Ron Ely

Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024)^[1] was an American actor and writer. He was born in Hereford, Texas. Ely played Tarzan in the 1966 NBC television series Tarzan. He played the title role in the 1975 movie Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. He writes mystery books.

Ron Ely
Ely (center) as Tarzan in 1968
Born	Ronald Pierce Ely (1938-06-21)June 21, 1938 Hereford, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 29, 2024(2024-09-29) (aged 86) Los Alamos, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, novelist
Years active	1957–2001, 2014
Spouses	Helen Janet Triplet ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1961)​ Valerie Lundeen ​ ​ (m. 1984; died 2019)​
Children	3

Ely died at the home of one of his daughters in Los Alamos, California, on September 29, 2024, at the age of 86.^[2][3][4] His death was announced a month later.^[5][6]