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Ron Ely

1938 - 2024

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Ronald Pierce Ely (June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024) was an American actor and novelist, best known for portraying Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series Tarzan and playing the lead role in the film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975). He hosted the Miss America pageant telecast in 1980 and 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Ely is the 4,356th most popular actor (up from 4,813th in 2019), the 6,935th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,042nd in 2019) and the 2,003rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ron Ely ranks 4,356 out of 13,578Before him are Alex O'Loughlin, Jean Poiret, Emily Kinney, Bill Skarsgård, Freddie Bartholomew, and Geraldine Brooks. After him are Nicholas Hammond, Eva Le Gallienne, Morgana King, Laura Bailey, Steven Culp, and Ann Sheridan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ron Ely ranks 382Before him are Christiane Hörbiger, Waheeda Rehman, Prince Buster, Bennie Muller, Tura Satana, and Giorgia Moll. After him are Hudson Austin, Urs Widmer, Viktor Zhdanovich, Huang Ju, Angelo Damiano, and Bhalchandra Nemade. Among people deceased in 2024, Ron Ely ranks 335Before him are Dieter Burdenski, Richard Lewis, Luciano Sušanj, Bennie Muller, Michael Ruse, and Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem. After him are Ivan Charota, Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, Francisco Jara, Terry Griffiths, and Ray Reardon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Ely ranks 6,937 out of 20,380Before him are Edward M. House (1858), David A. Huffman (1925), Emily Kinney (1985), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Gracie Abrams (1999), and Geraldine Brooks (1925). After him are Jacob Epstein (1880), Malcolm Browne (1931), Nicholas Hammond (1950), Lee Smolin (1955), Morgana King (1930), and Laura Bailey (1981).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ron Ely ranks 2,004Before him are Joe Spano (1946), Jeanne Eagels (1890), Patricia Wettig (1951), David White (1916), Emily Kinney (1985), and Geraldine Brooks (1925). After him are Nicholas Hammond (1950), Morgana King (1930), Laura Bailey (1981), Steven Culp (1955), Ann Sheridan (1915), and Louie Anderson (1953).