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