Ron Ely, best known for playing the lead in the NBC series Tarzan from 1966 to 1968, has died at the age of 86. His death was shared by his daughter, Kirsten Ely, with Fox News Digital on ...

But is Tarzan based on a true story ... on the sex appeal of the character. Onscreen Jane also deviated from the character’s ...

NBC’s “Tarzan” kept the titular protagonist’s chimpanzee sidekick, Cheetah, but omitted his love interest, Jane. Ely kept acting after the series wrapped in 1968. He starred in the 1975 ...