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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, Ron had numerous parts in movies and television, including the copilot in South Pacific (1958)...
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Actor (40 credits)
Actor (40 credits)
1993-1996
Renegade
(TV Series)
Gen. Howard Bird / Reverend McClain
Gen. Howard Bird / Reverend McClain
- Hard Evidence
(1996)
... Gen. Howard Bird
- White Picket Fences
(1993)
... Reverend McClain
1986-1987
Sea Hunt
(TV Series)
Mike Nelson
Mike Nelson
- Toxic Waste
(1987)
... Mike Nelson
- Toxic Waste
(1986)
... Mike Nelson
1979-1984
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Fred Spenser / Burt Hunter / Kevin Lansing / ...
Fred Spenser / Burt Hunter / Kevin Lansing / ...
- Goin' on Home/Ambitious Lady
(1984)
... Fred Spenser
- Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt
(1983)
... Burt Hunter
- 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
1980-1983
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Ted Cole / Jim / Steve Swaggart / ...
Ted Cole / Jim / Steve Swaggart / ...
- 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 / Darryl Brewster
1966-1968
Tarzan
(TV Series)
Tarzan
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
1961
The Aquanauts
(TV Series)
Mike Madison
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
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Arleigh Smith
Arleigh Smith
- The Posse
(1960)
... Arleigh Smith
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(TV Series)
Dobie's Older Brother
Dobie's Older Brother
- Pilot
(1959)
... Dobie's Older Brother (uncredited)
1959
The Millionaire
(TV Series)
Jim Phillips
Jim Phillips
- Millionaire Sergeant Matthew Brogan
(1959)
... Jim Phillips
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Director (1 credit)
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Self (14 credits)
Self (14 credits)
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Archive footage (7 credits)
Archive footage (7 credits)
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Novel: "Night Shadows" See more »Alternate Names:
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His depiction of Tarzan is a bachelor due to Sy Weintraub's decision of omitting Jane. Weintraub also depicts the title character as a well-spoken lone adventurer despite being paired a young orphaned boy named Jai and continually being an ally to Cheeta the chimpanzee. See more »Trademark:
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