American actor, Ed Ames who played the role of Mingo in the popular tv show, Daniel Boone, left the show after a few seasons. According to him, the show had served its purpose for him so it was just right for him to leave.
“The simple truth is that the show has served its purpose for me. It performed the very valuable function of providing tremendous exposure for me over a four-year period. The placing of my name before a huge audience week after week was an enormous advantage to my career,” he said.
“On the other hand, I believe I was of some assistance to ‘Daniel Boone.’ I did a great number of personal appearances to help plug the series. And I think that Mingo was a strong character that contributed to the effectiveness of the show. But now it’s time to move on,” he added.
Ames starred in the 20th Century Fox and played the role of the Cherokee tribesman, Mingo on the NBC television series Daniel Boone, with Fess Parker. His character’s father was an English officer, the Fourth Earl of Dunmore, played in the show by Walter Pidgeon. In that show, Mingo was the Earl’s eldest son and thus entitled to claim the title as the fifth Earl but decided to remain part of the Cherokee Nation.
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