Ron Ely

Acting

21 Movies 25 TV Shows

Born

June 21, 1938

Died

September 29, 2024

Place of Birth

Hereford, Texas, USA

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Biography

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 r…