Person Details

Birthday: 1938-06-21 23:03:03

Aliases: Ronald Pierce Ely , Ronald Ely

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hereford, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Ely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Ironside
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7

Ironside

(1967) Scott Bradley
L.A. Law
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7

L.A. Law

(1986) Mr. McIntyre
Wonder Woman
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7

Wonder Woman

(1975) Bill Michaels
Thriller
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6

Thriller

(1960) Lt. Mike Hudson
Tarzan
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7

Tarzan

(1966) Tarzan
The Millionaire
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5

The Millionaire

(1955) Jim Phillips
Stars in der Manege
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5

Stars in der Manege

(1959) Self
The Aquanauts
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6

The Aquanauts

(1960) Mike Madison

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2017 Self
2014 Elder Miller
2000 Bixby
1998 Himself
1992 N/A
N/A
1986 Mr. McIntyre
N/A
1982 N/A
1978 Steven Hamilton
1977 Steve Swaggart / Darryl Brewster
Jim
1976 Kurt
1975 Bill Michaels
Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
1972 Hallelujah
N/A
Bill Robinson
1971 Tarzan
1970 Tarzan
1968 Tarzan
1967 Tarzan
Scott Bradley
1966 Soldier
Tarzan
Ted Curry
1965 N/A
1960 Mike Madison
Lt. Mike Hudson
1959 Self
Wilbur Fielding
1958 Deputy Jim Dyer
Navigator
1955 N/A
Jim Phillips
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1966 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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