Ron Ely Biography (1938-)

Born Ronald Pierce, June 21, 1938, in Hereford, TX; married Cathy, 1959 (divorced 1961); married Valerie, 1983. Career: Actor and writer.

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Navigator, South Pacific, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
Deputy Jim Dyer, The Fiend Who Walked the West, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
Wilbur Fielding, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Tarzan, Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion, 1965
Once Before I Die, Goldstone, 1965
Tad Curry, The Night of the Grizzly, Paramount, 1966
Tarzan, Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones, 1967
Tarzan, Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army, 1968
Tarzan, Tarzan's Deadly Silence, 1970
Bill Robinson, Der Schreider schwarzen Wolfe (also known as TheCry of the Black Wolves), 1972
Hundert Fauste und ein Halleuja (also known as Alleluja e Sartana figli di Dio), 1972
Clark "Doc" Savage, Jr., Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, Warner Bros., 1975
Steven Hamilton, Slavers, 1976
MitGift (also known as Killing Me Softly), 1976

Television Appearances
Series
Mike Madison, The Aquanauts (also known as Malibu Run), 1960
Title role, Tarzan, 1966
Host, Face the Music, syndicated, 1980
Mike Nelson and narrator, Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1987
Specials
Host, Miss America Pageant, 1979-81
The Seal, NBC, 1981
Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1996
Episodic
Bill Michaels, "The Deadly Sting," Wonder Woman, 1978
"Charades," Hotel, 1983
Superman, The Adventures of Superboy, syndicated, 1988
Superman, "Road to Hell: Parts 1 & 2," The Adventures of Superboy, syndicated, 1991
Carl Strong, "Family Business," The Hat Squad, CBS, 1992
"Book of Renovation, Chapter 1," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
"Out of the Past," Hawkeye, 1994
Lieutenant Carpenter, Marker, UPN, 1995
WRITINGS
Novels
Night Shadows, 1994
East Beach, 1995

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