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Ed Ames

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"Daniel Boone" Ed Ames 1966 NBC
Born Malden, Massachusetts on July 9, 1927 (real name Urick), Ed, Vic Ames, Gene Ames and Joe Ames were sons of Ukrainian Jewish parents and four of nine children. They were very poor but Ed attended Boston Public Latin School along with brother Joe. The singing group, The Ames Brothers, was formed in 1947 in Boston and later appeared at the "Roxy Theatre" in New York City. During their early years, they won many amateur contests and made their professional debut at the "Foxes and Hounds", a posh Boston nightclub. They went on to play at the "Chez Paree" in Chicago and "Ciro's" in Hollywood. "The Riviera", just across New York City west of the George Washington bridge, was another nightclub where they appeared regularly. Ed is still best known to audiences for his television role as "Mingo" on the Daniel Boone (1964) series on NBC. Ed also appeared on Broadway in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Crucible". He also appeared in the off-Broadway production of "The Fantasticks" at the Sullivan Street Theatre in Greenwich Village which ran until 2002.
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Ed Ames in McCloud (1970)
Ed Ames and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames, Dal McKennon, and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames, Dal McKennon, Fess Parker, and Morgan Woodward in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames and Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Ed Ames and Dal McKennon in Daniel Boone (1964)
Kirk Douglas and Ed Ames

Known for

Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
  • Mingo
  • Taramingo
Forever, Darling (1956)
Forever, Darling
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Forever, Darling")
  • 1956
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8.7
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Let's Get Away from it All ")
Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
The War Wagon
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Ballad Of The War Wagon")
  • 1967

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Actor

  • The Marshal (1995)
    The Marshal
    • (as Edmon Ames)
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
  • Carroll O'Connor and Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
    It's Garry Shandling's Show.
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
    Greatest Heroes of the Bible
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
  • William Shatner in Kodiak (1974)
    Kodiak
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
  • The Starlost (1973)
    The Starlost
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    • (as The Ames Brothers)
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
    • (voice)
  • Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
    Cricket on the Hearth
    • (voice)
  • Androcles and the Lion (1967)
    Androcles and the Lion

Soundtrack

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
    It's Garry Shandling's Show.
  • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
    The Johnny Cash Show
  • Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
    Cricket on the Hearth
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    • (uncredited)
  • Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    The War Wagon
  • Forever, Darling (1956)
    Forever, Darling

Personal details

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    • July 9, 1927
    • Malden, Massachusetts, USA
    • 1998 - present
  • Other works
    Recorded many singles and albums as a member of The Ames Brothers, and as a solo recording artist.

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  • Trivia
    One of Ed Ames most memorable moments in television was when he threw his famous tomahawk on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in 1965. He threw the tomahawk and it landed right between the target's legs, thus prompting "I didn't even know you were Jewish". This event prompted one of the longest laughs in television history.
  • Quotes
    I am a secular Jew, but I feel strongly about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe.
    • Deep, rich, baritone voice

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