RIP: Actor Ron Ely, one of TV's Tarzans among many other roles

[thewayne]

Ron was 86 and passed at his daughter's house in California. Aside from his run as Tarzan, he was a bit player appearing in many dramas of the '70s and '80s. But my role for him has been and always will be the film Doc Savage: Man of Bronze. While it is solidly a B movie, it is so over the top that it will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Great job, Ron, you certainly earned your rest and lots of respect.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/entertainment/ron-ely-star-of-tarzan-tv-series-dead-at-86/

Comments

[starwatcher]

I thoroughly enjoyed Ron Ely's Tarzan. Doc Savage came out when I was in college, and I had read a number of the books. I had such fun with the movie as a whole. But when the the young woman declared her eternal gratitude and undying love, and Doc looked deep into her eyes as he declared, "Mona, you're a brick!" I laughed so hard and so long that I could hardly breathe. No one else in the theater even chuckled; I guess folks in Portales didn't understand the British boys' school phrase and meaning. The memory still makes me grin wide.

[thewayne]

THAT line always makes me grin!  One of my favorite movie lines of all time!  I was going to include it in my original post but didn't, I really should have.

[disneydream06]

I remember him hosting a game show some time back. :)
Hugs, Jon