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Ed Ames Net Worth

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Ed Ames Net Worth

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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... 
Full NameEd Ames
Net Worth$400,000
Date Of BirthJuly 9, 1927
Place Of BirthMalden, Massachusetts, USA
Height1.91 m
OccupationSinger, Actor
ProfessionActor, Singer, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
EducationBoston Latin School, University of California, Los Angeles, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
SpouseJeanne Arnold, Sara Cacheiro, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
ChildrenSonya Urick, Linda Urick, Ronald Urick, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
ParentsDavid Urick, Sarah Zaslavskaya, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
SiblingsVic Ames, Gene Ames, Joe Ames, Try to Remember, Who Will Answer?, My Cup Runneth Over
NicknamesEd Ames, Ames, Ed
IMDB
NominationsGrammy 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
MoviesDaniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider, The Impersonation Murder Case, Starlost: The Deception, Greatest Heroes Of The Bible, Daniel Boone
TV ShowsDaniel Boone, The Danny Thomas Hour
Star SignCancer
#Trademark
1Deep, rich, baritone voice
#Quote
1I am a secular Jew, but I feel strongly about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe.
#Fact
1He owns a small ranch in Santa Ynez, Ca where they occasionally spend weekends. [March 2012]
2Brother of Joe Ames, Gene Ames & Vic Ames. One of The Ames Brothers vocal group. Click on group name for additional credits.
3As 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.
4One 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

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Marshal1995TV SeriesVasalie Peshkov
Jake and the Fatman1990TV SeriesSpence Coggan
In the Heat of the Night1988TV SeriesSheriff Ed Thompson
Murder, She Wrote1985TV SeriesJohnny Shannon
Greatest Heroes of the Bible1979TV SeriesLot
The Wide World of Mystery1975TV Series
McCloud1974TV SeriesAbel Hollister
Kodiak1974TV Series
The Starlost1973TV SeriesMr. Smith
Daniel Boone1964-1968TV SeriesMingo Taramingo
Cricket on the Hearth1967TV MovieEdward
The Danny Thomas Hour1967TV SeriesEdward Belton
Androcles and the Lion1967TV MovieFerrovius
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider1966Mingo
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters1963TV SeriesKennedy
Redigo1963TV SeriesJohn Talltree
The Rifleman1962TV SeriesLee Coyle
Mike Hammer1958TV SeriesAmes Brother
State Trooper1957TV SeriesSinger

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
It's Garry Shandling's Show.1987TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Johnny Cash Show1969TV Series performer - 1 episode
Cricket on the Hearth1967TV Movie performer: "Don't Give Your Love Away"
Daniel Boone1964-1967TV Series performer - 3 episodes
The War Wagon1967performer: "Ballad Of The War Wagon"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pioneers of Television2011-2014TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
My Music: 50s Pop Parade2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments2005TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Land's End1996TV SeriesHimself
Treasure House: The Utah Mining Story1995DocumentaryNarrator
It's Garry Shandling's Show.1987TV SeriesHimself
Celebrity Bowling1972-1977TV SeriesHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1962-1975TV SeriesActor / Himself / Himself - Singer / ...
Dinah!1975TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1964-1973TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
The David Frost Show1972TV SeriesHimself
Stand Up and Cheer1971TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1959-1970TV SeriesSinger / Himself - Singer / Himself - Audience Bow / ...
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters1970TV SeriesHimself
The Hollywood Squares1969TV SeriesGuest Appearance
The Joey Bishop Show1968-1969TV SeriesHimself
Della1969TV SeriesHimself
The Johnny Cash Show1969TV SeriesHimself - Singer
Operation: Entertainment1968-1969TV SeriesHimself - Host
The Kraft Music Hall1968TV SeriesHimself
I'll Bet1965TV SeriesHimself
That Regis Philbin Show1965TV SeriesHimself
You Don't Say1965TV SeriesHimself
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHimself
The Ames Brothers Show1955TV SeriesHimself
Cavalcade of Stars1951TV SeriesHimself - Guest Vocalist

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