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Ronald Pierce Ely
Ronald Ely
Ron Ely
Acting
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 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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
Tarzan Revisited
as Self
Expecting Amish
as Elder Miller
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Ron (archive footage)
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
Slavers
as Steven Hamilton
MitGift
as Kurt
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
Cry of the Black Wolves
as Bill Robinson
TV Shows
Sheena
as Bixby · 1 ep.
Marker
1 ep.
Renegade
as Reverend McClain · 1 ep.
Vicki!
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Hat Squad
as Carl Strong · 1 ep.
Sea Hunt
as Mike Nelson · 22 ep.
L.A. Law
as Mr. McIntyre · 1 ep.
Blacke's Magic
1 ep.
Hotel
as Evan Paige · 1 ep.
Matt Houston
1 ep.