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