Gerald Ames
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| Born | Percy Gerald Ames 12 September 1880[1][2] Blackheath, London, England |
| Died | 2 July 1933 (aged 52) Knightsbridge, London, England |
| Years active | 1905–1928 |
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer.[3] Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema, appearing in more than sixty films between his debut in 1914 and his retirement from the screen in 1928 in a career entirely encompassing the silent era. He was also a regular stage actor who took on many leading roles in the theatre.[4]
He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
He died in 1933 after falling down the steps of Knightsbridge tube station and suffering a heart attack. He was married to the actress Mary Dibley.[2][5]
Partial filmography[edit]
- She Stoops to Conquer (1914)
- The Black Spot (1914)
- The Difficult Way (1914)
- The Christian (1915)
- Love in a Wood (1915)
- The Shulamite (1915)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1915)
- Rupert of Hentzau (1915)
- Arsène Lupin (1916)
- The Hypocrites (1916)
- The King's Daughter (1916)
- The Game of Liberty (1916)
- The Ragged Messenger (1917)
- Masks and Faces (1917)
- A Gamble for Love (1917)
- A Peep Behind the Scenes (1918)
- Boundary House (1918)
- Missing the Tide (1918)
- A Turf Conspiracy (1918)
- A Fortune at Stake (1918)
- Adam Bede (1918)
- Red Pottage (1918)
- The Irresistible Flapper (1919)
- Comradeship (1919)
- Possession (1919)
- The Forest on the Hill (1919)
- Sheba (1919)
- Sunken Rocks (1919)
- The Nature of the Beast (1919)
- Missing the Tides (1919)
- Broken in the Wars (1919)
- John Forrest Finds Himself (1920)
- Once Aboard the Lugger (1920)
- Aylwin (1920)
- Anna the Adventuress (1920)
- Alf's Button (1920)
- The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)
- Helen of Four Gates (1920)
- Mrs. Erricker's Reputation (1920)
- Mr. Justice Raffles (1921)
- Tansy (1921)
- Wild Heather (1921)
- The Woman Who Obeyed (1923)
- The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)
- God's Prodigal (1923)
- A Royal Divorce (1923)
- The Little People (1926)
- The King's Highway (1927)
- The Rising Generation (1928)
- A Light Woman (1928)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gerald Ames Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b "BFI: Gerald Ames". bfi.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Gerald Ames". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Gerald Ames".
- ^ "IMDB: Gerald Ames". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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- People from Blackheath, London
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Lewisham
- English male stage actors
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