''Tarzan's Deadly Silence'' is a 1970 adventure film composed of an edited two-part television episode of ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' released as a

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. It stars

Ron Ely Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas, and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series ''Tarzan'' and for playing the lead role in ...

. Former Tarzan actor

Jock Mahoney Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventure television series, ''The Range Rider'' and ''Yancy Derringer''. He ...

and

Woody Strode Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete and actor. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. Aft ...

(a veteran of two previous Tarzan films) co-star. The film was produced by Sy Weintraub and Leon Benson, written by Lee Erwin, Jack H. Robinson, John Considine, and

Tim Considine Timothy Daniel Considine (December 31, 1940 – March 3, 2022) was an American actor, writer, photographer, and automotive historian. He was best known for his acting roles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Early life Considine was born in Lo ...

(based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) and directed by Robert L. Friend.

Premise

Tarzan loses his hearing after a bomb blast, and is hunted through the jungle by the ruthless Colonel.

Cast

as Tarzan *

as The Colonel, a villain *

as Marshak * Manuel Padilla, Jr. as Jai, Tarzan's youthful ward *

Nichelle Nichols Nichelle Nichols (, born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in ''Star Trek'' and its film sequels. Nichols' portrayal of Uhura was g ...

as Ruana

Production notes

The film consists of ''The Deadly Silence'', a two-part episode of Ely's ''

'' series. *''The Deadly Silence'', Part I, aired on October 28, 1966. It was written by Lee Erwin and Jack H. Robinson, and directed by Robert L. Friend. *''The Deadly Silence'', Part II, aired on November 4, 1966. It was written by John Considine and Tim Considine, and directed by

Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrate ...

, who was not credited in the theatrical release of the film. Jock Mahoney's first appearance in Tarzan films was as Coy Banton, a villain opposite

Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (born Gordon Merrill Werschkul; August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a ...

's Tarzan in the 1960 film ''

Tarzan the Magnificent ''Tarzan the Magnificent'' is a 1960 British Eastmancolor film, the follow-up to ''Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' (1959). Its plot bears no relation to that of the 1939 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel of the same name. The film was directed by R ...

''. He took over the role of the Ape Man in 1962's '' Tarzan Goes to India''. This was followed by his final turn as Tarzan in '' Tarzan's Three Challenges'' (1963). Woody Strode portrayed Ramo in '' Tarzan's Fight for Life'' (1958), and Khan in '' Tarzan's Three Challenges'' (1963).

External links

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