Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1938-06-21
- Day of Death2024-09-29 (86 years)
- Place of BirthHereford, Texas, USA
- Also Known AsRonald Pierce ElyRonald Ely
Ron Ely
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2017
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
As: Tarzan (Archive Footage)
- 2014
Expecting Amish
As: Elder Miller
- 2000
Sheena
As: Bixby
- 1992
Renegade
As: Reverend McClain
- 1987
Sea Hunt
As: Mike Nelson
- 1986
L.A. Law
As: Mr. McIntyre
- 1978
Slavers
As: Steven Hamilton
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Jim
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Ted Cole
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Steve Swaggart / Darryl Brewster
1976Mitgift
As: Kurt
1975Wonder Woman
As: Bill Michaels
- 1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
As: Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
1972Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
As: Hallelujah
- 1972
Cry of the Black Wolves
As: Bill Robinson
1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
As: Tarzan
1970Tarzan's Deadly Silence
As: Tarzan
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Father
As: Ronald
1968Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
As: Tarzan
1967The Mountains of the Moon
As: Tarzan
1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
As: Tarzan
1967Ironside
As: Scott Bradley
1966Once Before I Die
As: Soldier
1966Tarzan
As: Tarzan
- 1966
The Night of the Grizzly
As: Ted Curry
1960The Aquanauts
As: Mike Madison
1960Thriller
As: Lt. Mike Hudson
1959The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
As: Wilbur Fielding
1958Steve Canyon
As: Pete Randall
1958The Fiend Who Walked the West
As: Deputy Jim Dyer
- 1958
South Pacific
As: Navigator
1955The Millionaire
As: Jim Phillips