan
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1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Movie Tarzan
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1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV show Ronald
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1968
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
Movie Tarzan
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1967
The Mountains of the Moon
Movie Tarzan
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1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Movie Tarzan
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1967
Ironside
TV show Scott Bradley
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1966
Once Before I Die
Movie Soldier
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1966
Tarzan
TV show Tarzan
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1966
The Night of the Grizzly
Movie Ted Curry
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1965
Die Rudi Carrell Show
TV show
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1960
The Aquanauts
TV show Mike Madison
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1960
Thriller
TV show Lt. Mike Hudson
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1959
Stars in der Manege
TV show Self
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1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Movie Wilbur Fielding
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1958
Steve Canyon
TV show Pete Randall
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1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Movie Deputy Jim Dyer
