Ron Ely

Career timeline

1. 1938 · Born

   Born in Hereford, Texas, USA

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   The Millionaire (TV)

3. 1966 · Directing debut

   Tarzan (TV)

4. 1967 · Breakthrough

   Ironside (TV)

5. 2017 · Latest release

   Tarzan: Lord of the Movies (Movie)

6. 2024 · Died

   September 29, 2024

Career in numbers

6 1950s

11 1960s

9 1970s

5 1980s

4 1990s

1 2000s

3 2010s

• Drama18
• Adventure9
• Crime8
• Action & Adventure6
• Comedy6
• Western5

Highest-rated title Wonder Woman 1975 7.0 Most popular title The Love Boat 1977 6.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ron Ely in our catalogue.

Stephen J. Cannell

2 titles together

1. 2017 Tarzan: Lord of the Movies as Tarzan (Archive Footage) Movie
2. 2014 Expecting Amish as Elder Miller 6.7 Movie
3. 2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Ron (archive footage) Movie
4. 2000 Sheena as Bixby 5.5 TV
5. 1996 Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan as Tarzan (archive footage) Movie
6. 1995 Marker TV
7. 1992 Renegade 6.8 TV
8. 1992 The Hat Squad as Carl Strong TV
9. 1987 Sea Hunt as Mike Nelson TV
10. 1986 L.A. Law as Mr. McIntyre 7.0 TV
11. 1986 Blacke's Magic TV
12. 1982 Matt Houston 6.3 TV
13. 1982 Hotel as Evan Paige 6.7 TV
14. 1978 Slavers as Steven Hamilton Movie
15. 1977 The Love Boat as Jim 6.3 TV
16. 1976 MitGift as Kurt Movie
17. 1975 Wonder Woman as Bill Michaels 7.0 TV
18. 1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze as Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr. 5.2 Movie
19. 1972 Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God as Hallelujah Movie
20. 1972 Cry of the Black Wolves as Bill Robinson Movie
21. 1971 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Tarzan Movie
22. 1970 Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Tarzan Movie
23. 1969 The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Ronald TV
24. 1968 Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army as Tarzan Movie
25. 1967 The Mountains of the Moon as Tarzan Movie
26. 1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Tarzan Movie
27. 1967 Ironside as Scott Bradley 6.8 TV
28. 1966 Once Before I Die as Soldier Movie
29. 1966 Tarzan as Tarzan 6.9 TV
30. 1966 The Night of the Grizzly as Ted Curry 6.0 Movie
31. 1965 Die Rudi Carrell Show TV
32. 1960 The Aquanauts as Mike Madison TV
33. 1960 Thriller as Lt. Mike Hudson 6.7 TV
34. 1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as Wilbur Fielding Movie
35. 1958 Steve Canyon as Pete Randall TV
36. 1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West as Deputy Jim Dyer Movie
37. 1958 South Pacific as Navigator 6.1 Movie
38. 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 6.8 TV
39. 1955 The Millionaire as Jim Phillips TV

1. 1966 Tarzan 6.9 TV

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