“Tarzan” star Ron Ely ... Rice Burroughs created in 1912. Ely kept acting after the series wrapped in 1968. He starred in the 1975 action-adventure movie “Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze ...

“Tarzan” star Ron Ely’s cause of death has been revealed. The actor, who passed away on Sept. 29, died from “end-stage heart disease,” according to his death certificate, obtained by TMZ.

While Ron Ely was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan in movies in the 1930s ...

Ron Ely’s cause of death has been released two months after the Tarzan actor died in September at the age of 86. End-stage heart disease is considered to be the most severe form of heart disease ...

"The Convent" Episode 15 -- Pictured: Ron Ely as Tarzan (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Ron Ely, known as the star of the television series "Tarzan," has ...

American actor Ron Ely, best known for playing the title role of Tarzan in the 1960s, has died aged 86. Born in Texas in 1938, Ronald Pierce Ely was the lead in the famous show from 1966 to 1968.

The man who swung into television sets in the 1960s as Tarzan has died. Ron Ely was 86 years old. Ely’s daughter confirmed that her father died on Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California ...

Ely's daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County.

Ron Ely, the actor who famously portrayed Tarzan on NBC in the 1960s, has passed away at 86. Ely, known for his tall, muscular build, brought the jungle hero to life and inspired a new generation ...