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Weeks after his passing on Sept. 29, Ron Ely‘s cause of death has been revealed | Per a death certificate obtained by TMZ, Ely, the actor best known for playing the title role in the Tarzan TV series, died from “end-stage heart disease.” He was 86.

Ron Ely's cause of death has been attributed to heart disease — get the full details.

Per a death certificate obtained by TMZ, Ely, the actor best known for playing the title role in the Tarzan TV series, died from “end-stage heart disease.” He was 86. His TV credits also included Father Knows Best; The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; The Aquanauts; Marcus Welby, M.D. He also played Mike Nelson in a syndicated revival of Sea Hunt, which lasted one season, and was the host of Face the Music game show and two Miss America pageants in the early 1980s.

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