I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32-year-old chimpanzee whose remarkable life story ...
the chimp suddenly sank his teeth into Mike. It took 18 stitches to reattach Tarzan’s jaw, and three days and nights of “monkey fever” delirium before he regained consciousness. Red-dogged ...
A chimp attacked Henry and injured his jaw when ... No way do I want to step into that bear trap. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life',' Ely said. 'Was I ever right!
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 ...
Ron Ely is dead. He became famous in 1966 through the series "Tarzan", where he played the titular character. His daughter said goodbye to him in an emotional post.
A chimp attacked Henry and injured his jaw when ... ‘No way do I want to step into that bear trap. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life’,” Ely told the Daily Express.
A chimp attacked Henry and injured his jaw when ... ‘No way do I want to step into that bear trap. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life’,” Ely told the Daily Express.
Still, this more urbane Tarzan also cemented the modern image of the character in many people's minds - with a musclebound, loincloth-wearing Ely accompanied by his chimpanzee sidekick.