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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 20, 1902
Place of Birth:
Portland, Indiana, USA
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Leon Ames
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jake Speed | Pop Winston |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Barney Alvorg |
| 1983 | Testament | Henry Abhart |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Manduke the Magnificent |
| 1979 | The Best Place to Be | William Callahan |
| 1977 | Claws | Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Daniel Furman |
| 1975 | The Meal | Kroger |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Deacon |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Brother of the Wind | |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | General Sam Pembroke |
| 1971 | Toklat | Old Man |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Frank Knox |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Burt Clews |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Judge Holmsby |
| 1964 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Rufus Daggett |
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Rufus Daggett |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Samuel Eaton |
| 1957 | Peyton Place | Leslie Harrington |
| 1956 | Engagement Party | Elliott Winston |
| 1953 | Angel Face | Fred Barrett |
| 1953 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | George Winfield |
| 1953 | Sabre Jet | Lt. Col. Eckert |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Chet Stuart |
| 1951 | On Moonlight Bay | George Winfield |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Secret Service Man |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Chester Graham, Sr. |
| 1950 | Dial 1119 | Earl |
| 1950 | Crisis | Sam Proctor |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Sr. Samuel H. Stover |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover | Carl Bellcap |
| 1950 | Watch the Birdie | Grantland D. Farns |
| 1950 | Ambush | Maj. C.E. Breverly |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Dr. Philip Abbott |
| 1949 | Battleground | The Chaplain |
| 1949 | Little Women | Father March |
| 1949 | Scene of the Crime | Capt. A.C. Forster |
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Dr. Palmer |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Gordon Dunning |
| 1948 | On an Island with You | Commander Harrison |
| 1948 | A Date with Judy | Lucien T. Pringle |
| 1948 | Alias a Gentleman | Matt Enley |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Mitchell Talbin |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Lawrence Rupert |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Amor/Willis Farnes |
| 1947 | The Amazing Mr. Nordill | Everett Nordill aka Everton |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Derace Kingsby |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Kyle Sackett |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | Ralph Humphrey |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love | Colonel Elliott |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | Frank Harlin |
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | Mr. Candle |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Major James Morton |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Henry Burton |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | Floyd Parkson |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | K. F. |
| 1945 | Between Two Women | Masters |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Admiral's Aide |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie | Anton |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Alonzo Smith |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Edgar Draque |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Lieut. Jurika |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Robert 'Bob' Stewart |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | William Wheeler |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Leon Ames (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | John Stack |
| 1941 | No Greater Sin | Dr. Edward Cavanaugh |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Pat O'Day |
| 1939 | Fugitive at Large | Carter |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Commissioner Madero |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Adjutant |
| 1939 | Panama Patrol | Maj. Phillip Waring |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Hinge Jackson |
| 1939 | Help Wanted | J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner |
| 1939 | Blackwell's Island | Ballinger (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Sheriff Jud Cronin |
| 1939 | Calling All Marines | Murdock |
| 1939 | I Was a Convict | Jackson |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | 'Chick' Foster |
| 1939 | Legion of Lost Flyers | Smythe |
| 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse | Joe Largo |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto | Paul Brissac |
| 1938 | Island in the Sky | Marty Butler |
| 1938 | International Settlement | Monte Silver |
| 1938 | Suez | Napoleon III - Emperor of France |
| 1938 | Cipher Bureau | Maj. Philip Waring |
| 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks! | Otto Wagner / Baroni |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Frank Denton |
| 1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Frank Gatty |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Buzz Moran |
| 1937 | Soak the Poor | Special Investigator Stanton |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours | Phil |
| 1937 | Murder in Greenwich Village | Rodney Hunter |
| 1937 | Song of Revolt | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
| 1937 | 45 Fathers | Vincent |
| 1936 | Pilot X | Carl Goering |
| 1935 | Rescue Squad | Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff) |
| 1935 | Strangers All | Frank Walker |
| 1935 | Get That Man | Don Clayton / McDonald |
| 1935 | Reckless | Ralph Watson |
| 1935 | Mutiny Ahead | McMurtrie |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Max (as Leon Waycoff) |
| 1934 | I'll Tell the World | Spud Marshall |
| 1933 | Forgotten | Louie Strauss |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | Pilot with Alabama (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Men | John Holden |
| 1933 | The Man Who Dared | Yosef Novak |
| 1933 | Alimony Madness | John Thurman |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Lee (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Pierre Dupin |
| 1932 | Uptown New York | Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff) |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Judd Brooks |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity | Barney Davis |
| 1932 | Stowaway | Tommy |
| 1932 | That's My Boy | Al Williams |
| 1931 | Quick Millions | Hood |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Messenger |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1972 | Emergency! | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Gray |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Colonel Anderson |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Colonel Foxhall |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Judge Fitzroy |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Gordon Kirkwood |
| 1961 | Father of the Bride | Stanley Banks |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Hampton |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Damon Carlisle |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | President Rufus Daggett (archive footage) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Dr. Butolph |
| 1953 | Life With Father | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Malcolm Fownes |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Michael J. O'Connor |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Adam |
| 1948 | Studio One | Cyrus Walker |