Leon Ames
Acting1902Portland, Indiana, USA
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 History
1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
1983
Testament
as Henry Abhart
1979
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
1978
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TVas Messenger• 1 eps
1977
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
1975
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
1971
The Virginian
TVas Judge Fitzroy• 1 eps
1970
1968
1966
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Mr. Hampton• 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
TVas Colonel Foxhall• 2 eps
ABC Stage 67
TVas Gray
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
The Lucy Show
TVas Colonel Anderson• 1 eps
1962
Mister Ed
TVas Gordon Kirkwood• 78 eps
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Damon Carlisle• 1 eps
Father of the Bride
TVas Stanley Banks
1960
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
1958
Studio One
TVas Cyrus Walker• 1 eps
1957
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
1956
Engagement Party
as Elliott Winston
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVas Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop• 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
General Electric Theater
TVas Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
1951
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
1950
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Adam / Michael J. O'Connor
1949
Little Women
as Father March
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Battleground
as The Chaplain
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
1947
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
1946
Lady in the Lake
as Derace Kingsby
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle Sackett
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
Son of Lassie
as Anton
The Great Morgan
as K. F.
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. Candle
Between Two Women
as Masters
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry Burton
Fall Guy
as Floyd Parkson
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieut. Jurika
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Alonzo Smith
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Edgar Draque
1943
Crime Doctor
as William Wheeler
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
No Greater Sin
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1940
East Side Kids
as Pat O'Day
1939
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul Brissac
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
1935
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrie
Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
1934
Now I'll Tell
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
1933
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Lee (Uncredited)
Forgotten
as Louie Strauss
1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
1931
Quick Millions
as Hood