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Ron Ely

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The 15th screen Tarzan (if you don't count Gordon Griffith) was to have played a Tarzan impersonator in a projected Mike Henry television show, which never materialized. He had been tested fourteen months earlier when Henry got the part. Prior to Tarzan, he had played only bit parts in movies, e.g.... See full bio »

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Ronald Pierce Ely
in Hereford, Texas, USA
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2001 Sheena (TV series)
Bixby
– The Feral King (2001) … Bixby
 
1993-1996 Renegade (TV series)
Gen. Howard Bird / Reverend McClain
– Hard Evidence (1996) … Gen. Howard Bird
– White Picket Fences (1993) … Reverend McClain
 
1994 Hawkeye (TV series)
Harry March
– Out of the Past (1994) … Harry March
 
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
– Book of Renovation, Chapter 1 (1993)
 
1992 The Hat Squad (TV series)
Carl Strong
– Family Business (1992) … Carl Strong
 
1992 Tarzán (TV series)
Gordon Shaw
– Tarzan, the Hunted (1992) … Gordon Shaw
 
1991 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Superman
– The Road to Hell: Part 2 (1991) … Superman
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
Garth Maxwell
– Ten Tons of Trouble (1986) … Garth Maxwell
 
1979-1984 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Baron Manfred von Richthofen / Burt / Eric Williams / …
– Goin' on Home/Ambitious Lady (1984)
– Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt (1983) … Burt
– The Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes (1982) … Kevin Lansing
– My Fair Pharaoh/The Power (1980) … Eric Williams/Marc Anthony
– The Red Baron/Young at Heart (1979) … Baron Manfred von Richthofen
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
Evan Paige
– Charades (1983) … Evan Paige
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
Winston Fowler
– A Deadly Parlay (1983) … Winston Fowler
 
1980-1983 The Love Boat (TV series)
Jim / Steve Swaggart / Ted Cole
– The Captain's Crush/Out of My Hair/Off-Course Romance (1983) … Ted Cole
– New York, A.C./Live It Up/All's Fair in Love and War (1982) … Jim
– She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag (1980) … Steve Swaggart
 
1981 The Seal (TV movie)
 
1980 Face the Music (TV series)
Host
 
1978 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Bill Michaels
– The Deadly Sting (1978) … Bill Michaels
 
1978 Slavers
Steven Hamilton
 
1976 MitGift
Dr. Kurt Jahn
 
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.
 
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Ben Brecht
– To Father a Child (1974) … Ben Brecht
 
1972 Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
Hallelujah
 
1972 Der Schrei der schwarzen Wölfe
Bill Robinson
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Scott Bradley
– Killing at the Track (1971) … Scott Bradley
 
1969 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)
Ronald
– Pain (1969) … Ronald
 
1966-1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Tarzan
– Alex the Great (1968) … Tarzan
– Trina (1968) … Tarzan
– Rendezvous for Revenge (1968) … Tarzan
– The Four O'Clock Army: Part 2 (1968) … Tarzan
– The Four O'Clock Army: Part 1 (1968) … Tarzan
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1966 Once Before I Die
Soldier (as Ronald Ely)
 
1966 The Night of the Grizzly
Tad Curry
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Police Lt. Mike Hudson
– Waxworks (1962) … Police Lt. Mike Hudson
 
1960-1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Mike Madison
– The Diana Adventure (1961) … Mike Madison
– The Scavenger Adventure (1961) … Mike Madison
– The Stakeout Adventure (1961) … Mike Madison
– The Kidnap Adventure (1961) … Mike Madison
– The Landslide Adventure (1961) … Mike Madison
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1960 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Arleigh Smith
– The Posse (1960) … Arleigh Smith
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Phillips
– Millionaire Sergeant Matthew Brogan (1959) … Phillips
 
1959 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
– The Method (1959)
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Buddy
– The Second Happiest Day (1959) … Buddy
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Pete Randall
– The Sergeant (1959) … Pete Randall
 
1959 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Jerry Preston
– Crisis Over a Kiss (1959) … Jerry Preston
 
1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Wilbur Fielding
 
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Dobie's Older Brother
– Pilot (1959) … Dobie's Older Brother (uncredited)
 
1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West
Deputy Jim Dyer
 
1958 South Pacific
Navigator (as Ronald Ely)
 
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1967 Tarzan (TV series)
– Hotel Hurricane (1967)
 
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1998 In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1996) … Himself
 
1992 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.41 (1992) … Himself
 
1980 60th Annual Miss America Pageant (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 The Cross-Wits (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1972 Stars in der Manege (TV series documentary)
Performer
– Stars in der Manege 1971 (1972) … Performer
 
1971 Die Rudi Carrell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Schule (1971) … Himself
 
1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.14 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.13 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.11 (1967) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2011) Wrote foreword for the book "Fess Parker: TV's Frontier Hero". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ronald Ely

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Ever read the original Tarzan stories? They're beautiful. About an educated man who returns to the environment he knows best, the jungle. There he seeks truth, honor, and man's lost humanity to man. This Tarzan is the part I've been waiting for all my life. See more »

Trivia:

The former "Tarzan" appeared in a rare guest spot on the jungle adventure Sheena in the 2001-2002 season. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini