Leon Ames
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-01-20
Day of Death
1993-10-12 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Portland, Indiana, USA
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
Acting
(1986)
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
(1986)
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
(1983)
Testament
as Henry Abhart
(1979)
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
(1979)
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
(1977)
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
(1976)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
(1975)
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
(1975)
The Meal
as Kroger
(1974)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(1973)
(1972)
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
(1971)
Toklat
as Old Man
(1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
(1965)
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
(1964)
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
(1963)
Son of Flubber
as Rufus Daggett
(1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
(1960)
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
(1957)
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
(1956)
Engagement Party
as Elliott Winston
(1953)
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
(1953)
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
(1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
(1953)
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
(1951)
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
(1951)
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
(1951)
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
(1950)
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
(1950)
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
(1950)
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
(1950)
Dial 1119
as Earl
(1950)
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
(1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
(1950)
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
(1949)
Little Women
as Father March
(1949)
Battleground
as The Chaplain
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
(1949)
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
(1948)
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
(1948)
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
(1948)
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
(1948)
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
(1947)
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
(1947)
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
(1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle Sackett
(1946)
Lady in the Lake
as Derace Kingsby
(1946)
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
(1946)
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
(1946)
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
(1945)
Son of Lassie
as Anton
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry Burton
(1945)
Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. Candle
(1945)
The Great Morgan
as K. F.
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Masters
(1945)
Fall Guy
as Floyd Parkson
(1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Alonzo Smith
(1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieut. Jurika
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Edgar Draque
(1943)
Crime Doctor
as William Wheeler
(1943)
The Iron Major
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
(1942)
George Washington Slept Here
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as John Stack
(1941)
No Greater Sin
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
(1940)
East Side Kids
as Pat O'Day
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
(1939)
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' Foster
(1939)
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
(1939)
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
(1939)
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
(1939)
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
(1939)
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
(1939)
Calling All Marines
as Murdock
(1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul Brissac
(1938)
Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
(1938)
Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip Waring
(1938)
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
(1938)
The Spy Ring
as Frank Denton
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Frank Gatty
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
(1938)
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
(1938)
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
(1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney Hunter
(1937)
Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
(1937)
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
(1937)
45 Fathers
as Vincent
(1936)
Pilot X
as Carl Goering
(1935)
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
(1935)
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
(1935)
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
(1935)
Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrie
(1935)
Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
(1934)
I'll Tell the World
as Spud Marshall
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Lee (Uncredited)
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
(1933)
Forgotten
as Louie Strauss
(1933)
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Holden
(1933)
Alimony Madness
as John Thurman
(1933)
The Man Who Dared
as Yosef Novak
(1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
(1932)
Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
(1932)
That's My Boy
as Al Williams
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
(1932)
Stowaway
as Tommy
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Hood