Leon Ames

Known for: Acting

Born: 1902-01-20 – 1993-10-12 (aged 91)

From: Portland, Indiana, USA

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 (146)

MOVIE★ 6.1
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Barney Alvorg
MOVIE★ 4.6
Jake Speed
1986
as Pop Winston
MOVIE★ 6.4
Testament
1983
as Henry Abhart
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Henry Abhart
MOVIE★ 5.4
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Best Place to Be
1979
as William Callahan
TV★ 7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Messenger
MOVIE★ 5.0
Claws
1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Daniel Furman
MOVIE★ 9.0
Timber Tramps
1975
as Deacon
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Meal
1975
as Kroger
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
MOVIE★ 7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Brother of the Wind
1972
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as General Sam Pembroke
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
MOVIE★ 7.0
Toklat
1971
as Old Man
MOVIE★ 6.7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Burt Clews
MOVIE★ 7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Frank Knox
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
TV★ 6.8
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Gray
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Judge Holmsby
TV★ 7.9
Bewitched
1964
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
MOVIE★ 6.1
Son of Flubber
1963
as Rufus Daggett
TV★ 7.1
The Lucy Show
1962
as Colonel Anderson
TV★ 6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Colonel Foxhall
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Judge Fitzroy
TV★ 9.5
Father of the Bride
1961
as Stanley Banks
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Rufus Daggett
TV★ 6.7
Mister Ed
1961
as Gordon Kirkwood
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Hampton
TV★ 6.6
My Three Sons
1960
TV★ 6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Damon Carlisle
MOVIE★ 6.6
From the Terrace
1960
as Samuel Eaton
MOVIE★ 6.8
Peyton Place
1957
as Leslie Harrington
TV★ 8.0
Panic!
1957
MOVIE
Engagement Party
1956
as Elliott Winston
TV★ 7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
TV★ 7.5
MGM Parade
1955
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
TV★ 10.0
Life With Father
1953
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sabre Jet
1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
MOVIE★ 4.2
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Chet Stuart
MOVIE★ 6.1
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as George Winfield
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Butolph
MOVIE★ 7.1
Angel Face
1953
as Fred Barrett
MOVIE★ 5.9
It's a Big Country
1951
as Secret Service Man
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cattle Drive
1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
MOVIE★ 6.5
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as George Winfield
MOVIE★ 5.5
Watch the Birdie
1950
as Grantland D. Farns
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dial 1119
1950
as Earl
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael J. O'Connor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Crisis
1950
as Sam Proctor
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Happy Years
1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Big Hangover
1950
as Carl Bellcap
MOVIE★ 5.4
Ambush
1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
MOVIE★ 6.7
Battleground
1949
as The Chaplain
MOVIE★ 6.1
Scene of the Crime
1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
MOVIE★ 6.9
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Dr. Palmer
MOVIE★ 7.4
Little Women
1949
as Father March
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Cyrus Walker
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Date with Judy
1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Gordon Dunning
MOVIE★ 5.9
On an Island with You
1948
as Commander Harrisen
MOVIE★ 6.8
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as Matt Enley
MOVIE★ 6.3
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Lawrence Rupert
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
MOVIE★ 6.7
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Mitchell Talbin
MOVIE★ 8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Derace Kingsby
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Show-Off
1946
as Frank Harlin
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Ralph Humphrey
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Kyle Sackett
MOVIE★ 6.5
No Leave, No Love
1946
as Colonel Elliott
MOVIE★ 6.5
They Were Expendable
1945
as Major James Morton
MOVIE★ 6.0
Yolanda and the Thief
1945
as Mr. Candle
MOVIE★ 6.4
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Henry Burton
MOVIE★ 6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral's Aide
MOVIE★ 6.2
Son of Lassie
1945
as Anton
MOVIE★ 8.0
Fall Guy
1945
as Floyd Parkson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Between Two Women
1945
as Masters
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Great Morgan
1945
as K. F.
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Edgar Draque
MOVIE★ 7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Alonzo Smith
MOVIE★ 6.7
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Lieut. Jurika
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Iron Major
1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
MOVIE★ 6.4
Crime Doctor
1943
as William Wheeler
MOVIE★ 6.4
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as John Stack
MOVIE★ 4.8
No Greater Sin
1941
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
MOVIE★ 6.4
East Side Kids
1940
as Pat O'Day
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fugitive at Large
1939
as Carter
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
MOVIE★ 5.0
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Smythe
MOVIE★ 6.8
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Adjutant
MOVIE★ 10.0
Calling All Marines
1939
as Murdock
MOVIE★ 6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Help Wanted
1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
MOVIE★ 7.7
Code of the Streets
1939
as 'Chick' Foster
MOVIE★ 6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Commissioner Madero
MOVIE★ 7.5
Panama Patrol
1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
MOVIE★ 6.5
I Was a Convict
1939
as Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Risky Business
1939
as Hinge Jackson
MOVIE★ 5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Joe Largo
MOVIE★ 10.0
Strange Faces
1938
as Joe Gurney
MOVIE★ 5.5
Suez
1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
MOVIE★ 5.3
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
MOVIE★ 6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Paul Brissac
MOVIE★ 7.5
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
MOVIE★ 7.0
Island in the Sky
1938
as Marty Butler
MOVIE★ 7.1
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Frank Gatty
MOVIE★ 6.0
International Settlement
1938
as Monte Silver
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Spy Ring
1938
as Frank Denton
MOVIE★ 4.5
45 Fathers
1937
as Vincent
MOVIE★ 5.8
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Rodney Hunter
MOVIE★ 7.1
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Buzz Moran
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Phil
MOVIE★ 7.4
Soak the Poor
1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
MOVIE★ 6.3
Song of Revolt
1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
MOVIE★ 6.3
Pilot X
1936
as Carl Goering
MOVIE★ 4.3
Get That Man
1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
MOVIE★ 4.5
Rescue Squad
1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Reckless
1935
as Ralph Watson
MOVIE★ 6.8
Strangers All
1935
as Frank Walker
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mutiny Ahead
1935
as McMurtrie
MOVIE★ 5.1
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
MOVIE★ 7.0
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Spud Marshall
MOVIE★ 7.1
Only Yesterday
1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 3.8
Ship of Wanted Men
1933
as John Holden
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Man Who Dared
1933
as Yosef Novak
MOVIE★ 9.0
Alimony Madness
1933
as John Thurman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Forgotten
1933
as Louie Strauss
MOVIE★ 5.8
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Uptown New York
1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
MOVIE★ 8.0
That's My Boy
1932
as Al Williams
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Barney Davis
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Judd Brooks
MOVIE★ 6.5
Stowaway
1932
as Tommy
MOVIE★ 10.0
Cannonball Express
1932
as Jack Logan
MOVIE★ 6.1
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Pierre Dupin
MOVIE★ 7.3
Quick Millions
1931
as Hood