Ron Ely | |
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 Ely (center) as Tarzan in 1968 | |
| Born | Ronald Pierce Ely June 21, 1938 Hereford, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, novelist |
| Years active | 1957–2001, 2014–present |
| Spouses | Helen Janet Triplet
(m. 1959; div. 1961)Valerie Lundeen
(m. 1984; died 2019) |
| Children | 3 (1 deceased) |
Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938)[1] 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).[2] He hosted the Miss America pageant telecast in 1980 and 1981.
- ^ BnF catalog entry for Ron Ely. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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