Deceased

When Did Ron Ely Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asRonald Pierce Ely, Ronald ElyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/06/1938Born inHereford, Texas, USADied29/09/2024Died inLos AlamosWikidataQ1351447 ↗TMDb#40219 ↗

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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Filmography31 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2017	Tarzan RevisitedMovie	Self	79
2014	Expecting AmishMovie	Elder Miller	76
2011	Underground Entertainment: The MovieMovie	Ron (archive footage)	73
2000	SheenaSeries	Bixby	62
1996	Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of TarzanMovie	Tarzan (archive footage)	58
1995	MarkerSeries	—	57
1992	RenegadeSeries	Reverend McClain	54
1992	The Hat SquadSeries	Carl Strong	54
1992	Vicki!Series	Self - Guest	54
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Mr. McIntyre	48
1986	Blacke's MagicSeries	—	48
1982	HotelSeries	Evan Paige	44
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	—	44
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Ted Cole	39
1976	MitGiftMovie	Kurt	38
1975	Wonder WomanSeries	Bill Michaels	37
1975	Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeMovie	Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.	37
1972	Cry of the Black WolvesMovie	Bill Robinson	34
1972	Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of GodMovie	Hallelujah	34
1969	The Courtship of Eddie's FatherSeries	Ronald	31
1968	Tarzan and the Four O'Clock ArmyMovie	Tarzan	30
1967	IronsideSeries	Scott Bradley	29
1966	TarzanSeries	Tarzan	28
1966	The Night of the GrizzlyMovie	Ted Curry	28
1965	Die Rudi Carrell ShowSeries	—	27
1960	ThrillerSeries	Lt. Mike Hudson	22
1960	The AquanautsSeries	Mike Madison	22
1959	The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerMovie	Wilbur Fielding	21
1959	Stars in the RingSeries	Self	21
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	—	17
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Jim Phillips	17