Robert Ames
Actor
Biography
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Robert Downing Ames (March 23, 1889 – November 27, 1931) was an American stage and film actor whose career was cut short by his death at age 42.
After a brief stint in vaudeville, Ames moved to Hollywood in the mid 1920s to concentrate on film work, though on occasion he would return to perform on the New York stage. He co-starred in several early talkies, including The Trespasser (1929) with Gloria Swanson, A Lady to Love (1930) with Vilma Bánky and Edward G. Robinson, and the 1930 version of Holiday, opposite Ann Harding in the role later taken by Cary Grant in the better-remembered 1938 remake.
Filmography
Holiday
as Johnny Case 1930
Millie
as Tommy Rock 1931
Behind Office Doors
as James Duneen 1931
The Trespasser
as Jack Merrick 1929
Smart Woman
as Donald 'Don' / 'Donnie' Gibson 1931
War Nurse
as Robin Neill 1930
A Lady to Love
as Buck 1930
Three Who Loved
as Philip Wilson 1931
The Voice of the City
as Bobby Doyle 1929
Rebound
as Bill Truesdale 1931
Rich Man's Folly
as Joe Warren 1931
Not Damaged
1930
What Women Want
as William Holliday Jr. 1920
The Wedding Song
as Hayes Hallan 1925
Three Faces East
as Frank Bennett 1926
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
as Gail Redman 1932