Gerald Ames
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Gerald Ames was a British
actor
, film director
and Olympic fencer
. Ames was born in Blackheath
in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cimema, 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
.
He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
He died in 1933 after falling down the steps of Knightsbridge
London Underground
station and suffering a heart attack. He was married to the actress Mary Dibley
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and Olympic fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. Ames was born in Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cimema, 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
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
.
He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
.
He died in 1933 after falling down the steps of Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge tube station
Knightsbridge tube station is a London Underground station in Knightsbridge , The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is on the Piccadilly Line between South Kensington and Hyde Park Corner, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.-History:...
London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
station and suffering a heart attack. He was married to the actress Mary Dibley
Mary Dibley
-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
.
Partial filmography
- Rupert of HentzauRupert of Hentzau (1915 film)Rupert of Hentzau is a 1915 British adventure film of the silent era. It was directed by George Loane Tucker and starred Henry Ainley, Jane Gail, Charles Rock, George Bellamy, Warwick Wellington and Gerald Ames. It was based on the novel Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope, the sequel to The Prisoner...
(1915) - The Ragged MessengerThe Ragged MessengerThe Ragged Messenger is a 1917 British drama film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson, Gerald Ames, Basil Gill and George Foley. It was based on the novel The Ragged Messenger by W.B. Maxwell. A millionaire's mistress marries his nephew, but their relationship only leads to misery...
(1917) - Masks and Faces (1917)
- A Gamble for Love (1917)
- A Peep Behind the Scenes (1918)
- Boundary House (1918)
- A Turf Conspiracy (1918)
- A Fortune at StakeA Fortune at StakeA Fortune at Stake is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gerald Ames and Edward O'Neill. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould.-Cast:* Violet Hopson as Lady Launcelot* Gerald Ames as Will Martindale...
(1918) - Adam BedeAdam Bede (film)Adam Bede is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Bransby Williams, Ivy Close and Malvina Longfellow. It is an adaptation of the novel Adam Bede by George Eliot.-Cast:* Bransby Williams - Adam Bede...
(1918) - Red Pottage (1918)
- The Irresistible FlapperThe Irresistible FlapperThe Irresistible Flapper is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson, Ivy Close and Gerald Ames...
(1919) - ComradeshipComradeship (1919 film)Comradeship is a 1919 British silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lily Elsie, Gerald Ames and Guy Newall. The film's action covers the entire span of World War I, from the months before the outbreak of hostilities to the declaration of peace.-Background:Comradeship was the...
(1919) - PossessionPossession (1919 film)Possession is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames. It was an adaptation of the novel Phroso by Anthony Hope.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Blaise Barewsky...
(1919) - The Forest on the HillThe Forest on the HillThe Forest on the Hill is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, James Carew and Gerald Ames. It was based on a novel by Eden Philpotts.-Cast:* Alma Taylor - Drusilla Whyddon* James Carew - Timothy Snow...
(1919) - Sheba (1919)
- Sunken Rocks (1919)
- The Nature of the Beast (1919)
- Missing the Tides (1919)
- Broken in the WarsBroken in the WarsBroken in the Wars is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and Alma Taylor. The Pensions Minister John Hodge appeared in the film to promote the King's Fund, which supported recently demobalised ex-servicemen...
(1919) - John Forrest Finds HimselfJohn Forrest Finds HimselfJohn Forrest Finds Himself is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - John Forrest* Chrissie White - Joan Grey* Gerald Ames - Ezra Blott...
(1920) - Once Aboard the Lugger (1920)
- AylwinAylwinAylwin is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Hal Aylwin* Chrissie White - Winifred Wynne* Gerald Ames - Wilderspin* Mary Dibley - Sinfi Lovell...
(1920) - Anna the AdventuressAnna the AdventuressAnna the Adventuress is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Jean Cadell and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Phillips Oppenheim...
(1920) - Alf's Button (1920)
- The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest BlissThe Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest BlissThe Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by and starring Henry Edwards. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films...
(1920) - Helen of Four GatesHelen of Four GatesHelen of Four Gates is a British silent film melodrama, directed by cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor , James Carew and Gerald Ames.-Production background:...
(1920) - Mrs. Erricker's Reputation (1920)
- Mr. Justice RafflesMr. Justice Raffles (film)Mr. Justice Raffles is a 1921 British crime film directed by Gaston Quiribet. it was based on the 1909 novel Mr. Justice Raffles by E.W. Hornung featuring his gentleman thief AJ Raffles. It starred Gerald Ames, Eileen Dennes and James Carew...
(1921) - TansyTansy (film)Tansy is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames and James Carew. The film was based on a popular rural novel of the time by Tickner Edwardes, and was filmed largely on location on the Sussex Downs....
(1921) - Wild HeatherWild HeatherWild Heather is a 1921 British film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Chrissie White, Gerald Ames, James Carew and George Dewhurst. It was based on a play by Dorothy Brandon....
(1921) - The Woman Who ObeyedThe Woman Who Obeyed (1923 film)The Woman Who Obeyed is a 1923 British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan.-Plot:Overbearing husband separates his wife from her children but is reconciled to her after he has accidentally killed their son. -Cast:*Hilda Bayley as Marion Dorchester...
(1923) - The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)
- God's Prodigal (1923)
- A Royal DivorceA Royal Divorce (1926 film)A Royal Divorce is a 1926 British historical drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gwylim Evans, Gertrude McCoy and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on a play by C.C. Collingham and depicts the romantic relationship and political divorce between Napoleon and his wife Josephine...
(1926) - The Little People (1926)
- The King's HighwayThe King's HighwayThe King's Highway is a 1927 British romantic adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring James Carew, Gerald Ames, Matheson Lang and Joan Lockton...
(1927) - The Rising GenerationThe Rising GenerationThe Rising Generation is a 1928 British comedy film directed by Harley Knoles and George Dewhurst and starring Alice Joyce, Jameson Thomas and Robin Irvine. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. A couple masquerade as servants.-Cast:...
(1928) - A Light WomanA Light Woman (1928 film)A Light Woman is a 1928 British silence romance film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Benita Hume, C.M. Hallard and Gerald Ames. It is also known by the alternative title Dolores. A flighty young woman learns the error of her ways through a series of love affairs. It was based on a story by...
(1928)