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Birthday: Jun 21, 1938
Place of Birth: Hereford, Texas, USA

Ron Ely

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Night of the Grizzly Ted Curry 1966
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Tarzan 1967
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr. 1975
The Mountains of the Moon Tarzan 1967
The Fiend Who Walked The West Deputy Jim Dyer 1958
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God Hallelujah 1972
Cry of the Black Wolves Bill Robinson 1972
Slavers Steven Hamilton 1978
Once Before I Die Soldier 1966
Mitgift Kurt 1976
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Tarzan 1971
Expecting Amish Elder Miller 2014
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker Wilbur Fielding 1959
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross Himself 1998
Tarzan's Deadly Silence Tarzan 1970
Tarzan Revisited Self 2017
South Pacific Navigator 1958
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army Tarzan 1968
Series Cast Year
L.A. Law Mr. McIntyre 1986
The Love Boat Jim 1977
Sheena Bixby 2000
Wonder Woman Bill Michaels 1975
Ironside Scott Bradley 1967
The Millionaire Jim Phillips 1955
Thriller Lt. Mike Hudson 1960
The Aquanauts Mike Madison 1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
Matt Houston 1982
Tarzan Tarzan 1966
Blacke's Magic 1986
The Hat Squad 1992
Renegade 1992
Stars in der Manege Self 1959
Steve Canyon Pete Randall 1958
The Courtship of Eddie's Father Ronald 1969
The Love Boat Ted Cole 1977
Die Rudi Carrell Show 1965
The Love Boat Steve Swaggart / Darryl Brewster 1977
Marker 1995
Renegade Reverend McClain 1992
Sea Hunt (1987) Mike Nelson 1987
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