Biography
Ron Ely
Acting
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…
Career works
43
Movies
21
Series
22
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
06/21/1938
Place of birth
Hereford, Texas, USA
Date of death
09/29/2024
Filmography highlights
Movies
Tarzan Revisited
2017 · 6.5
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
2017
Expecting Amish
2014 · 6.7
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011 · 7.2
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
1998
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
1996
Slavers
1978 · 4.0
MitGift
1976 · 4.6
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975 · 5.2
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
1972 · 4.6
Cry of the Black Wolves
1972 · 5.3
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971 · 9.0
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970 · 5.0
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
1968 · 7.0
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
Series
Sheena
2000 · 5.4
Marker
1995 · 5.5
Renegade
1992 · 6.7
The Hat Squad
1992 · 6.8
Sea Hunt
1987
L.A. Law
1986 · 7.1
Blacke's Magic
1986 · 6.8
Matt Houston
1982 · 6.3
Hotel
1982 · 6.8
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.3
Wonder Woman
1975 · 7.0
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · 6.2
Ironside
1967 · 6.9
Tarzan
1966 · 6.9
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1965 · 7.7