His daughter, Kirsten Ely, wrote via Social media platforms Wednesday, about a month after his death on Sept. 29 in Santa Barbara, California: “The world has lost one of the greatest men it has ever known.”
Kirsten added via Instagram“My father was someone people called a hero. There was something magical about him. That’s how the world knew him.”
The role of Ron Eli was in the series “Tarzan“The Hollywood thriller, set in the 1960s, is an updated version of the hero who chooses to return to the forest in which he grew up.
Ron bonded with his friend Chimpanzee The modern image of the character in the minds of the public, thanks to his strong physique and prominent muscles.
Ron himself was performing scenes that included acrobatic movements, which caused him injuries during filming, including being bitten by a lion.
After two seasons of the series “Tarzan” ended, Ron continued acting, especially in… Television worksDuring the 1990s, he also wrote two detective novels.
In 2019, police officers shot and killed his son, Cameron, during their intervention after the stabbing death of Valerie Lundeen Ely, Ron’s wife.
Police said Cameron, who is accused of stabbing Lundin, was posing a threat.
The actor filed a lawsuit, but the judge ruled that the police officers’ behavior fell within the framework Self defense.