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)
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
(1979)
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
(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)
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
(1951)
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
(1951)
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
(1950)
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
(1950)
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
(1950)
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
(1950)
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
(1950)
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
(1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
(1950)
Dial 1119
as Earl
(1949)
Little Women
as Father March
(1949)
Battleground
as The Chaplain
(1949)
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
(1948)
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
(1948)
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
(1948)
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
(1948)
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
(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)
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
(1946)
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
(1946)
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
(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)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
(1939)
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' Foster
(1939)
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
(1939)
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
(1939)
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
(1939)
Calling All Marines
as Murdock
(1939)
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
(1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1938)
Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
(1938)
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
(1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul Brissac
(1938)
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
(1938)
Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip Waring
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Frank Gatty
(1938)
The Spy Ring
as Frank Denton
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
(1938)
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
(1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney Hunter
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
(1937)
45 Fathers
as Vincent
(1937)
Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
(1937)
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
(1936)
Pilot X
as Carl Goering
(1935)
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
(1935)
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
(1935)
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
(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)
The Man Who Dared
as Yosef Novak
(1933)
Alimony Madness
as John Thurman
(1933)
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Holden
(1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
(1932)
That's My Boy
as Al Williams
(1932)
Stowaway
as Tommy
(1932)
Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Hood