Ron Ely
Also Known As: Ronald Pierce Ely, Ronald Ely
Biography: Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (born June 21, 1938) was an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966 NBC series Tarzan and for playing the lead role in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. Ely obtained the role after playing various bit-parts, including an airplane navigator in the 1958 film South Pacific and a guest-starring role on Barbara Eden's first television series, the romantic comedy How to Marry a Millionaire. Ely's height (6' 4") and athletic build also won him the title role in the 1975 film Doc Savage, as well as various guest shots. In a 1978 Fantasy Island episode, for example, Ely portrayed Mark Antony in a Roman military short tunic and breastplate that displayed almost as much of his physique as his Tarzan costume had. From 1960-61, Ely starred in the series The Aquanauts. In the 1980s, Ely hosted the musical game show Face the Music. Additionally, Ely hosted the 1980 and 1981 Miss America Pageants, replacing longtime host Bert Parks. In the 1990s, Ely’s roles included a retired Superman in the 1991 two-part episode "The Road to Hell" of the Superboy syndicated television series, and a big game hunter named Gordon Shaw in the 1992 episode "Tarzan the Hunted" of the syndicated Tarzán TV series (starring Wolf Larson). In recent years Ely has embarked on a successful writing career and has penned two mystery novels featuring private eye Jake Sands: Night Shadows (1994) and East Beach (1995). Until about 2001, Ely made appearances on popular TV shows, his most recent being Sheena and Renegade. He is now retired from acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Ely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hereford, Texas, USA
Birthday: June 21, 1938
Deathday: September 29, 2024
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Gender: Male
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The Night of the Grizzly
Overview: Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-04-20
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Overview: In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-06
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Overview: 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 them at every turn as they travel to the country of Hidalgo to investigate Doc's father's death and uncover a vast horde of Incan gold.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-01
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The Mountains of the Moon
Overview: A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily Tarzan intervenes.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-24
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The Fiend Who Walked The West
Overview: Lawmen free a convict to hunt his ex-cellmate.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-01
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Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
Overview: Two conmen, posing as missionaries, are out to swindle the members of a church group in this slapstick western.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-12-22
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Cry of the Black Wolves
Overview: A fur hunter living as a hermit in the Alaskan mountains is mistakenly suspected of the murder of a gold prospector. The murdered man's sister hires a gunslinger to catch the hunter, but after a dramatic confrontation, the two men become friends. Adventure movie based on Jack London's novel "Son of the Wolf".
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-10-04
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Slavers
Overview: A story about slave hunting, colonialism, revenge and love.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-24
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Once Before I Die
Overview: Stranded behind enemy lines when the Japanese attack the Philippines in late 1941, Lt. Bailey must lead a group of soldiers and their families to safety and the streets of Manila. During the perilous trek, Alex befriends a virginal young soldier whose only desire is to have sex once before he dies.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-01
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Mitgift
Overview: Edgar Burgman, after collaborating to assassinate the elder senator husband of Alice Young, the wife remarried. The woman, after a short period, doubts of love Edgar and convinces more and more that, having married out of interest, now wants to eliminate the possession of his great assets.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-02-13
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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Overview: Jai, the orphaned boy adopted by the Monkey Man, helps missionary Charity Jones bring an organ to a friendly tribe, but they are captured by hostile natives.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-04
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Expecting Amish
Overview: Expecting Amish tells the story of 18-year-old Hannah Yoder, who is ready to join the Amish Church and marry her boyfriend Samuel. But things change when she goes to Hollywood and gets a glimpse of the world beyond.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-19
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Overview: In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia, he has successfully kept two separate homes. However, when an emergency requires his oldest son to find him, Mr. Pennypacker's dual life is revealed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-02-20
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In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Overview: A look at Tarzan on the big and small screen with interviews with some of those who have played him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-22
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Overview: Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of fortune. The ape-man has been rendered deaf by an exploding hand grenade, effectively limiting one of his keen senses. Tarzan relies on his telepathic powers to stop a lion. Woody Strode also appears in this film that combines two made for television episodes.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-03
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Tarzan Revisited
Overview: Tarzan: the super hero who never goes out of fashion. The son of British Royalty, he is raised by apes in the African jungle and finds his true love, Jane. Swinging through trees, communicating with wild animals, he is exotic, entertaining and accessible. This film recounts the birth of the character in the mind of Edgar Rice Burroughs and how each generation has reinvented and reinterpreted him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-04-28
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South Pacific
Overview: Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
Genres: Music Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-18
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Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
Overview: Tarzan has to deal with slave traders who are making raids into African villages to get slaves.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Overview: The history of the Tarzan films is presented through behind-the-scenes footage and scenes from the Jungle King’s many classic movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-01
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