Ron Ely

Ron Ely

Ronald Pierce Ely (June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024) was an American actor and novelist, best known for portraying Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series Tarzan) and playing the lead role in the film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975). He hosted the Miss America pageant telecast in 1980 and 1981.

Career

!Ely as [Tarzan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/BarbaraBouchetRonElyFernandoLamasTarzan1968.jpg/250px-BarbaraBouchetRonElyFernandoLamasTarzan1968.jpg)

Career

Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing supporting roles in films such as South Pacific) (1958), as an airplane navigator, The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) and The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959).

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