Leon Ames
January 20, 1902 (122 years old) in Portland, Indiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing fatherly figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), as Judy Garland's father, and in Little Women (1949). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Ames licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1986 · Peggy Sue Got Married as Barney Alvorg
- 1986 · Jake Speed as Pop Winston
- 1983 · Testament as Henry Abhart
- 1979 · Just You and Me, Kid as Manduke the Magnificent
- 1979 · The Best Place to Be as William Callahan
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Messenger
- 1977 · Claws as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
- 1976 · Sherlock Holmes in New York as Daniel Furman
- 1975 · Timber Tramps as Deacon
- 1975 · The Meal as Kroger
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973 · Brother of the Wind as
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Hammersmith Is Out as General Sam Pembroke
- 1972 · Emergency! as
- 1971 · Toklat as Old Man
- 1970 · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Burt Clews
- 1970 · Tora! Tora! Tora! as Frank Knox
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as Gray
- 1965 · The Monkey's Uncle as Judge Holmsby
- 1964 · Bewitched as
- 1964 · The Misadventures of Merlin Jones as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
- 1963 · Son of Flubber as Rufus Daggett
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Colonel Anderson
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Colonel Foxhall
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Fitzroy
- 1961 · Father of the Bride as Stanley Banks
- 1961 · The Absent-Minded Professor as Rufus Daggett
- 1961 · Mister Ed as Gordon Kirkwood
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Hampton
- 1960 · My Three Sons as
- 1960 · The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Damon Carlisle
- 1960 · From the Terrace as Samuel Eaton
- 1957 · Peyton Place as Leslie Harrington
- 1957 · Panic! as
- 1956 · Engagement Party as Elliott Winston
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
- 1953 · Life With Father as
- 1953 · Sabre Jet as Lt. Col. Eckert
- 1953 · Let's Do It Again as Chet Stuart
- 1953 · By the Light of the Silvery Moon as George Winfield
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Dr. Butolph
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Malcolm Fownes
- 1953 · Angel Face as Fred Barrett
- 1951 · It's a Big Country as Secret Service Man
- 1951 · Cattle Drive as Chester Graham, Sr.
- 1951 · On Moonlight Bay as George Winfield
- 1950 · Watch the Birdie as Grantland D. Farns
- 1950 · Dial 1119 as Earl
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Michael J. O'Connor
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Adam
- 1950 · Crisis as Sam Proctor
- 1950 · The Happy Years as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
- 1950 · The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Dr. Philip Abbott
- 1950 · The Big Hangover as Carl Bellcap
- 1950 · Ambush as Maj. C.E. Breverly
- 1949 · Battleground as The Chaplain
- 1949 · Scene of the Crime as Capt. A.C. Forster
- 1949 · Any Number Can Play as Dr. Palmer
- 1949 · Little Women as Father March
- 1948 · Studio One as Cyrus Walker
- 1948 · A Date with Judy as Lucien T. Pringle
- 1948 · The Velvet Touch as Gordon Dunning
- 1948 · On an Island with You as Commander Harrison
- 1948 · Alias a Gentleman as Matt Enley
- 1947 · Merton of the Movies as Lawrence Rupert
- 1947 · The Amazing Mr. Nordill as Everett Nordill aka Everton
- 1947 · Song of the Thin Man as Mitchell Talbin
- 1947 · Undercover Maisie as Amor/Willis Farnes
- 1946 · Lady in the Lake as Derace Kingsby
- 1946 · The Show-Off as Frank Harlin
- 1946 · The Cockeyed Miracle as Ralph Humphrey
- 1946 · The Postman Always Rings Twice as Kyle Sackett
- 1946 · No Leave, No Love as Colonel Elliott
- 1945 · They Were Expendable as Major James Morton
- 1945 · Yolanda and the Thief as Mr. Candle
- 1945 · Week-End at the Waldorf as Henry Burton
- 1945 · Anchors Aweigh as Admiral's Aide
- 1945 · Son of Lassie as Anton
- 1945 · Fall Guy as Floyd Parkson
- 1945 · Between Two Women as Masters
- 1945 · The Great Morgan as K. F.
- 1944 · The Thin Man Goes Home as Edgar Draque
- 1944 · Meet Me in St. Louis as Alonzo Smith
- 1944 · Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Lieut. Jurika
- 1943 · The Iron Major as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
- 1943 · Crime Doctor as William Wheeler
- 1942 · George Washington Slept Here as Leon Ames (uncredited)
- 1941 · Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring as John Stack
- 1941 · No Greater Sin as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
- 1940 · East Side Kids as Pat O'Day
- 1939 · Fugitive at Large as Carter
- 1939 · The Marshal Of Mesa City as Sheriff Jud Cronin
- 1939 · Legion of Lost Flyers as Smythe
- 1939 · Pack Up Your Troubles as Adjutant
- 1939 · Calling All Marines as Murdock
- 1939 · Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
- 1939 · Help Wanted as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
- 1939 · Code of the Streets as 'Chick' Foster
- 1939 · Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Commissioner Madero
- 1939 · Panama Patrol as Maj. Phillip Waring
- 1939 · I Was a Convict as Jackson
- 1939 · Risky Business as Hinge Jackson
- 1939 · Blackwell's Island as Ballinger (uncredited)
- 1938 · Secrets of a Nurse as Joe Largo
- 1938 · Suez as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
- 1938 · Cipher Bureau as Maj. Philip Waring
- 1938 · Mysterious Mr. Moto as Paul Brissac
- 1938 · Come On, Leathernecks! as Otto Wagner / Baroni
- 1938 · Island in the Sky as Marty Butler
- 1938 · Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1938 · Walking Down Broadway as Frank Gatty
- 1938 · International Settlement as Monte Silver
- 1938 · The Spy Ring as Frank Denton
- 1937 · 45 Fathers as Vincent
- 1937 · Murder in Greenwich Village as Rodney Hunter
- 1937 · Charlie Chan on Broadway as Buzz Moran
- 1937 · Dangerously Yours as Phil
- 1937 · Soak the Poor as Special Investigator Stanton
- 1937 · Song of Revolt as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
- 1936 · Pilot X as Carl Goering
- 1935 · Get That Man as Don Clayton / McDonald
- 1935 · Rescue Squad as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1935 · Reckless as Ralph Watson
- 1935 · Strangers All as Frank Walker
- 1935 · Mutiny Ahead as McMurtrie
- 1934 · Now I'll Tell as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1934 · I'll Tell the World as Spud Marshall
- 1933 · Only Yesterday as Lee (Uncredited)
- 1933 · Ship of Wanted Men as John Holden
- 1933 · The Man Who Dared as Yosef Novak
- 1933 · Alimony Madness as John Thurman
- 1933 · Forgotten as Louie Strauss
- 1933 · Parachute Jumper as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
- 1932 · Uptown New York as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1932 · That's My Boy as Al Williams
- 1932 · A Successful Calamity as Barney Davis
- 1932 · The Famous Ferguson Case as Judd Brooks
- 1932 · Stowaway as Tommy
- 1932 · Murders in the Rue Morgue as Pierre Dupin
- 1931 · Quick Millions as Hood