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Lionel Ames(1923-2017)

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Lionel Ames
Lionel Ames was born on 6 March 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Broadway Television Theatre (1952), Thundering Jets (1958) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Barbara Colton. He died on 1 October 2017 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
BornMarch 6, 1923
DiedOctober 1, 2017(94)
BornMarch 6, 1923
DiedOctober 1, 2017(94)
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Known for

Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
Broadway Television Theatre
6.3
TV Series
  • Jakie Rabinowitz
Buck Class, Barry Coe, Audrey Dalton, Robert Dix, Dick Foran, and Rex Reason in Thundering Jets (1958)
Thundering Jets
6.4
  • Capt. 'Andy' Anderson
  • 1958
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Cantor
Men Into Space (1959)
Men Into Space
7.7
TV Series
  • Capt. Draper

Credits

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Actor

  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cantor
    • Rabbi Gersler
    • 1972–1975
  • Soul Hustler (1973)
    Soul Hustler
    6.5
    • Dan Myers
    • 1973
  • Star! (1968)
    Star!
    6.4
    • Roman Officer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Sal Mineo, Yul Brynner, and Madlyn Rhue in Escape from Zahrain (1962)
    Escape from Zahrain
    6.0
    • Arab Student with Car (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Chuck Stern
    • 1962
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Dave Kitchen
    • Henry Breger
    • Richards
    • 1958–1962
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Michaels
    • 1961
  • Terry Moore and Debra Paget in Why Must I Die? (1960)
    Why Must I Die?
    5.6
    • Eddie Rainey
    • 1960
  • Men Into Space (1959)
    Men Into Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Capt. Draper
    • 1959
  • Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons in This Earth Is Mine (1959)
    This Earth Is Mine
    6.3
    • Nate Forster (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Living Bible: The Old Testament (1958)
    The Living Bible: The Old Testament
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Solomon
    • 1958
  • Buck Class, Barry Coe, Audrey Dalton, Robert Dix, Dick Foran, and Rex Reason in Thundering Jets (1958)
    Thundering Jets
    6.4
    • Capt. 'Andy' Anderson
    • 1958
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cantor
    • 1958
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • William Gordon
    • 1957–1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 6, 1923
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 1, 2017
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Barbara ColtonApril 29, 1968 - October 1, 2017 (his death)
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    During his army service at the age of 23 he was transferred to Los Alamos where he worked in a chemistry lab (alongside his brother Dr. Maurice Shapiro) on the atomic bomb implosion part. He finished his military career with the rank of staff sergeant and subsequently returned to college in Chicago to complete a degree in industrial engineering.

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