Robert Ames

Biography

Robert Downing Ames was a talented American stage and film actor whose career was tragically cut short by his death at age 42. He began his career in vaudeville before transitioning to Hollywood in the mid-1920s, where he co-starred in notable films such as The Trespasser (1929) and Holiday (1930). Ames' stage success included leading roles in productions like Come Out of the Kitchen by A.E. Thomas and The Hero by Gilbert Emery.