While Ron Ely was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan in movies in the 1930s and ’40s, Ely helped form the image of the shirtless, loincloth ...

Ron Ely attends the Paley Center for Media and the Warner archive collection ‘Retro TV Action-Adventure-Thon’ on September 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. FilmMagic Ron Ely as Tarzan.

Ron Ely, the actor best known for his tole on the TV series "Tarzan," has died at the age of 86.

LOS ANGELES -- Ron Ely, the actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series "Tarzan," has died at age 86.

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Los Angeles (Associated Press) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86.

Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86.