American pop singer-actor Ed Ames dies at 95

Ed Ames an Ames Brothers singing group member and a star of the 1960s television series Daniel Boone passed away at his Los Angeles homeAmes breathed his last on Sunday He was 95According to Variety a USbased media house Ed Ames and his brothers Vic Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of Rag Mop in 1950 As a solo artist he had hits with Who Will Answer My Cup Runneth Over and Try to Remember In the 1950s they had a syndicated TV program The Ames Brothers Show and 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963Born on July 9 1927 in Malden Massachusetts United States to Jewish parents Sarah Zaslavskaya and David Urick aka Eurich Ed Ames began his acting career appearing in The Fantasticks The Crucible and Carnival which was on BroadwayIn the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest he starred alongside William Daniels Kirk Douglas and Gene WilderAmes gained some proficiency in throwing a tomahawk while portraying Mingo on television As a result he made one of the most iconic appearances of his career on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 27 1965As per Variety he demonstrated his skill for Johnny Carson on a wood panel with an outline of a cowboy When Ames hit the figure squarely in the groin Carson adlibbed I didnt even know you were Jewish and then Welcome to Frontier Bris The saucy response caused the studio audience to laugh for four minutes which has been reported to be the longest laugh by a studio audience in television historyDespite having a Russian Jewish heritage Ames was frequently cast as a Native American He also made guest appearances on shows including The Rifleman McCloud Murder She Wrote Its Garry Shandlings Show and Jake and the FatmanEd Ames is survived by his wife Jeanne two children Ronald and Sonya seven grandchildren five greatgrandchildren and stepson Stephen Saviano Another daughter Marcella predeceased him as reported by VarietyAlso ReadRobert De Niro About My Father has personal element from Sebastians experienceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever