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