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How all-action Tarzan star Ron Ely put his body on the line for his own stunts and was left with 24 major injuries including lion and chimp bites and two broken shoulders before family was struck by tragedy
Action star Ron Ely, best known for his work as Tarzan, has died at the age of 86, following a full life where he performed all of his own stunts that was marred by family tragedy.
Ely, a Texas native, was best known for his work as the eponymous character on the hit NBC show Tarzan, where he famously performed almost all of his own daring stunts during its two-year run between 1966 and 1968. Though he enjoyed playing the macho jungle man, he later admitted he was glad to leave the character behind, having suffered a variety of injuries including lion bites and broken bones In the Ely family's suit, they said that police had misled in their account of the incident, adding that Cameron had his 'hands up' which is 'the universal act of surrender,' when he first corresponded with deputies - who opened fire 'less than 20 seconds after' he emerged hitting him 22 times.
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