Leon Ames
Known for
Acting
Life
1902 – 1993 (aged 91)
Born in
Portland, Indiana, USA
Credits
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Biography
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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).
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Known For
Bewitched
17 Sep 1964
Peggy Sue Got Married
10 Oct 1986
Tora! Tora! Tora!
26 Jan 1970
Meet Me in St. Louis
28 Nov 1944
The Postman Always Rings Twice
02 May 1946
Little Women
10 Mar 1949
The Absent-Minded Professor
20 Jan 1961
Angel Face
02 Jan 1953
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Filmography
1986
- Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Barney Alvorg
- Jake Speedas Pop Winston
1983
- Testamentas Henry Abhart
1982
- American Playhouseas Henry Abhart1 episode
1979
- Just You and Me, Kidas Manduke the Magnificent
- The Best Place to Beas William Callahan
1977
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Messenger1 episode
- Clawsas Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1976
- Sherlock Holmes in New Yorkas Daniel Furman
1975
- Timber Trampsas Deacon
- The Mealas Kroger
- The Jeffersons1 episode
1974
- That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972
- Brother of the Wind
- Hammersmith Is Outas General Sam Pembroke
- Emergency!1 episode
1971
- Toklatas Old Man
1970
- On a Clear Day You Can See Foreveras Burt Clews
- Tora! Tora! Tora!as Frank Knox
1968
- The Name of the Game1 episode
1966
- ABC Stage 67as Gray1 episode
1965
- The Monkey's Uncleas Judge Holmsby
1964
- Bewitched1 episode
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jonesas Judge Holmsby
1963
- Son of Flubberas Rufus Daggett
1962
- The Lucy Showas Colonel Anderson1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Colonel Foxhall2 episodes
- The Virginianas Judge Fitzroy1 episode
1961
- Father of the Brideas Stanley Banks34 episodes
- The Absent-Minded Professoras Rufus Daggett
- Mister Edas Gordon Kirkwood78 episodes
1960
- The Andy Griffith Showas Mr. Hampton1 episode
- My Three Sons4 episodes
- The Barbara Stanwyck Showas Damon Carlisle1 episode
- From the Terraceas Samuel Eaton
1957
- Peyton Placeas Leslie Harrington
- Panic!1 episode
1956
- Engagement Partyas Elliott Winston
1955
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop1 episode
- MGM Parade1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)1 episode
1953
- Life With Father27 episodes
- Sabre Jetas Lt. Col. Eckert
- Let's Do It Againas Chet Stuart
- By the Light of the Silvery Moonas George Winfield
- General Electric Theateras Malcolm Fownes1 episode
- Angel Faceas Fred Barrett
1951
- It's a Big Countryas Secret Service Man
- Cattle Driveas Chester Graham, Sr.
- On Moonlight Bayas George Winfield
1950
- Watch the Birdieas Grantland D. Farns
- Dial 1119as Earl
- Lux Video Theatreas Adam1 episode
- Crisisas Sam Proctor
- The Happy Yearsas Sr. Samuel H. Stover
- The Skipper Surprised His Wifeas Dr. Philip Abbott
- The Big Hangoveras Carl Bellcap
- Ambushas Maj. C.E. Breverly
1949
- Battlegroundas The Chaplain
- Scene of the Crimeas Capt. A.C. Forster
- Any Number Can Playas Dr. Palmer
- Little Womenas Father March
1948
- Studio Oneas Cyrus Walker1 episode
- A Date with Judyas Lucien T. Pringle
- The Velvet Touchas Gordon Dunning
- On an Island with Youas Commander Harrisen
- Alias a Gentlemanas Matt Enley
1947
- Merton of the Moviesas Lawrence Rupert
- The Amazing Mr. Nordillas Everett Nordill aka Everton
- Song of the Thin Manas Mitchell Talbin
- Undercover Maisieas Amor
1946
- Lady in the Lakeas Derace Kingsby
- The Show-Offas Frank Harlin
- The Cockeyed Miracleas Ralph Humphrey
- The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Kyle Sackett
- No Leave, No Loveas Colonel Elliott
1945
- They Were Expendableas Major James Morton
- Yolanda and the Thiefas Mr. Candle
- Week-End at the Waldorfas Henry Burton
- Anchors Aweighas Admiral's Aide
- Son of Lassieas Anton
- Fall Guyas Floyd Parkson
- Between Two Womenas Masters
- The Great Morganas K. F.
1944
- The Thin Man Goes Homeas Edgar Draque
- Meet Me in St. Louisas Alonzo Smith
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyoas Lieut. Jurika
1943
- The Iron Majoras Robert 'Bob' Stewart
- Crime Doctoras William Wheeler
1942
- George Washington Slept Hereas Leon Ames (uncredited)
1941
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ringas John Stack
- No Greater Sinas Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1940
- East Side Kidsas Pat O'Day
1939
- Fugitive at Largeas Carter
- The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Sheriff Jud Cronin
- Legion of Lost Flyersas Smythe
- Pack Up Your Troublesas Adjutant
- Calling All Marinesas Murdock
- Thunder Afloatas Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
- Help Wantedas J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
- Code of the Streetsas 'Chick' Foster
- Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Commissioner Madero
- Panama Patrolas Maj. Phillip Waring
- I Was a Convictas Jackson
- Risky Businessas Hinge Jackson
- Blackwell's Islandas Ballinger (uncredited)
1938
- Secrets of a Nurseas Joe Largo
- Strange Facesas Joe Gurney
- Suezas Napoleon III - Emperor of France
- Cipher Bureauas Maj. Philip Waring
- Mysterious Mr. Motoas Paul Brissac
- Come On, Leathernecks!as Otto Wagner
- Island in the Skyas Marty Butler
- Bluebeard's 8th Wifeas Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Walking Down Broadwayas Frank Gatty
- International Settlementas Monte Silver
- The Spy Ringas Frank Denton
1937
- 45 Fathersas Vincent
- Murder in Greenwich Villageas Rodney Hunter
- Charlie Chan on Broadwayas Buzz Moran
- Dangerously Yoursas Phil
- Soak the Pooras Special Investigator Stanton
- Song of Revoltas Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1936
- Pilot Xas Carl Goering
1935
- Get That Manas Don Clayton
- Rescue Squadas Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
- Recklessas Ralph Watson
- Strangers Allas Frank Walker
- Mutiny Aheadas McMurtrie
1934
- Now I'll Tellas Max (as Leon Waycoff)
- I'll Tell the Worldas Spud Marshall
1933
- Only Yesterdayas Lee (Uncredited)
- Ship of Wanted Menas John Holden
- The Man Who Daredas Yosef Novak
- Alimony Madnessas John Thurman
- Forgottenas Louie Strauss
- Parachute Jumperas Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
1932
- Uptown New Yorkas Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
- That's My Boyas Al Williams
- A Successful Calamityas Barney Davis
- The Famous Ferguson Caseas Judd Brooks
- Stowawayas Tommy
- Cannonball Expressas Jack Logan
- Murders in the Rue Morgueas Pierre Dupin
1931
- Quick Millionsas Hood