Leon Ames
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 January 1902 · Portland, Indiana, USA
- Died
- 12 October 1993
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
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- 1986Peggy Sue Got Married as Barney Alvorg
- 1986Jake Speed as Pop Winston
- 1983Testament as Henry Abhart
- 1979Just You and Me, Kid as Manduke the Magnificent
- 1979The Best Place to Be as William Callahan
- 1977Claws as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
- 1976Sherlock Holmes in New York as Daniel Furman
- 1975Timber Tramps as Deacon
- 1975The Meal as Kroger
- 1974That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 1972Brother of the Wind
- 1972Hammersmith Is Out as General Sam Pembroke
- 1971Toklat as Old Man
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Burt Clews
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! as Frank Knox
- 1965The Monkey's Uncle as Judge Holmsby
- 1964The Misadventures of Merlin Jones as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
- 1963Son of Flubber as Rufus Daggett
- 1961The Absent-Minded Professor as Rufus Daggett
- 1960From the Terrace as Samuel Eaton
- 1957Peyton Place as Leslie Harrington
- 1956Engagement Party as Elliott Winston
- 1953Sabre Jet as Lt. Col. Eckert
- 1953Let's Do It Again as Chet Stuart
- 1953By the Light of the Silvery Moon as George Winfield
- 1953Angel Face as Fred Barrett
- 1951It's a Big Country as Secret Service Man
- 1951Cattle Drive as Chester Graham, Sr.
- 1951On Moonlight Bay as George Winfield
- 1950Watch the Birdie as Grantland D. Farns
- 1950Dial 1119 as Earl
- 1950The Happy Years as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
- 1950Crisis as Sam Proctor
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Dr. Philip Abbott
- 1950The Big Hangover as Carl Bellcap
- 1950Ambush as Maj. C.E. Breverly
- 1949Battleground as The Chaplain
- 1949Scene of the Crime as Capt. A.C. Forster
- 1949Any Number Can Play as Dr. Palmer
- 1949Little Women as Father March
- 1948A Date with Judy as Lucien T. Pringle
- 1948The Velvet Touch as Gordon Dunning
- 1948On an Island with You as Commander Harrisen
- 1948Alias a Gentleman as Matt Enley
- 1947Merton of the Movies as Lawrence Rupert
- 1947The Amazing Mr. Nordill as Everett Nordill aka Everton
- 1947Song of the Thin Man as Mitchell Talbin
- 1947Undercover Maisie as Amor/Willis Farnes
- 1946Lady in the Lake as Derace Kingsby
- 1946The Show-Off as Frank Harlin
- 1946The Cockeyed Miracle as Ralph Humphrey
- 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice as Kyle Sackett
- 1946No Leave, No Love as Colonel Elliott
- 1945They Were Expendable as Major James Morton
- 1945Yolanda and the Thief as Mr. Candle
- 1945Week-End at the Waldorf as Henry Burton
- 1945Anchors Aweigh as Admiral's Aide
- 1945Son of Lassie as Anton
- 1945Fall Guy as Floyd Parkson
- 1945Between Two Women as Masters
- 1945The Great Morgan as K. F.
- 1944The Thin Man Goes Home as Edgar Draque
- 1944Meet Me in St. Louis as Alonzo Smith
- 1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Lieut. Jurika
- 1943The Iron Major as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
- 1943Crime Doctor as William Wheeler
- 1942George Washington Slept Here as Leon Ames (uncredited)
- 1941Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring as John Stack
- 1941No Greater Sin as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
- 1940East Side Kids as Pat O'Day
- 1939Fugitive at Large as Carter
- 1939The Marshal Of Mesa City as Sheriff Jud Cronin
- 1939Legion of Lost Flyers as Smythe
- 1939Pack Up Your Troubles as Adjutant
- 1939Calling All Marines as Murdock
- 1939Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
- 1939Help Wanted as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
- 1939Code of the Streets as 'Chick' Foster
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Commissioner Madero
- 1939Panama Patrol as Maj. Phillip Waring
- 1939I Was a Convict as Jackson
- 1939Risky Business as Hinge Jackson
- 1939Blackwell's Island as Ballinger (uncredited)
- 1938Secrets of a Nurse as Joe Largo
- 1938Strange Faces as Joe Gurney
- 1938Suez as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
- 1938Cipher Bureau as Maj. Philip Waring
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto as Paul Brissac
- 1938Come On, Leathernecks! as Otto Wagner / Baroni
- 1938Island in the Sky as Marty Butler
- 1938Bluebeard's 8th Wife as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1938Walking Down Broadway as Frank Gatty
- 1938International Settlement as Monte Silver
- 1938The Spy Ring as Frank Denton
- 193745 Fathers as Vincent
- 1937Murder in Greenwich Village as Rodney Hunter
- 1937Charlie Chan on Broadway as Buzz Moran
- 1937Dangerously Yours as Phil
- 1937Soak the Poor as Special Investigator Stanton
- 1937Song of Revolt as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
- 1936Pilot X as Carl Goering
- 1935Get That Man as Don Clayton / McDonald
- 1935Rescue Squad as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1935Reckless as Ralph Watson
- 1935Strangers All as Frank Walker
- 1935Mutiny Ahead as McMurtrie
- 1934Now I'll Tell as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1934I'll Tell the World as Spud Marshall
- 1933Only Yesterday as Lee (Uncredited)
- 1933Ship of Wanted Men as John Holden
- 1933The Man Who Dared as Yosef Novak
- 1933Alimony Madness as John Thurman
- 1933Forgotten as Louie Strauss
- 1933Parachute Jumper as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
- 1932Uptown New York as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
- 1932That's My Boy as Al Williams
- 1932A Successful Calamity as Barney Davis
- 1932The Famous Ferguson Case as Judd Brooks
- 1932Stowaway as Tommy
- 1932Cannonball Express as Jack Logan
- 1932Murders in the Rue Morgue as Pierre Dupin
- 1931Quick Millions as Hood