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Ron Ely, actor who played Tarzan on NBC's 1960s TV series, dies at 86
chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan’s friends and servants. “They first tried to cast a former American ...
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Ron Ely, who played TV's ‘Tarzan' in the '60s, dies at 86
chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan’s friends and servants. “They first tried to cast a former American ...
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Ron Ely, Star of the First Tarzan Series for Television, Dies at 86
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.
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Ron Ely, star of original ‘Tarzan’ TV show, dies at 86
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.
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Ron Ely, who starred on TV as Tarzan, dies at 86
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 ...
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Ron Ely, TV’s Tarzan in the 1960s, dies aged 86
and he followed in the footsteps of NFL star Mike Henry, who had left the franchise after appearing in three Tarzan films. “I met with [producers] on a Monday, and when they offered me the role, ...
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'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely, who portrayed loincloth-wearing character in 1960s, has died
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 ...
Los Angeles Times23d
Ron Ely, actor who played Tarzan on NBC’s 1960s TV series, dies at 86
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 ...
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Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
Ron Ely as Tarzan - NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images “They first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry but he didn’t like chimpanzees and from the moment he got on set, things ...