Ron Ely
American actor and novelist · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1938 to 2024 · aged 86
Ronald Pierce Ely 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.
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Tarzan RevisitedFilm2014
Expecting AmishFilm, Elder Miller2011
Underground Entertainment: The MovieFilm, Ron (archive footage)2000
SheenaSeries, Bixby1998
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan RossFilm1992
RenegadeSeries, Reverend McClain1987
Sea HuntSeries, Mike Nelson1982
HotelSeries, Evan Paige1978
SlaversFilm, Steven Hamilton1976
MitGiftFilm, Kurt1975
Wonder WomanSeries, Bill Michaels
Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeFilm, 1975Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.1972
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of GodFilm, Hallelujah1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesFilm, Tarzan1970
Tarzan's Deadly SilenceFilm, Tarzan1969
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherSeries, Ronald1967
Tarzan's Jungle RebellionFilm, Tarzan1966
TarzanSeries, Director
Once Before I DieFilm, 1966Soldier1960
The AquanautsSeries, Mike Madison1959
Stars in the RingSeries
The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerFilm, 1959Wilbur Fielding1958
South PacificFilm, Navigator1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries1938Born21 June 1938People around Ron
Manuel Padilla, Jr. Also in Tarzan and Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Jock Mahoney Duets: TarzanGordon Scott Duets: Tarzan
Denny Miller Duets: Tarzan
Mike Henry Duets: TarzanJohnny Weissmuller Duets: Tarzan
Alexander Skarsgård Duets: Tarzan
Casper Van Dien Duets: TarzanMichael Anderson Directed Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
Joshua Logan Directed South Pacific (1958)
Kevin Nealon Duets: Tarzan
Bruce Bennett Duets: Tarzan
Elmo Lincoln Duets: Tarzan- Gordon Douglas Directed The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
Harald Reinl Directed Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)- Joe Lara Duets: Tarzan
Bernie Hamilton Also in Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968)
Gordon Griffith Duets: Tarzan
Arthur Brauss Also in Slavers and Cry of the Black WolvesFrank Merrill Duets: Tarzan
Miles O'Keeffe Duets: Tarzan- Mario Siciliano Directed Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972)
Karl Spiehs Produced Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
Angelika Ott Also in Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972)
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