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Robert Ames(1889-1931)

  • Actor
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Robert Ames
Robert Ames was born on 23 March 1889 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Smart Woman (1931), Holiday (1930) and Behind Office Doors (1931). He was married to Helen Muriel Oakes, Vivienne Segal, Frances Goodrich and Alice L. Gerry. He died on 27 November 1931 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 23, 1889
DiedNovember 27, 1931(42)
BornMarch 23, 1889
DiedNovember 27, 1931(42)
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Known for

Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and Noel Francis in Smart Woman (1931)
Smart Woman
6.5
  • Donald 'Don'
  • 'Donnie' Gibson
  • 1931
Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and Ann Harding in Holiday (1930)
Holiday
6.3
  • Johnny Case
  • 1930
Mary Astor and Robert Ames in Behind Office Doors (1931)
Behind Office Doors
6.1
  • James Duneen
  • 1931
A Lady to Love (1930)
A Lady to Love
6.2
  • Buck
  • 1930

Credits

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Actor

  • Robert Ames, Ruth Chatterton, and Paul Lukas in Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932)
    Tomorrow and Tomorrow
    6.6
    • Gail Redman
    • 1932
  • George Bancroft in Rich Man's Folly (1931)
    Rich Man's Folly
    5.8
    • Joe Warren
    • 1931
  • Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and Noel Francis in Smart Woman (1931)
    Smart Woman
    6.5
    • Donald 'Don'
    • 'Donnie' Gibson
    • 1931
  • Ina Claire in Rebound (1931)
    Rebound
    5.6
    • Bill Truesdale
    • 1931
  • Robert Ames and Betty Compson in Three Who Loved (1931)
    Three Who Loved
    5.5
    • Philip 'Phil' Wilson
    • 1931
  • The Stolen Jools (1931)
    The Stolen Jools
    5.7
    Short
    • Robert Ames (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Mary Astor and Robert Ames in Behind Office Doors (1931)
    Behind Office Doors
    6.1
    • James Duneen
    • 1931
  • Helen Twelvetrees in Millie (1931)
    Millie
    6.2
    • Tommy Rock
    • 1931
  • Evelyn Brent and Ivan Linow in Madonna of the Streets (1930)
    Madonna of the Streets
    6.7
    • Morton
    • 1930
  • Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, and June Walker in War Nurse (1930)
    War Nurse
    6.1
    • Robin
    • 1930
  • Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and Ann Harding in Holiday (1930)
    Holiday
    6.3
    • Johnny Case
    • 1930
  • Robert Ames, Walter Byron, and Lois Moran in Not Damaged (1930)
    Not Damaged
    • Charlie Jones
    • 1930
  • Robert Ames, Thomas E. Jackson, and Lila Lee in Double Cross Roads (1930)
    Double Cross Roads
    • David Harvey
    • 1930
  • A Lady to Love (1930)
    A Lady to Love
    6.2
    • Buck
    • 1930
  • Marion Davies and Oscar Shaw in Marianne (1929)
    Marianne
    6.0
    • Soapy
    • 1929

Soundtrack

  • Helen Twelvetrees in Millie (1931)
    Millie
    6.2
    • performer: "It's Nice to Be a Geranium" (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, and June Walker in War Nurse (1930)
    War Nurse
    6.1
    • performer: "When I Saw Sweet Nelly Home" (1859), "El Choclo" (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • The Trespasser (1929)
    The Trespasser
    6.5
    • performer: "I Love You Truly" (uncredited)
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • March 23, 1889
    • Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • November 27, 1931
    • New York City, New York, USA(delirium tremens)
  • Spouses
      Helen Muriel OakesFebruary 10, 1927 - November 10, 1930 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Leading actor of late silent and early sound films. He had extensive prior stage experience with various stock companies and in vaudeville. Ames became an alcoholic after a string of unsuccessful marriages and romances (with, among others, actresses Frances Goodrich, Vivienne Segal and Ina Claire) and died from delirium tremens at the age of 42.

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