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Leon Ames
Leon Ames

Leon Ames

ActingBorn January 20, 1902Died October 12, 1993 (age 91)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.

Filmography

1986
Peggy Sue Got Married

as Barney Alvorg

Movie
1986
Jake Speed

as Pop Winston

Movie
1983
Testament

as Henry Abhart

Movie
1979
Just You and Me, Kid

as Manduke the Magnificent

Movie
1979
The Best Place to Be

as William Callahan

Movie
1977
Claws

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Movie
1976Movie
1975
Timber Tramps

as Deacon

Movie
1975
The Meal

as Kroger

Movie
1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1973Movie
1972
Hammersmith Is Out

as General Sam Pembroke

Movie
1971
Toklat

as Old Man

Movie
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Frank Knox

Movie
1966TV
1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as Judge Holmsby

Movie
1964TV
1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Movie
1963
Son of Flubber

as Rufus Daggett

Movie
1962
The Lucy Show

as Colonel Anderson

TV
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Colonel Foxhall

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Judge Fitzroy

TV
1961
Father of the Bride

as Stanley Banks

TV
1961Movie
1961
Mister Ed

as Gordon Kirkwood

TV
1960TV
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Damon Carlisle

TV
1960
From the Terrace

as Samuel Eaton

Movie
1957
Peyton Place

as Leslie Harrington

Movie
1957TV
1956
Engagement Party

as Elliott Winston

Movie
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse

as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop

TV
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)

TV
1953
Sabre Jet

as Lt. Col. Eckert

Movie
1953
Let's Do It Again

as Chet Stuart

Movie
1953Movie
1953TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Malcolm Fownes

TV
1953
Angel Face

as Fred Barrett

Movie
1951
It's a Big Country

as Secret Service Man

Movie
1951
Cattle Drive

as Chester Graham, Sr.

Movie
1951
On Moonlight Bay

as George Winfield

Movie
1950
Watch the Birdie

as Grantland D. Farns

Movie
1950
Dial 1119

as Earl

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Michael J. O'Connor

TV
1950TV
1950
Crisis

as Sam Proctor

Movie
1950
The Happy Years

as Sr. Samuel H. Stover

Movie
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife

as Dr. Philip Abbott

Movie
1950
The Big Hangover

as Carl Bellcap

Movie
1950
Ambush

as Maj. C.E. Breverly

Movie
1949
Battleground

as The Chaplain

Movie
1949
Scene of the Crime

as Capt. A.C. Forster

Movie
1949
Any Number Can Play

as Dr. Palmer

Movie
1949
Little Women

as Father March

Movie
1948
Studio One

as Cyrus Walker

TV
1948
A Date with Judy

as Lucien T. Pringle

Movie
1948
The Velvet Touch

as Gordon Dunning

Movie
1948
On an Island with You

as Commander Harrison

Movie
1948
Alias a Gentleman

as Matt Enley

Movie
1947
Merton of the Movies

as Lawrence Rupert

Movie
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill

as Everett Nordill aka Everton

Movie
1947
Song of the Thin Man

as Mitchell Talbin

Movie
1947
Undercover Maisie

as Amor/Willis Farnes

Movie
1946
Lady in the Lake

as Derace Kingsby

Movie
1946
The Show-Off

as Frank Harlin

Movie
1946
The Cockeyed Miracle

as Ralph Humphrey

Movie
1946Movie
1946
No Leave, No Love

as Colonel Elliott

Movie
1945
They Were Expendable

as Major James Morton

Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1945
Anchors Aweigh

as Admiral's Aide

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Fall Guy

as Floyd Parkson

Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home

as Edgar Draque

Movie
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis

as Alonzo Smith

Movie
1944Movie
1943
The Iron Major

as Robert 'Bob' Stewart

Movie
1943
Crime Doctor

as William Wheeler

Movie
1942
George Washington Slept Here

as Leon Ames (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
No Greater Sin

as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

Movie
1940
East Side Kids

as Pat O'Day

Movie
1939Movie
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City

as Sheriff Jud Cronin

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939
Thunder Afloat

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Help Wanted

as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

Movie
1939
Code of the Streets

as 'Chick' Foster

Movie
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Commissioner Madero

Movie
1939
Panama Patrol

as Maj. Phillip Waring

Movie
1939
I Was a Convict

as Jackson

Movie
1939
Risky Business

as Hinge Jackson

Movie
1939
Blackwell's Island

as Ballinger (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Secrets of a Nurse

as Joe Largo

Movie
1938
Strange Faces

as Joe Gurney

Movie
1938
Suez

as Napoleon III - Emperor of France

Movie
1938
Cipher Bureau

as Maj. Philip Waring

Movie
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Paul Brissac

Movie
1938
Come On, Leathernecks!

as Otto Wagner / Baroni

Movie
1938
Island in the Sky

as Marty Butler

Movie
1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Walking Down Broadway

as Frank Gatty

Movie
1938Movie
1938
The Spy Ring

as Frank Denton

Movie
1937
45 Fathers

as Vincent

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937
Soak the Poor

as Special Investigator Stanton

Movie
1937
Song of Revolt

as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Movie
1936
Pilot X

as Carl Goering

Movie
1935
Get That Man

as Don Clayton / McDonald

Movie
1935
Rescue Squad

as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

Movie
1935
Reckless

as Ralph Watson

Movie
1935
Strangers All

as Frank Walker

Movie
1935
Mutiny Ahead

as McMurtrie

Movie
1934
Now I'll Tell

as Max (as Leon Waycoff)

Movie
1934
I'll Tell the World

as Spud Marshall

Movie
1933
Only Yesterday

as Lee (Uncredited)

Movie
1933
Ship of Wanted Men

as John Holden

Movie
1933
The Man Who Dared

as Yosef Novak

Movie
1933
Alimony Madness

as John Thurman

Movie
1933
Forgotten

as Louie Strauss

Movie
1933
Parachute Jumper

as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Uptown New York

as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

Movie
1932
That's My Boy

as Al Williams

Movie
1932
A Successful Calamity

as Barney Davis

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Stowaway

as Tommy

Movie
1932
Cannonball Express

as Jack Logan

Movie
1932Movie
1931Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 20, 1902
Day of DeathOctober 12, 1993
Place of BirthPortland, Indiana, USA
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