Ron Ely
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"Ronald Pierce" redirects here. For the sound engineer, see Ronald Pierce (sound engineer).
Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938)[1] is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas, and raised in Amarillo.
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Ron Ely | |
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Born | Ronald Pierce Ely (1938-06-21) June 21, 1938 (age 85) Hereford, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, novelist |
Years active | 1957–2001, 2014–present |
Spouses | Helen Janet Triplet
(m. 1959; div. 1961)Valerie Lundeen
(m. 1984; died 2019) |
Children | 3 (1 deceased) |
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Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series Tarzan and for playing the lead role in the film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975).[2] He hosted the Miss America pageant telecast in 1980 and 1981.