Florenz Ames
September 6, 1883 (141 years old) in Rochester, New York, USA
A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.
Known For
Credits
- 1958 · Teacher's Pet as J. L. Ballentine
- 1957 · The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm as Silas Applegate
- 1957 · The Deadly Mantis as Prof. Anton Gunther
- 1957 · The Big Caper as Dutch Paulmeyer
- 1956 · The King and Four Queens as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
- 1956 · The Girl He Left Behind as Mr. Hillaby
- 1956 · The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure as Silas Applegate
- 1956 · Broken Arrow as Emperor Joshua Norton
- 1956 · The Hardy Boys as Silas Applegate
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Mr. Hesby
- 1956 · He Laughed Last as George Eagle
- 1956 · The Fastest Gun Alive as Joe Fenwick
- 1956 · That Certain Feeling as Senator Winston
- 1955 · Texas Lady as Wilson
- 1955 · Man with the Gun as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as J.B. Vandemeer
- 1954 · The Human Jungle as Leonard Ustick
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Hapewell
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Scratch
- 1952 · Viva Zapata! as Senor Espejo
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Pa
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Pop
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Uetick
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as