Florenz Ames

Biography

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

The Girl He Left Behind

Mr. Hillaby

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

Silas Applegate

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1958	Teacher's Pet	J. L. Ballentine
1957	The Deadly Mantis	Prof. Anton Gunther
1957	The Big Caper	Dutch Paulmeyer
1957	The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm	Silas Applegate
1956	The Fastest Gun Alive	Joe Fenwick
1956	He Laughed Last	George Eagle
1956	That Certain Feeling	Senator Winston
1956	The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure	Silas Applegate
1956	The Girl He Left Behind	Mr. Hillaby
1956	The King and Four Queens	Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
1955	Man with the Gun	Doc Hughes (uncredited)
1955	Texas Lady	Wilson
1954	The Human Jungle	Leonard Ustick
1952	Viva Zapata!	Senor Espejo

Year	TV Show	Role
1956	Broken Arrow	Emperor Joshua Norton
1956	The Hardy Boys	Silas Applegate
1956	Hey, Jeannie!	Mr. Hesby
1955	Screen Director's Playhouse	J.B. Vandemeer
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Mr. Hapewell
1952	Four Star Playhouse	Mr. Scratch
1950	Lux Video Theatre	Pa
1950	Lux Video Theatre	Pop
1950	Lux Video Theatre	Uetick
1950	Lux Video Theatre