Ed Ames

Ed Ames

Known for

Acting

Born

July 9, 1927

Birthplace

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Died

May 21, 2023 (aged 95)

Biography

Ed Ames was a pop singer and actor who portrayed the Cherokee sidekick Mingo on the 1960s US television series Daniel Boone.

Best known work

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

McCloud

McCloud

1970

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

It's Garry Shandling's Show

It's Garry Shandling's Show

1986

The Starlost

The Starlost

1973

Filmography

TBA
The Starlost: Deception
as Mr. Smith
2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
1995
Land's EndTV
1995
Treasure House: The Utah Mining Story
as Narrator
1995
The MarshalTV
1987
Jake and the FatmanTV
as Spence Coggan (1 episode)
1986
It's Garry Shandling's ShowTV
as Ed Ames (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Johnny Shannon (1 episode)
1979
Abraham's Sacrifice
as Lot
1975
The Impersonation Murder Case
as Lt. Shonfelt
1974
KodiakTV
as Mitch Kellog (1 episode)
1973
The StarlostTV
as Mr. Smith (1 episode)
1970
McCloudTV
1969
The Johnny Cash ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1967
Cricket on the Hearth
as Edward (voice)
1967
Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
as Mingo
1964
Daniel BooneTV
as Mingo (165 episodes)
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersTV
as Kennedy (1 episode)
1963
RedigoTV
as John Talltree (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
as Self (3 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
as Self (7 episodes), as Self - Co-Host (5 episodes)
1959
The Big PartyTV
as Self (1 episode)
1958
Kraft Music HallTV
as Self (1 episode)
1958
The RiflemanTV
as Lee Coyle (1 episode)