Ron Ely, best known for playing Tarzan, has died at 86 as fans pay their sincere respects to the beloved actor. Getting the chance to portray a character known by the masses was, is, and always will be the opportunity of a lifetime for an actor. In modern movies, it’s playing a superhero that has made A-listers of the likes of Chris Hemsworth and Ryan Reynolds. Long before the days of CGI extravaganzas, on the other hand, Tarzan was the superhero to audiences. The great man raised in the jungles by apes has been resurrected by a range of actors across decades, but it was Ron Ely who paved the …