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Ron Ely

Actor / Novelist / Writer | * 06/21/1938 (85) | Hereford, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas, and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series Tarzan and for 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Crime

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In the Fabulous Thirties, Doc Savage and his five Amazing Adventurers are sucked into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South America. The maniacal Captain Seas tries to thwart ...

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Certification unknown

1975 | 2.5/5 | 1h 52min
Adventure
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Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romanc ...

Superboy

NR

1988 | 3.1/5 | 22min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised a ...

Wonder Woman

TV-G

1975 | 3.5/5 | 50min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. ...

Tarzan

NR

1966 | 3.4/5 | 46min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with Ron Ely as Actor(17)

as himself2017 Tarzan Revisited
as Elder Miller2014 Expecting Amish
as himself1998 In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Steven Hamilton1978 Slavers
as Kurt1976 Mitgift
as Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Bill Robinson1972 Cry of the Black Wolves
as Hallelujah1972 Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
as Tarzan1971 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Tarzan1970 Tarzan's Deadly Silence
as Tarzan1968 Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
as Tarzan1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Ted Curry1966 The Night of the Grizzly
as Soldier1966 Once Before I Die
as Wilbur Fielding1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Deputy Jim Dyer1958 The Fiend Who Walked The West
as Navigator1958 South Pacific

TV Shows/Series with Ron Ely as Actor(17)

as Bixby2000 Sheena
1992 Renegade
1992 The Hat Squad
as Mr. McIntyre1986 L.A. Law
1986 Blacke's Magic
1982 Matt Houston
as Jim1977 The Love Boat
as Steve Swaggart / Darryl Brewster1977 The Love Boat
as Bill Michaels1975 Wonder Woman
as Scott Bradley1967 Ironside
as Tarzan1966 Tarzan
1965 Die Rudi Carrell Show
as Lt. Mike Hudson1960 Thriller
as Mike Madison1960 The Aquanauts
as himself1959 Stars in der Manege
as Jim Phillips1955 The Millionaire
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV Shows/Series with Ron Ely as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1966 Tarzan

Full Name: Ronald Ely
Born: Tuesday, 06/21 1938 (June) in Hereford, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 85 years + 304 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Amarillo High School
Other names for Ron Ely (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ronald Pierce Ely"
"Ronald Ely"
Ron Ely frequently works together with these people:
Marion Ross (8x, Actress)
Ed Nelson (7x, Actor)
Jessica Walter (7x, Actress)
Juliet Mills (7x, Actress)
Alan Caillou (7x, Actor)
Jeanette Nolan (6x, Actress)
Boris Karloff (6x, Actor)
William Windom (6x, Actor)
David Hedison (6x, Actor)
Harry Harvey (6x, Actor)
Russ Conway (6x, Actor)
Richard Rodgers (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9725, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024