Leon Ames
Acting • Born 1902-01-20 – Died 1993-10-12
Biography
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
145 credits
Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie • 1944
Alonzo Smith
Lady in the Lake
Movie • 1946
Derace Kingsby
Angel Face
Movie • 1953
Fred Barrett
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie • 1970
Frank Knox
East Side Kids
Movie • 1940
Pat O'Day
Battleground
Movie • 1949
The Chaplain
Secrets of a Nurse
Movie • 1938
Joe Largo
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Movie • 1938
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Just You and Me, Kid
Movie • 1979
Manduke the Magnificent
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie • 1946
Kyle Sackett
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Movie • 1976
Daniel Furman
Fugitive at Large
Movie • 1939
Carter
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie • 1932
Pierre Dupin
The Velvet Touch
Movie • 1948
Gordon Dunning
On Moonlight Bay
Movie • 1951
George Winfield
Dial 1119
Movie • 1950
Earl
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Movie • 1938
Paul Brissac
Song of the Thin Man
Movie • 1947
Mitchell Talbin
The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie • 1944
Edgar Draque
From the Terrace
Movie • 1960
Samuel Eaton
The Iron Major
Movie • 1943
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Little Women
Movie • 1949
Father March
On an Island with You
Movie • 1948
Commander Harrison
Peyton Place
Movie • 1957
Leslie Harrington
Yolanda and the Thief
Movie • 1945
Mr. Candle
Scene of the Crime
Movie • 1949
Capt. A.C. Forster
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Movie • 1937
Buzz Moran
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Movie • 1964
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
The Absent-Minded Professor
Movie • 1961
Rufus Daggett
Pilot X
Movie • 1936
Carl Goering
They Were Expendable
Movie • 1945
Major James Morton
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Movie • 1941
John Stack
Crisis
Movie • 1950
Sam Proctor
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Movie • 1953
George Winfield
Rescue Squad
Movie • 1935
Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Crime Doctor
Movie • 1943
William Wheeler
It's a Big Country
Movie • 1951
Secret Service Man
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie • 1939
Commissioner Madero
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie • 1945
Henry Burton
A Date with Judy
Movie • 1948
Lucien T. Pringle
Thunder Afloat
Movie • 1939
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Sabre Jet
Movie • 1953
Lt. Col. Eckert
Any Number Can Play
Movie • 1949
Dr. Palmer
Merton of the Movies
Movie • 1947
Lawrence Rupert
The Happy Years
Movie • 1950
Sr. Samuel H. Stover
Toklat
Movie • 1971
Old Man
The Meal
Movie • 1975
Kroger
Cattle Drive
Movie • 1951
Chester Graham, Sr.
The Cockeyed Miracle
Movie • 1946
Ralph Humphrey
Fall Guy
Movie • 1945
Floyd Parkson
Soak the Poor
Movie • 1937
Special Investigator Stanton
Island in the Sky
Movie • 1938
Marty Butler
Now I'll Tell
Movie • 1934
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
Uptown New York
Movie • 1932
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
The Great Morgan
Movie • 1945
K. F.
Strangers All
Movie • 1935
Frank Walker
Brother of the Wind
Movie • 1972
Let's Do It Again
Movie • 1953
Chet Stuart
Undercover Maisie
Movie • 1947
Amor/Willis Farnes
Engagement Party
Movie • 1956
Elliott Winston
Claws
Movie • 1977
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
International Settlement
Movie • 1938
Monte Silver
Get That Man
Movie • 1935
Don Clayton / McDonald
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie • 1939
Adjutant
The Big Hangover
Movie • 1950
Carl Bellcap
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Movie • 1947
Everett Nordill aka Everton
Between Two Women
Movie • 1945
Masters
Watch the Birdie
Movie • 1950
Grantland D. Farns
Panama Patrol
Movie • 1939
Maj. Phillip Waring
Reckless
Movie • 1935
Ralph Watson
No Greater Sin
Movie • 1941
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
The Monkey's Uncle
Movie • 1965
Judge Holmsby
Anchors Aweigh
Movie • 1945
Admiral's Aide
Suez
Movie • 1938
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Forgotten
Movie • 1933
Louie Strauss
Risky Business
Movie • 1939
Hinge Jackson
Alias a Gentleman
Movie • 1948
Matt Enley
Parachute Jumper
Movie • 1933
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Jake Speed
Movie • 1986
Pop Winston
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie • 1973
Self (archive footage)
I'll Tell the World
Movie • 1934
Spud Marshall
Help Wanted
Movie • 1939
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
That's Entertainment!
Movie • 1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie • 1932
Judd Brooks
Testament
Movie • 1983
Henry Abhart
Blackwell's Island
Movie • 1939
Ballinger (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Movie • 1939
Sheriff Jud Cronin
Ambush
Movie • 1950
Maj. C.E. Breverly
Ship of Wanted Men
Movie • 1933
John Holden
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Movie • 1950
Dr. Philip Abbott
Calling All Marines
Movie • 1939
Murdock
The Man Who Dared
Movie • 1933
Yosef Novak
Dangerously Yours
Movie • 1937
Phil
No Leave, No Love
Movie • 1946
Colonel Elliott
Cipher Bureau
Movie • 1938
Maj. Philip Waring
The Show-Off
Movie • 1946
Frank Harlin
Come On, Leathernecks!
Movie • 1938
Otto Wagner / Baroni
I Was a Convict
Movie • 1939
Jackson
Code of the Streets
Movie • 1939
'Chick' Foster
Legion of Lost Flyers
Movie • 1939
Smythe
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie • 1986
Barney Alvorg
Alimony Madness
Movie • 1933
John Thurman
Quick Millions
Movie • 1931
Hood
Son of Lassie
Movie • 1945
Anton
Hammersmith Is Out
Movie • 1972
General Sam Pembroke
A Successful Calamity
Movie • 1932
Barney Davis
Son of Flubber
Movie • 1963
Rufus Daggett
The Spy Ring
Movie • 1938
Frank Denton
George Washington Slept Here
Movie • 1942
Leon Ames (uncredited)
Stowaway
Movie • 1932
Tommy
Walking Down Broadway
Movie • 1938
Frank Gatty
Murder in Greenwich Village
Movie • 1937
Rodney Hunter
Song of Revolt
Movie • 1937
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Mutiny Ahead
Movie • 1935
McMurtrie
The Best Place to Be
Movie • 1979
William Callahan
That's My Boy
Movie • 1932
Al Williams
Only Yesterday
Movie • 1933
Lee (Uncredited)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie • 1970
Burt Clews
Timber Tramps
Movie • 1975
Deacon
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie • 1944
Lieut. Jurika
45 Fathers
Movie • 1937
Vincent
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
Gordon Kirkwood
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Mr. Hampton
My Three Sons
TV • 1960
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Colonel Anderson
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV • 1977
Messenger
Studio One
TV • 1948
Cyrus Walker
Bewitched
TV • 1964
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Dr. Butolph
Emergency!
TV • 1972
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Michael J. O'Connor
Father of the Bride
TV • 1961
Stanley Banks
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Gray
Life With Father
TV • 1953
Panic!
TV • 1957
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV • 1960
Damon Carlisle
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Adam
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Malcolm Fownes
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV • 1962
Colonel Foxhall
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Judge Fitzroy
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
MGM Parade
TV • 1955