Leon Ames
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1902
- Died
- October 12, 1993 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Portland, Indiana, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Jake Speed
Movie · as Pop Winston
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie · as Barney Alvorg
Testament
Movie · as Henry Abhart
American Playhouse
TV · as Henry Abhart · 1 ep
Just You and Me, Kid
Movie · as Manduke the Magnificent
The Best Place to Be
Movie · as William Callahan
Claws
Movie · as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · as Messenger · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Movie · as Daniel Furman
The Meal
Movie · as Kroger
Timber Tramps
Movie · as Deacon
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother of the Wind
Movie
Hammersmith Is Out
Movie · as General Sam Pembroke
Emergency!
TV · 1 ep
Toklat
Movie · as Old Man
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · as Frank Knox
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie · as Burt Clews
The Name of the Game
TV · 1 ep
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Gray · 1 ep
The Monkey's Uncle
Movie · as Judge Holmsby
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Movie · as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Bewitched
TV · 1 ep
Son of Flubber
Movie · as Rufus Daggett
The Lucy Show
TV · as Colonel Anderson · 1 ep
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Colonel Foxhall · 2 eps
The Virginian
TV · as Judge Fitzroy · 1 ep
The Absent-Minded Professor
Movie · as Rufus Daggett
Mister Ed
TV · as Gordon Kirkwood · 78 eps
Father of the Bride
TV · as Stanley Banks · 34 eps
From the Terrace
Movie · as Samuel Eaton
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Mr. Hampton · 1 ep
My Three Sons
TV · 4 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Damon Carlisle · 1 ep
Peyton Place
Movie · as Leslie Harrington
Panic!
TV · 1 ep
Engagement Party
Movie · as Elliott Winston
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop · 1 ep
MGM Parade
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage) · 1 ep
Angel Face
Movie · as Fred Barrett
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Movie · as George Winfield
Sabre Jet
Movie · as Lt. Col. Eckert
Let's Do It Again
Movie · as Chet Stuart
General Electric Theater
TV · as Dr. Butolph, Malcolm Fownes · 1 ep
Life With Father
TV · 27 eps
On Moonlight Bay
Movie · as George Winfield
It's a Big Country
Movie · as Secret Service Man
Cattle Drive
Movie · as Chester Graham, Sr.
Dial 1119
Movie · as Earl
Crisis
Movie · as Sam Proctor
The Happy Years
Movie · as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
The Big Hangover
Movie · as Carl Bellcap
Watch the Birdie
Movie · as Grantland D. Farns
Ambush
Movie · as Maj. C.E. Breverly
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Movie · as Dr. Philip Abbott
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Michael J. O'Connor, Adam · 1 ep
Battleground
Movie · as The Chaplain
Little Women
Movie · as Father March
Scene of the Crime
Movie · as Capt. A.C. Forster
Any Number Can Play
Movie · as Dr. Palmer
The Velvet Touch
Movie · as Gordon Dunning
On an Island with You
Movie · as Commander Harrisen
A Date with Judy
Movie · as Lucien T. Pringle
Alias a Gentleman
Movie · as Matt Enley
Studio One
TV · as Cyrus Walker · 1 ep
Song of the Thin Man
Movie · as Mitchell Talbin
Merton of the Movies
Movie · as Lawrence Rupert
Undercover Maisie
Movie · as Amor/Willis Farnes
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Movie · as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Lady in the Lake
Movie · as Derace Kingsby
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie · as Kyle Sackett
The Cockeyed Miracle
Movie · as Ralph Humphrey
No Leave, No Love
Movie · as Colonel Elliott
The Show-Off
Movie · as Frank Harlin
Yolanda and the Thief
Movie · as Mr. Candle
They Were Expendable
Movie · as Major James Morton
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · as Henry Burton
Fall Guy
Movie · as Floyd Parkson
The Great Morgan
Movie · as K. F.
Between Two Women
Movie · as Masters
Anchors Aweigh
Movie · as Admiral's Aide
Son of Lassie
Movie · as Anton
Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie · as Alonzo Smith
The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie · as Edgar Draque
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie · as Lieut. Jurika
The Iron Major
Movie · as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Crime Doctor
Movie · as William Wheeler
George Washington Slept Here
Movie · as Leon Ames (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Movie · as John Stack
No Greater Sin
Movie · as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
East Side Kids
Movie · as Pat O'Day
Fugitive at Large
Movie · as Carter
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie · as Commissioner Madero
Thunder Afloat
Movie · as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie · as Adjutant
Panama Patrol
Movie · as Maj. Phillip Waring
Risky Business
Movie · as Hinge Jackson
Help Wanted
Movie · as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Blackwell's Island
Movie · as Ballinger (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Movie · as Sheriff Jud Cronin
Calling All Marines
Movie · as Murdock
I Was a Convict
Movie · as Jackson
Code of the Streets
Movie · as 'Chick' Foster
Legion of Lost Flyers
Movie · as Smythe
Secrets of a Nurse
Movie · as Joe Largo
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Movie · as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Movie · as Paul Brissac
Island in the Sky
Movie · as Marty Butler
International Settlement
Movie · as Monte Silver
Suez
Movie · as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Cipher Bureau
Movie · as Maj. Philip Waring
Come On, Leathernecks!
Movie · as Otto Wagner / Baroni
The Spy Ring
Movie · as Frank Denton
Walking Down Broadway
Movie · as Frank Gatty
Strange Faces
Movie · as Joe Gurney
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Movie · as Buzz Moran
Soak the Poor
Movie · as Special Investigator Stanton
Dangerously Yours
Movie · as Phil
Murder in Greenwich Village
Movie · as Rodney Hunter
Song of Revolt
Movie · as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
45 Fathers
Movie · as Vincent
Pilot X
Movie · as Carl Goering
Rescue Squad
Movie · as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Strangers All
Movie · as Frank Walker
Get That Man
Movie · as Don Clayton / McDonald
Reckless
Movie · as Ralph Watson
Mutiny Ahead
Movie · as McMurtrie
Now I'll Tell
Movie · as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
I'll Tell the World
Movie · as Spud Marshall
Forgotten
Movie · as Louie Strauss
Parachute Jumper
Movie · as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men
Movie · as John Holden
The Man Who Dared
Movie · as Yosef Novak
Alimony Madness
Movie · as John Thurman
Only Yesterday
Movie · as Lee (Uncredited)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Pierre Dupin
Uptown New York
Movie · as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie · as Judd Brooks
A Successful Calamity
Movie · as Barney Davis
Stowaway
Movie · as Tommy
That's My Boy
Movie · as Al Williams
Cannonball Express
Movie · as Jack Logan
Quick Millions
Movie · as Hood