Veteran US actor Ron Ely, famous for playing ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s TV series, has died at the age of 86. The news was shared by his daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, in an Instagram post on Wednesday( 13 October).

• Ron Ely began his career with supporting roles in films such as ‘South Pacific,’ ‘The Fiend Who Walked the West,’ and ‘The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker.’
• He gained fame in 1966 when he landed the role of Tarzan in the NBC series.
• Ely performed most of his own stunts during the show, which led to injuries, including two broken shoulders and several lion bites.
• Ely also appeared in other productions, including ‘The Aquanauts’ (1960-61), the Western adventure film ‘The Night of the Grizzly’ (1966), and Jurgen Goslar’s slavery film ‘Slavers’ (1978).