Florenz Ames
Acting • Born 1883-09-06 – Died 1958-02-11
Biography
A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.
Filmography
24 credits
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie • 1956
Joe Fenwick
Teacher's Pet
Movie • 1958
J. L. Ballentine
The Human Jungle
Movie • 1954
Leonard Ustick
The Deadly Mantis
Movie • 1957
Prof. Anton Gunther
Man with the Gun
Movie • 1955
Doc Hughes (uncredited)
The Big Caper
Movie • 1957
Dutch Paulmeyer
He Laughed Last
Movie • 1956
George Eagle
That Certain Feeling
Movie • 1956
Senator Winston
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Movie • 1957
Silas Applegate
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Movie • 1956
Silas Applegate
The Girl He Left Behind
Movie • 1956
Mr. Hillaby
Texas Lady
Movie • 1955
Wilson
Viva Zapata!
Movie • 1952
Senor Espejo
The King and Four Queens
Movie • 1956
Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
Broken Arrow
TV • 1956
Emperor Joshua Norton
The Hardy Boys
TV • 1956
Silas Applegate
Hey, Jeannie!
TV • 1956
Mr. Hesby
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Pa
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Mr. Hapewell
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Mr. Scratch
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Pop
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Uetick
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
J.B. Vandemeer
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950