{"id":299,"date":"2024-10-25T08:46:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reflectionnewsbd.com\/?p=299"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:46:41","slug":"ron-ely-tvs-tarzan-in-the-1960s-dies-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reflectionnewsbd.com\/?p=299","title":{"rendered":"Ron Ely, TV&#8217;s &#8216;Tarzan&#8217; in the 1960s, dies at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RN desk:Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series \u201cTarzan,\u201d has died at age 86.<\/p>\n<p>Ely&#8217;s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9190890588884247\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-9190890588884247&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=542456685&amp;adf=1761318369&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2871558940~i.3~rp.4&amp;w=645&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1729845871&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=2916742079&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=645x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Funb.com.bd%2Fcategory%2FEntertainment%2Fron-ely-tvs-tarzan-in-the-1960s-dies-at-86%2F145575&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=162&amp;rw=645&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMC4xLjAiLCJ4ODYiLCIiLCIxMDkuMC41NDE0LjEyMCIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjMyIixbWyJOb3RfQSBCcmFuZCIsIjk5LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1729845870695&amp;bpp=6&amp;bdt=2978&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20241023&amp;mjsv=m202410210101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Db5e0392f01f7a13a%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DALNI_MYoP7AGs9Bj2fi-WIGo_-TnnWVoQg&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000eb7cfdbbd44%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DALNI_Ma4iOG7HHxs-xP5ocObTg0y3ojNnw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Deb905618611d51f8%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DAA-AfjaSb3kpPtwmj3iwIYI5y-DV&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C720x100&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=1939157602916&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=360&amp;u_his=6&amp;u_h=615&amp;u_w=1088&amp;u_ah=615&amp;u_aw=1029&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.25&amp;dmc=2&amp;adx=15&amp;ady=1222&amp;biw=1013&amp;bih=487&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=400&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C31088327%2C95344188%2C95345270%2C95345281%2C95335246%2C95344979&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=4483243274673736&amp;tmod=107577025&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Funb.com.bd%2Fcategory%2F20%2FEntertainment&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1029%2C0%2C1029%2C615%2C1030%2C487&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;ifi=5&amp;uci=a!5&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=693\" name=\"aswift_4\" width=\"645\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!5\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CLLfmoSSqYkDFWiG6QUdFy86CQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>While Ron Ely was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan in movies in the 1930s and 1940s, Ely helped form the image of the shirtless, loincloth-wearing character further immortalized by Disney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, family man and leader,\u201d Kirsten Ely said in an Instagram post. \u201cHe created a powerful wave of positive influence wherever he went. The impact he had on others is something that I have never witnessed in any other person &#8211; there was something truly magical about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he tragically returned to the news when his 62-year-old wife, Valerie Lundeen Ely, was stabbed to death at their Santa Barbara, California, home by their 30-year-old son, Cameron Ely, who was subsequently shot and killed by police. Ron Ely, who was home during the stabbing, challenged the prosecutor&#8217;s report that his son&#8217;s shooting was justified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he didn\u2019t have a gun or he didn\u2019t have a weapon, what was the basis of shooting him?\u201d Ely&#8217;s attorney John Burris said in 2020. \u201cThey may have very well thought he was involved in some other activity involving the mom. But that\u2019s not a basis to shoot and kill him. You have to have a lawful basis to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9190890588884247\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-9190890588884247&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=542456685&amp;adf=446964459&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2871558940~i.11~rp.4&amp;w=645&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1729845871&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=2916742079&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=645x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Funb.com.bd%2Fcategory%2FEntertainment%2Fron-ely-tvs-tarzan-in-the-1960s-dies-at-86%2F145575&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=162&amp;rw=645&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMC4xLjAiLCJ4ODYiLCIiLCIxMDkuMC41NDE0LjEyMCIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjMyIixbWyJOb3RfQSBCcmFuZCIsIjk5LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXSxbIkNocm9taXVtIiwiMTA5LjAuNTQxNC4xMjAiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1729845870695&amp;bpp=5&amp;bdt=2978&amp;idt=5&amp;shv=r20241023&amp;mjsv=m202410210101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Db5e0392f01f7a13a%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DALNI_MYoP7AGs9Bj2fi-WIGo_-TnnWVoQg&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000eb7cfdbbd44%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DALNI_Ma4iOG7HHxs-xP5ocObTg0y3ojNnw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Deb905618611d51f8%3AT%3D1723003539%3ART%3D1729845789%3AS%3DAA-AfjaSb3kpPtwmj3iwIYI5y-DV&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C720x100%2C645x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=1939157602916&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=360&amp;u_his=6&amp;u_h=615&amp;u_w=1088&amp;u_ah=615&amp;u_aw=1029&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.25&amp;dmc=2&amp;adx=15&amp;ady=2093&amp;biw=1013&amp;bih=487&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=400&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C31088327%2C95344188%2C95345270%2C95345281%2C95335246%2C95344979&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=4483243274673736&amp;tmod=107577025&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Funb.com.bd%2Fcategory%2F20%2FEntertainment&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1029%2C0%2C1029%2C615%2C1030%2C487&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;ifi=6&amp;uci=a!6&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=721\" name=\"aswift_5\" width=\"645\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!6\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CLznmoSSqYkDFVuI6QUdEIEYDA\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>In the early 1980s, Ely was host of the Miss America pageant and met Valerie, a Miss Florida, there. They married in 1984. The couple had three children, and Ely retired from acting to focus on his family in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate in life I had a young family. I decided to stop acting and work at home, as an author, that way I could be with the kids all through school and be able to attend their sports games and things,\u201d he told London&#8217;s Daily Express in 2013, expressing interest in the time at reentering acting. He would return briefly in the 2014 TV movie \u201cExpecting Amish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ely\u2019s Tarzan didn\u2019t speak in the monosyllabic grunts often associated with the character, originally created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was instead an educated bachelor who had grown sick of civilization and had returned to African jungle where he was raised.<\/p>\n<p>Ely said in interviews that he did his own stunts on the show, working directly and precariously with the tigers, chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan\u2019s friends and servants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry but he didn\u2019t like chimpanzees and from the moment he got on set, things went south in a hurry,\u201d Ely told London\u2019s Daily Express in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>A chimp attacked Henry and injured his jaw when the show\u2019s pilot was being filmed, and Ely was cast in his place at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met with them on a Monday and when they offered me the role I thought: \u2018No way do I want to step into that bear trap. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life\u2019,\u201d Ely told the Daily Express. \u201cWas I ever right! But my agent convinced me it was a quality show and was going to work. So on the Friday I was on a plane to Brazil to shoot the first episode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ely also played the title character in the 1975 action film \u201cDoc Savage: The Man of Bronze,\u201d but otherwise had mostly small roles in TV and films, including the 1958 movie musical \u201cSouth Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote a pair of mystery novels featuring a detective named Jake Sands, 1994\u2019s \u201cNight Shadows\u201d and 1995\u2019s \u201cEast Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in Hereford, Texas, and raised in Amarillo, he married his high school sweetheart in 1959, but divorced two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Kirsten Casale Ely, he is survived by daughter Kaitla<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RN desk:Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series \u201cTarzan,\u201d has died at age 86. 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