"and starring Ron Ely ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. This depiction of Tarzan is a well-educated bachelor who grew tired of urban civilization and is in his native African jungle once again. An animated series from Filmation, ""Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle"", aired from 1976 to 1977, followed by the anthology programs ""Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour"" (1977–1978), ""Tarzan and the Super 7"" (1978–1980), ""The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour"" (1980–1981), and ""The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour"" (1981–1982). In those cartoons, Tarzan was voiced by Robert Ridgely. Joe Lara starred in the title role in ""Tarzan in Manhattan"" (1989), an offbeat"
"Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the ""Tarzan"" film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with ""Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle"" (1955). He was ""discovered"" poolside, and offered ""a seven-year contract, a loin cloth, and a new last name."" He was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children of advertising man Stanley Werschkul and his wife Alice. Scott was"
"Ron Ely Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan on the 1966 NBC series ""Tarzan"" and for playing the lead role in the film """" (1975). Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing various supporting parts in films such as ""South Pacific"" (1958), as an airplane navigator, ""The Fiend Who Walked the West"" (1958) and ""The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker"" (1959), as well as a guest-starring role on Barbara Eden's first television series, the romantic comedy"
"have three children, Kirsten, Kaitland, and Cameron. Ron Ely Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan on the 1966 NBC series ""Tarzan"" and for playing the lead role in the film """" (1975). Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing various supporting parts in films such as ""South Pacific"" (1958), as an airplane navigator, ""The Fiend Who Walked the West"" (1958) and ""The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker"" (1959), as well as a guest-starring role on Barbara"
"from acting in 1988. Mike Henry (American football) Michael Dennis Henry (born August 15, 1936) is an American retired actor and former football linebacker. He is most well known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy. Michael Henry's football career as a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958–1961) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1964) led him to be noticed by Warner Bros. Henry's most prominent role was as Tarzan in three 1960s movies ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966), ""Tarzan and the Great River"" (1967), and ""Tarzan and the Jungle Boy"" (1968) that were all filmed back-to-back"
"Mike Henry (American football) Michael Dennis Henry (born August 15, 1936) is an American retired actor and former football linebacker. He is most well known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy. Michael Henry's football career as a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958–1961) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1964) led him to be noticed by Warner Bros. Henry's most prominent role was as Tarzan in three 1960s movies ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966), ""Tarzan and the Great River"" (1967), and ""Tarzan and the Jungle Boy"" (1968) that were all filmed back-to-back in 1965. At the"
"was a popular guest at film conventions and autograph shows. Scott died, aged 80, in Baltimore, Maryland of lingering complications from multiple heart surgeries earlier in the year. He is buried in the Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, New York. Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the ""Tarzan"" film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with ""Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle"" (1955). He"
"Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (born October 2, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American actor and musician, best known in the role of Tarzan in the American TV series """". Lara played Tarzan in the TV movie ""Tarzan in Manhattan"" and in the follow-up TV series """". He also appeared in many action films, among them ""Steel Frontier"" and """". He gave up acting after twenty years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music. At the peak of his fame Joe Lara appeared in two action films, ""Armstrong"" and ""Warhead"". In 2009, Joe became active in"
"music. Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (born October 2, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American actor and musician, best known in the role of Tarzan in the American TV series """". Lara played Tarzan in the TV movie ""Tarzan in Manhattan"" and in the follow-up TV series """". He also appeared in many action films, among them ""Steel Frontier"" and """". He gave up acting after twenty years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music. At the peak of his fame Joe Lara appeared in two action films, ""Armstrong"" and ""Warhead"". In 2009, Joe became active"
"Tarzan and the Trappers Tarzan and the Trappers is a 1958 action adventure film featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen and Lesley Bradley. It was filmed as three pilot episodes for a television series which were edited into a feature film when the project was abandoned, and so was released in black and white rather than color, like other contemporary Tarzan films. The film did finally appear on television, but only in 1966. It was shot in Chatsworth, California. The idyllic jungle life of Tarzan (Gordon Scott), Jane (Eve Brent)"
"meet his fiancée, actress Karen Kondazian. The funeral was in New York. He was cremated and the ashes were taken by his wife Tita to Spain. Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later"
"Joyce MacKenzie Joyce MacKenzie (born October 13, 1929 in Redwood City, California) is an American actress who appeared in films and television from 1946 to 1961. She might be best remembered for being the eleventh actress to portray Jane. She played the role opposite Lex Barker's Tarzan in 1953's ""Tarzan and the She-Devil"". MacKenzie is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Norman MacKenzie. She was active in sports in high school, winning an award for ""her all-round sports ability."" During World War II, MacKenzie worked as a carpenter's helper in shipyards in San Francisco. Her opportunity for acting came when"
"Tarzan in Manhattan Tarzan in Manhattan is a 1989 action adventure CBS television film. Joe Lara portrays Tarzan, and Kim Crosby appears as Jane Porter. Tony Curtis and Jan-Michael Vincent co-star. The telefilm was produced by Max A. Keller, Micheline H. Keller and Gina Scheerer, written by Anna Sandor and William Gough (based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Michael Schultz. It aired on April 15, 1989. Tarzan leaves Africa and goes to present-day New York City to seek vengeance for the murder of his Ape mother Kala, and to rescue Cheeta who was taken by"
"Lamont Johnson Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who has appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards. Johnson was born in Stockton, California, the son of Ruth Alice (née Fairchild) and Ernest Lamont Johnson, who was a realtor. He attended Pasadena Junior College and UCLA and was active in theatrical productions at both schools. When he was 16, Johnson began his career in radio, eventually playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951. He also worked as"
"O'Mahoney later became a television and film assistant director. He was a Republican. Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney (born Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989) was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two western television series, ""The Range Rider"" and ""Yancy Derringer"". He played Tarzan in two feature films and was associated in various capacities with several other Tarzan productions. He was sometimes credited as Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. Mahoney was born in Chicago, Illinois, but reared in Davenport, Iowa. He was of French and Irish descent. He entered the University of Iowa in"
"Sy Weintraub Sy Weintraub (May 28, 1923 – April 4, 2000) was a movie and television producer best known for his series of Tarzan films and television episodes between 1959 and 1968. Weintraub broke with the Johnny Weissmuller formula of portraying Tarzan as a pidgin-speaking noble savage who lives in a treehouse with Jane and Boy. Instead, his Tarzan was an educated loner, much closer to Edgar Rice Burroughs's original conception of the character and Boy is replaced by a young orphan named Jai. Weintraub also produced two Sherlock Holmes films for television and was an owner of Panavision. After"
"Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later worked as a stockbroker. Barker had an elder sister, Frederica Amelia ""Freddie"" Barlow (1917–1980). Raised in New York City and Port Chester, New York, Lex Barker"
"episode, ""The Case of the Duplicate Daughter."" On November 26, 1952, MacKenzie married Walker H. (Tim) Leimert in Hollywood, California. After her acting career MacKenzie was an English teacher; one of her students was popular radio host Anthony Cumia of the Opie and Anthony Show. Joyce MacKenzie Joyce MacKenzie (born October 13, 1929 in Redwood City, California) is an American actress who appeared in films and television from 1946 to 1961. She might be best remembered for being the eleventh actress to portray Jane. She played the role opposite Lex Barker's Tarzan in 1953's ""Tarzan and the She-Devil"". MacKenzie is"
"over 200 actors. The winner was Lex Barker, a tall and strikingly handsome 29-year-old who had grown up in wealth and privilege in New York City. Barker portrayed Tarzan in five films (1949–1953), each with a different actress portraying Jane (the first one being Brenda Joyce, a carry-over from the Weissmüller series). These were mostly low budget affairs similar to Weissmuller's RKO films, although the third one, ""Tarzan's Peril"" (1951), was an attempt to upgrade the series by filming on actual African locations and using local Africans in the cast. Despite Barker's aristocratic bearing and good acting credentials, Lesser insisted"
"Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Tarzan and the Valley of Gold is a 1966 adventure film starring Mike Henry in his debut as Tarzan. The film, produced by Sy Weintraub, written by Clair Huffaker, and directed by Robert Day, is remembered for its very James Bond-like portrayal of a tropical suited, globetrotting Tarzan. It was released in July 1966. The novelisation by Fritz Leiber was the first authorised Tarzan novel by an author other than Edgar Rice Burroughs, and was officially the 25th book in the series. Augustus Vinero (David Opatoshu) is a wealthy international criminal known for his"
"for Weintraub. After a trial in Santa Monica Superior Court, however, the jury sided with Yamagata. In that legal action, he was represented by attorney David Ganezer. In retirement, he speculated in the silver market, owned race horses and built one of the world's largest collections of ancient coins. He had two daughters, Lori Weintraub, an attorney in Century City, and Cynthia Weintraub, a professor at Harvard University. Sy Weintraub Sy Weintraub (May 28, 1923 – April 4, 2000) was a movie and television producer best known for his series of Tarzan films and television episodes between 1959 and 1968."
"Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed the character twice more—in ""The Romance of Tarzan"" (also 1918) and in the 1921 serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"". Following the end of the silent movie era, Elmo left Hollywood and tried his hand at mining. In the late 1930s, he returned to the film industry, most"
"YMCA. Merrill died on February 12, 1966, in Hollywood, California. His mausoleum is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Frank Merrill (actor) Frank Merrill (born Otto Adolph Poll; March 21, 1893 in Newark, New Jersey – February 12, 1966) was a Southern California and national title-winning gymnast (with over 58 titles to his credit), police officer, stuntman, and actor, most famous for being the fifth actor to portray Tarzan on film. Merrill had doubled for the screen's first Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, in the 1921 movie serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"", and was cast in the role himself in the 1928 movie serial"
"Tarzan and the Jungle Boy Tarzan and the Jungle Boy is a 1968 adventure film starring Mike Henry in his third and final outing as Tarzan. Rafer Johnson and Aliza Gur co-star. The film was produced by Sy Weintraub and Robert Day, written by Stephen Lord (based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) and directed by Robert Gordon. It was released in May 1968. At home in Africa, Tarzan (Mike Henry) assists a photojournalist named Myrna (Aliza Gur) and her associate Ken (Ron Gans) in their search for Erik Brunik (Steve Bond), a thirteen-year-old boy lost in the"
"Tarzan and the Great River Tarzan and the Great River is a 1967 adventure film starring Mike Henry in his second of three film appearances as Tarzan. The film was produced by Sy Weintraub and Steve Shagan, written by Bob Barbash (from a story by Barbash and Lewis Reed), and directed by Robert Day. It was released in September 1967. Tarzan is called to Brazil by an old friend, The Professor (Paulo Gracindo) to help stop the Jaguar Cult, led by Barcuma (Rafer Johnson), from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors in his search for diamonds. Tarzan is assisted"
"Frank Merrill (actor) Frank Merrill (born Otto Adolph Poll; March 21, 1893 in Newark, New Jersey – February 12, 1966) was a Southern California and national title-winning gymnast (with over 58 titles to his credit), police officer, stuntman, and actor, most famous for being the fifth actor to portray Tarzan on film. Merrill had doubled for the screen's first Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, in the 1921 movie serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"", and was cast in the role himself in the 1928 movie serial ""Tarzan the Mighty"". A year later, he starred in the movie serial ""Tarzan the Tiger"", which, though"
"born in 1987. Tarzan is a Cinematographer by profession. Later in 2007, he married an actor and classical dancer (Kathak from Jaipur Gharana), Nandita Puri. He is an alumnus of The Doon School in Dehradun (1974 batch). An avid traveller, now settled in Chandigarh where he indulges in his passion for gardening, collecting art & artifacts. Woh Karma Dharma 1996 – Ajay ... Roopesh's Friend 1994 – Chauraha ... Snaky 1993 – Izzat Ki Roti ... Babu Harami 1992 – Apradhi ... Baadshah 1992 – Deedar ... Chhadha 1992 – Aaj Ka Goonda Raj ...Police Inspector 1992 – Tahalka ..."
"Toofani Tarzan Toofani Tarzan (Typhoon Tarzan/Stormy Tarzan) is a 1937 Hindi action adventure film directed by Homi Wadia. Produced by Wadia Movietone, the film had music by Master Mohammed with lyrics by Gyan Chander. It starred John Cawas, Gulshan, Nazira, Boman Shroff, Chandrashekhar and Dalpat. The film typically had the theme of ‘mad scientists looking for the elixir of life’ as per Rosie Thomas (2005), cited by Gokulsing and Dissanayake and was publicised as ‘India’s first jungle adventure film’ with remakes in the 1950s as Zimbo series. Scientist Ramu and his wife Uma (Nazira) live with their four-year-old son Leher"
"Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney (born Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989) was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two western television series, ""The Range Rider"" and ""Yancy Derringer"". He played Tarzan in two feature films and was associated in various capacities with several other Tarzan productions. He was sometimes credited as Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. Mahoney was born in Chicago, Illinois, but reared in Davenport, Iowa. He was of French and Irish descent. He entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City but dropped out to enlist in the United States Marine Corps"
"the voices of Tarzan and Jane on national radio in ""Tarzan"". They remained married until Joan's death in 1972. Both are buried in Shelbyville, Indiana, and their tombstones bear the inscriptions Tarzan and Jane. They had a daughter Joanne II Anselmo née Pierce (1930–2005) and a son James Michael Pierce (1935–1984). Pierce is also remembered for playing Prince Thun of the Lion Men in the 1936 serial film ""Flash Gordon"". He acted in small roles in several films, mostly westerns, through 1951, and worked in a lucrative real estate agency in the San Fernando Valley. He was an accomplished pilot,"
"follow-up, ""Tarzan the Magnificent"" (1960), both with Gordon Scott. Weintraub then produced ""Tarzan Goes to India"" and ""Tarzan's Three Challenges"" (filmed in Thailand), both with Jock Mahoney. In 1965 Weintraub filmed three Tarzan films back to back with former Los Angeles Rams football star Mike Henry: ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (Mexico), ""Tarzan and the Great River"" and ""Tarzan and the Jungle Boy"" both filmed in Brazil. When Henry was tired of his grueling Tarzan work and refused to do the television series, Weintraub hired Ron Ely for the role. In 1965 Weintraub bought Panavision but sold it later."
"Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes of the program during the summer of 1969. Maurice Evans had a recurring guest-starring role as retired Brigadier Sir Basil Bertram, hero of the Battle of the Bulge. Julie Harris had a recurring guest-role as missionary Charity Jones. Chips Rafferty had a recurring guest-starring role as Dutch Jensen. On March 13, 2012, Warner Bros. released ""Tarzan: Season 1, Part 1 & Tarzan: Season 1, Part 2"" on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection manufacture-on-demand service. The second"
"Tarzan the Fearless Tarzan the Fearless (1933) is a 12 chapter American Pre-Code film serial starring Buster Crabbe in his only appearance as Tarzan. It was also released as a 61-minute film which consisted of the first four chapters edited together, and which was intended to be followed by the last eight chapters in episode format, but which was often exhibited as a stand-alone feature film. Actress Jacqueline Wells co-starred; she later changed her name to Julie Bishop. The serial was produced by Sol Lesser, written by Basil Dickey, George Plympton and Walter Anthony (based on the character created by"