Ron Ely Lands the Role of Tarzan However, his career soared to new heights in 1966. That’s when he secured the lead role in NBC’s TV series Tarzan, a contemporary reinterpretation of Edgar ...

Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died. He was 86.

US actor Ron Ely, best known for playing the role of Tarzan in the 1960s television show of the same name, has died aged 86. "The world has lost one of the greatest men it has ever known - and I ...