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...
Boston Latin School, University of California, Los Angeles, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
Spouse
Jeanne Arnold (m. 1998), Sara Cacheiro (m. 1947–1970)
Children
Sonya Urick, Linda Urick, Ronald Urick, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
Parents
David Urick, Sarah Zaslavskaya, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
Siblings
Vic Ames, Gene Ames, Joe Ames, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
Albums
Who Will Answer?
Nominations
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
Movies
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider, The Impersonation Murder Case, Starlost: The Deception, Greatest Heroes Of The Bible, Daniel Boone
TV Shows
Daniel Boone, The Danny Thomas Hour
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Deep, rich, baritone voice
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Quote
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I am a secular Jew, but I feel strongly about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe.
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Fact
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He owns a small ranch in Santa Ynez, Ca where they occasionally spend weekends. [March 2012]
As a solo recording artist for RCA Victor in the 1960s, he had four top-twenty hits on the national charts, "Try to Remember" and "Time, Time" in 1966, "My Cup Runneth Over" in 1967, and "Who Will Answer?" in 1968.
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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.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marshal
1995
TV Series
Vasalie Peshkov
Jake and the Fatman
1990
TV Series
Spence Coggan
In the Heat of the Night
1988
TV Series
Sheriff Ed Thompson
Murder, She Wrote
1985
TV Series
Johnny Shannon
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1979
TV Series
Lot
The Wide World of Mystery
1975
TV Series
McCloud
1974
TV Series
Abel Hollister
Kodiak
1974
TV Series
The Starlost
1973
TV Series
Mr. Smith
Daniel Boone
1964-1968
TV Series
Mingo
Taramingo
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
TV Movie
Edward
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
TV Series
Edward Belton
Androcles and the Lion
1967
TV Movie
Ferrovius
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966
Mingo
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
TV Series
Kennedy
Redigo
1963
TV Series
John Talltree
The Rifleman
1962
TV Series
Lee Coyle
Mike Hammer
1958
TV Series
Ames Brother
State Trooper
1957
TV Series
Singer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
1987
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
TV Movie performer: "Don't Give Your Love Away"
Daniel Boone
1964-1967
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
The War Wagon
1967
performer: "Ballad Of The War Wagon"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pioneers of Television
2011-2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
My Music: 50s Pop Parade
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments
2005
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Land's End
1996
TV Series
Himself
Treasure House: The Utah Mining Story
1995
Documentary
Narrator
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
1987
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Bowling
1972-1977
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1962-1975
TV Series
Actor / Himself / Himself - Singer / ...
Dinah!
1975
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964-1973
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The David Frost Show
1972
TV Series
Himself
Stand Up and Cheer
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1959-1970
TV Series
Singer / Himself - Singer / Himself - Audience Bow / ...
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Squares
1969
TV Series
Guest Appearance
The Joey Bishop Show
1968-1969
TV Series
Himself
Della
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Operation: Entertainment
1968-1969
TV Series
Himself - Host
The Kraft Music Hall
1968
TV Series
Himself
I'll Bet
1965
TV Series
Himself
That Regis Philbin Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
You Don't Say
1965
TV Series
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Ames Brothers Show
1955
TV Series
Himself
Cavalcade of Stars
1951
TV Series
Himself - Guest Vocalist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sixties
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Entertainer
American Masters
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 20th Anniversary