Ed Ames dies: 'Daniel Boone' star Mingo, 1950s singer dead at 95
Ed Ames, the youngest member of the 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later starred as Mingo in TV's 'Daniel Boone,' has died at 95.
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Ed Ames, the youngest member of the 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later starred as Mingo in TV's 'Daniel Boone,' has died at 95.
Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95.
Born in Malden, Massachusetts as Edmund Dantes Urick, he gained fame as the lead singer of the Ames Brothers.
Mr. Ames, a Malden native, was part of a chart-topping group with his brothers before developing successful careers as a solo artist and an actor.
On television, Ames was likely best known for his role as Mingo, the Oxford-educated Native American in the 1960s adventure series “Daniel Boone.”