Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86

US histrion Ron Ely, champion known for playing the relation of Tarzan successful the 1960s tv amusement of the aforesaid name, has died aged 86.

"The satellite has mislaid 1 of the top men it has ever known - and I person mislaid my dad," the actor's daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, said successful an Instagram post.

Tarzan primitively aired connected NBC tv web from 1966 to 1968, during which clip the histrion broke a fig of bones and was reported to person been attacked by animals portion performing his ain stunts.

After retiring from acting successful 2001, Ely became an writer and published 2 enigma novels.

Ely made a little instrumentality to acting for 1 tv film, Expecting Amish, successful 2014, wherever helium played an Amish elder.

In the 1980s, helium appeared successful different deed tv programmes including cruise ship-based drama The Love Boat, arsenic good arsenic Wonder Woman with prima Lynda Carter.

Born successful Texas successful 1938, Ely went connected to wed his precocious schoolhouse sweetheart successful 1959, earlier divorcing 2 years later.

He was besides known for hosting the Miss America pageant successful the aboriginal 1980s, wherever helium met his woman Valerie. The mates went connected to person 3 children.

Ely died astatine his location successful Los Alamos successful Santa Barbara, California connected 29 September.

Announcing the decease successful an Instagram station connected Wednesday, the actor's girl said: "My begetter was idiosyncratic that radical called a hero. He was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, household antheral and leader."

She added: "I knew him arsenic my dada - and what a eden sent honour that has been. To me, helium hung the moon."