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Ron Ely

Actor, Director
Born June 21, 1938 (86 years)
Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (born June 21, 1938) is 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Renegade
  • Father Knows Best
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  • Expecting Amish
  • Hawkeye
  • Steve Canyon
Known For
  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
  • Tarzan (1966)
  • The Night of the Grizzly
  • Cry of the Black Wolves
  • Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
  • Expecting Amish
  • Slavers
  • Once Before I Die
  • Tarzan's Deadly Silence
  • Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
  • Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
  • MitGift
  • Sea Hunt (1987)

Filmography

2014
Expecting Amish · as Elder Miller
2011
2000
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (2000) (TV Series) · as Bixby
1995
Marker (TV Series)
1994
Hawkeye (TV Series) · as Harry March
1992
Renegade (TV Series) · as Reverend Mcclain
1992
The Hat Squad (TV Series)
1991
Tarzan (1991) (TV Series) · as Gordon Shaw
1988
The Adventures of Superboy (1988) (TV Series) · as Superman
1987
Sea Hunt (1987) (TV Series) · as Mike Nelson
1986
L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Mr. Mcintyre
1986
Blacke's Magic (TV Series)
1983
Hotel (TV Series) · as Evan Paige
1982
Matt Houston (TV Series)
1977
Slavers · as Steven Hamilton
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Jim
1977
Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Baron Manfred Von Richthofen
1976
MitGift · as Kurt
1975
Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Bill Michaels
1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze · as Clark 'doc' Savage Jr.
1972
1972
Cry of the Black Wolves · as Bill Robinson
1971
1970
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) · as Ronald
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Ben Brecht
1968
1967
Ironside (TV Series) · as Scott Bradley
1966
Once Before I Die · as Soldier
1966
Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Tarzan
1966
The Night of the Grizzly · as Ted Curry
1965
1960
The Aquanauts (TV Series) · as Mike Madison
1960
Thriller (TV Series) · as Lt. Mike Hudson
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Dobie's Older Brother
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker · as Wilbur Fielding
1958
Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Pete Randall
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West · as Deputy Jim Dyer
1958
South Pacific · as Navigator
1957
How To Marry A Millionaire (TV Series) · as Philip Jackson
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Buddy
1955
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Jim Phillips
1954
Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Jerry Preston

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