Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in the 1960s TV series, has died aged 86.

The actor passed away at his home in Los Alamos, California, on 29 September, his daughter Kirsten Casale Ely said.

The 6’4″, muscular actor helped form the modern image of author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ early 20th century fictional creation, Tarzan.

He also played the title character in the 1975 action film Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze.