Joe Lara, 'Tarzan: The Epic Adventures' Star, Presumed Dead at 58 After Plane Crash ETOnline 2 hrs ago Joe Lara, the star of Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, is presumed dead following a plane crash on Saturday. He was 58. The actor (real name William Joseph Lara) and his wife, Gwen Lara, were two of seven people on the plane, according to Rutherford County Fire & Rescue; all are presumed dead. The group took off in a Cessna Citation 501 from Smyrna Airport, south of Nashville, on Saturday morning, per authorities. The plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, at about 11 a.m. local time on Saturday.