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Ed Ames

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 9, 1927 (Died at 96)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthMalden, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1948 – 2023
Known Credits25 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Ed Ames

Total Works

25

6 movies • 19 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series
as Johnny Shannon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
as Self
Jake and the Fatman
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987•series
as Spence Coggan
The Rifleman
7.1
The Rifleman
1958•series
as Lee Coyle

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 25 titles featuring Ed Ames

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Johnny Shannon

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
3 eps

as Self

Jake and the Fatman
6.2
1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1987•series

as Spence Coggan

The Rifleman
7.1
1 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series

as Lee Coyle

McCloud
7.2
1 eps
McCloud
1970•series
Daniel Boone
7.0
165 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Mingo

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
5 eps

as Self

Cricket on the Hearth
5.3

as Edward (voice)

It's Garry Shandling's Show
7.1
1 eps

as Ed Ames

The Starlost
7.5
1 eps
The Starlost
1973•series

as Mr. Smith

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
7 eps

as Self

State Trooper
5.7
1 eps
State Trooper
1956•series

as Singer

Kraft Music Hall
5.4
1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1958•series

as Self

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
6.8
1 eps

as Ames Brother (uncredited)

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
6.2
1 eps

as Kennedy

The Johnny Cash Show
6.5
1 eps

as Self

The Marshal
6.0
1 eps
The Marshal
1995•series
Abraham's Sacrifice
1.3

as Lot

Redigo
6.3
1 eps
Redigo
1963•series

as John Talltree

Land's End
7.0
1 eps
Land's End
1995•series
Kodiak
6.5
1 eps
Kodiak
1974•series

as Mitch Kellog

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
5.0

as Mingo

Androcles and the Lion
9.0

as Ferrovius

The Impersonation Murder Case

as Lt. Shonfelt

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s