Ely said in interviews that he did his own stunts on the show, working directly and precariously with the tigers, chimpanzees ...

Jock Mahoney later served as stunt coordinator for Tarzan the Ape Man (1981). American footballer Mike Henry starred in a ...

Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the 1960s TV series ... "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 ...

chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan’s friends and servants. “They first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry, but he didn’t like chimpanzees and ...

Ely was offered the Tarzan gig after former NFL linebacker Mike Henry, who had played the Edgar Rice Burroughs creation in three ’60s films, abruptly quit after he was bitten in the jaw by a chimp.

The part was initially set to go to former NFL linebacker Mike Henry, who earlier played Tarzan in three different films, but he abruptly quit after getting his jaw ripped open by a chimp.

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's friends. "They first tried to cast a former ...

chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan’s friends and servants. “They first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry but he didn’t like chimpanzees and ...