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)
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
(1953)
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
(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)
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
(1950)
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
(1950)
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
(1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
(1950)
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
(1950)
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
(1950)
Dial 1119
as Earl
(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)
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
(1948)
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
(1948)
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
(1947)
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
(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 Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
(1946)
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
(1945)
Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. Candle
(1945)
Son of Lassie
as Anton
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry Burton
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Masters
(1945)
The Great Morgan
as K. F.
(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)
No Greater Sin
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as John Stack
(1940)
East Side Kids
as Pat O'Day
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
(1939)
Calling All Marines
as Murdock
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' Foster
(1939)
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
(1939)
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
(1939)
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
(1939)
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
(1939)
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
(1939)
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
(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)
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
(1938)
Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip Waring
(1938)
The Spy Ring
as Frank Denton
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
(1938)
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
(1938)
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Frank Gatty
(1937)
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
(1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney Hunter
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
(1937)
Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
(1937)
45 Fathers
as Vincent
(1936)
Pilot X
as Carl Goering
(1935)
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
(1935)
Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrie
(1935)
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
(1935)
Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
(1935)
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
(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)
The Man Who Dared
as Yosef Novak
(1933)
Alimony Madness
as John Thurman
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
(1933)
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Holden
(1933)
Forgotten
as Louie Strauss
(1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
(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