Portrait of Ron Ely

Acting

Ron Ely

Career

Active from 1959 to 2017, with a break from 1997 to 2016, busiest in 1966 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tarzan
Tarzan
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron Ely Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Man vs. Nature 2
  • Underwater Adventure 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies (2017)

as Tarzan (Archive Footage)

Expecting Amish
Expecting Amish (2014)
GoodWatch score 59

as Elder Miller

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)

as Ron (archive footage)

2000s

1 title ยท average score 54
Sheena
Sheena (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Bixby

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 67
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996)

as Tarzan (archive footage)

Marker
Marker (1995)

TV show

Renegade
Renegade (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Reverend McClain

The Hat Squad
The Hat Squad (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Carl Strong

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt (1987)

TV show ยท as Mike Nelson

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mr. McIntyre

Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic (1986)

TV show

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Evan Paige

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 57
Slavers
Slavers (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

as Steven Hamilton

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Ted Cole / Steve Swaggart / Darryl Brewster

MitGift
MitGift (1976)

as Kurt

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
GoodWatch score 53

as Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr.

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Bill Michaels

Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God (1972)

as Hallelujah

Cry of the Black Wolves
Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bill Robinson

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971)

as Tarzan

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)

as Tarzan

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 58
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Ronald

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968)

as Tarzan

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)

as Tarzan

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Scott Bradley

The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon (1967)

as Tarzan

Tarzan
Tarzan (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Tarzan

The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ted Curry

Once Before I Die
Once Before I Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 35

as Soldier

Die Rudi Carrell Show
Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965)

TV show

The Aquanauts
The Aquanauts (1960)

TV show ยท as Mike Madison

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lt. Mike Hudson

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 64
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wilbur Fielding

Steve Canyon
Steve Canyon (1958)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Pete Randall

South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

as Navigator

The Fiend Who Walked the West
The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Deputy Jim Dyer

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Jim Phillips