Gerald Ames

Gerald Ames
in 1919
Born	Percy Gerald Ames (1880-09-12)12 September 188012 Blackheath, London, England
Died	2 July 1933(1933-07-02) (aged 52) Knightsbridge, London, England
Years active	1905–1928

Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer.³ Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema, appearing in more than sixty films between his debut in 1914 and his retirement from the screen in 1928 in a career entirely encompassing the silent era. He was also a regular stage actor who took on many leading roles in the theatre.⁴

He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.¹

He died in 1933 after falling down the steps of Knightsbridge tube station and suffering a heart attack. He was married to the actress Mary Dibley.²⁵