| Gerald Ames | |
| Birth Name: | Percy Gerald Ames |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1880[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Blackheath, London, England |
| Death Place: | Knightsbridge, London, England |
| Yearsactive: | 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.
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.[5]