{"id":117759,"date":"2024-10-24T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117759"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:40:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:40:55","slug":"tarzan-and-doc-savage-actor-ron-ely-has-died-ents-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117759","title":{"rendered":"Tarzan and Doc Savage actor Ron Ely has died | Ents &#038; Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the 1960s TV series, has died aged 86.<\/p>\n<p>The actor passed away at his home in Los Alamos, California, on 29 September, his daughter Kirsten Casale Ely said.<\/p>\n<p>The 6&#8217;4&#8243;, muscular actor helped form the modern image of author Edgar Rice Burroughs&#8217; early 20th century fictional creation, Tarzan.<\/p>\n<p>He also played the title character in the 1975 action film Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"3\/4\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"563x750\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/563x750\/skynews-ron-ely-tarzan_6725952.jpg?20241023233853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/252x337\/skynews-ron-ely-tarzan_6725952.jpg?20241023233853 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/563x750\/skynews-ron-ely-tarzan_6725952.jpg?20241023233853 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/900x1200\/skynews-ron-ely-tarzan_6725952.jpg?20241023233853 1024w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Ron Ely as Tarzan Pic: Moviestore\/Shutterstock\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Pic: Moviestore\/Shutterstock<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said in interviews he did his own stunts on Tarzan and worked directly with the tigers, chimpanzees and other animals that were the shirtless character&#8217;s friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry but he did not like chimpanzees and from the moment he got on set, things went south in a hurry,&#8221; Ely said in an interview with the Daily Express in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Henry was attacked by a chimp while the pilot was being filmed, which injured his jaw and resulted in Ely being cast as his replacement at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I met with them on a Monday and when they offered me the role I thought, &#8216;no way do I want to step into that bear trap. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life&#8217;,&#8221; Ely told the Express.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Was 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/liam-paynes-girlfriend-says-they-had-planned-to-get-married-next-year-13239650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam Payne&#8217;s girlfriend reveals they planned to marry<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/top-gun-maverick-flight-instructor-dies-in-small-plane-crash-during-air-show-in-new-mexico-13239315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Gun: Maverick instructor dies in plane crash<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/michael-newman-david-hasselhoff-pays-tribute-to-baywatch-co-star-who-saved-my-life-at-least-four-times-13239394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Hasselhoff pays tribute as Baywatch co-star dies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/768x432\/skynews-ron-ely-doc-savage-man-of-bronze_6725954.jpg?20241023234322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/384x216\/skynews-ron-ely-doc-savage-man-of-bronze_6725954.jpg?20241023234322 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/768x432\/skynews-ron-ely-doc-savage-man-of-bronze_6725954.jpg?20241023234322 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/1600x900\/skynews-ron-ely-doc-savage-man-of-bronze_6725954.jpg?20241023234322 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/10\/2048x1152\/skynews-ron-ely-doc-savage-man-of-bronze_6725954.jpg?20241023234322 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"1975: Ron Ely as Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze in a passionate embrace with Pamela Hensley Pic: Everett\/Shutterstock\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Ely as Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze in a passionate embrace with Pamela Hensley. Pic: Everett\/Shutterstock<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Family tragedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2019 Ely&#8217;s 62-year-old wife Valerie Lundeen Ely was stabbed to death at their home in Santa Barbara, California, by their son Cameron Ely.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was then shot and killed by police. An autopsy on Cameron, a former college American Football star, revealed he was in the early stages of CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that can be caused by repeated blows to the head.<\/p>\n<p>Ely, who was at home during the stabbing, challenged the prosecutor&#8217;s report that said his son&#8217;s shooting was justified.<\/p>\n<p>Ely continued to appear in a variety of TV and film roles, wrote two detective novels, and twice hosted the Miss America beauty pageant.<\/p>\n<p>He essentially retired in 2001 to spend more time with his family.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his daughters, Kirsten Casale Ely and Kaitland Ely Sweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/tarzan-and-doc-savage-actor-ron-ely-has-died-13240054\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the 1960s TV series, has died aged 86. 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