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Leon Ames

Acting · Born 1902-01-20 · Portland, Indiana, USA

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.

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Credits · 145

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986 · Barney Alvorg

1986 · Pop Winston

1983 · Henry Abhart

American Playhouse

1982 · Henry Abhart

Just You and Me, Kid

1979 · Manduke the Magnificent

The Best Place to Be

1979 · William Callahan

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977 · Messenger

1977 · Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976 · Daniel Furman

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973 · Self (archive footage)

Brother of the Wind

Hammersmith Is Out

1972 · General Sam Pembroke

1971 · Old Man

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970 · Burt Clews

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 · Frank Knox

The Name of the Game

The Monkey's Uncle

1965 · Judge Holmsby

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964 · Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

1963 · Rufus Daggett

1962 · Colonel Anderson

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Colonel Foxhall

1962 · Judge Fitzroy

Father of the Bride

1961 · Stanley Banks

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961 · Rufus Daggett

1961 · Gordon Kirkwood

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Mr. Hampton

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Damon Carlisle

From the Terrace

1960 · Samuel Eaton

1957 · Leslie Harrington

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)

Life With Father

Life With Father

1953 · Lt. Col. Eckert

Let's Do It Again

1953 · Chet Stuart

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953 · George Winfield

General Electric Theater

1953 · Dr. Butolph

1953 · Fred Barrett

It's a Big Country

1951 · Secret Service Man

1951 · Chester Graham, Sr.

On Moonlight Bay

1951 · George Winfield

Watch the Birdie

1950 · Grantland D. Farns

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Michael J. O'Connor

1950 · Sam Proctor

The Happy Years

1950 · Sr. Samuel H. Stover

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950 · Dr. Philip Abbott

The Big Hangover

1950 · Carl Bellcap

1950 · Maj. C.E. Breverly

1949 · The Chaplain

Scene of the Crime

1949 · Capt. A.C. Forster

Any Number Can Play

1949 · Dr. Palmer

1949 · Father March

1948 · Cyrus Walker

A Date with Judy

1948 · Lucien T. Pringle

The Velvet Touch

1948 · Gordon Dunning

On an Island with You

1948 · Commander Harrisen

Alias a Gentleman

1948 · Matt Enley

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Lawrence Rupert

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947 · Everett Nordill aka Everton

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · Mitchell Talbin

Undercover Maisie

1947 · Amor/Willis Farnes

Lady in the Lake

1946 · Derace Kingsby

1946 · Frank Harlin

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 · Ralph Humphrey

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · Kyle Sackett

No Leave, No Love

1946 · Colonel Elliott

They Were Expendable

1945 · Major James Morton

Yolanda and the Thief

1945 · Mr. Candle

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Henry Burton

1945 · Admiral's Aide

1945 · Floyd Parkson

Between Two Women

1945 · Masters

The Great Morgan

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Edgar Draque

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944 · Alonzo Smith

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · Lieut. Jurika

1943 · Robert 'Bob' Stewart

1943 · William Wheeler

George Washington Slept Here

1942 · Leon Ames (uncredited)

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941 · John Stack

1941 · Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

1940 · Pat O'Day

Fugitive at Large

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939 · Sheriff Jud Cronin

Legion of Lost Flyers

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 · Adjutant

Calling All Marines

1939 · Murdock

1939 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

1939 · J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

Code of the Streets

1939 · 'Chick' Foster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939 · Commissioner Madero

1939 · Maj. Phillip Waring

I Was a Convict

I Was a Convict

1939 · Jackson

1939 · Hinge Jackson

Blackwell's Island

1939 · Ballinger (uncredited)

Secrets of a Nurse

1938 · Joe Largo

1938 · Joe Gurney

1938 · Napoleon III - Emperor of France

1938 · Maj. Philip Waring

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938 · Paul Brissac

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938 · Otto Wagner / Baroni

Island in the Sky

1938 · Marty Butler

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938 · Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

Walking Down Broadway

1938 · Frank Gatty

International Settlement

1938 · Monte Silver

1938 · Frank Denton

1937 · Vincent

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937 · Rodney Hunter

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937 · Buzz Moran

Dangerously Yours

1937 · Special Investigator Stanton

1937 · Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

1936 · Carl Goering

1935 · Don Clayton / McDonald

1935 · Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

1935 · Ralph Watson

1935 · Frank Walker

1935 · McMurtrie

1934 · Max (as Leon Waycoff)

I'll Tell the World

1934 · Spud Marshall

1933 · Lee (Uncredited)

Ship of Wanted Men

1933 · John Holden

The Man Who Dared

1933 · Yosef Novak

Alimony Madness

1933 · John Thurman

1933 · Louie Strauss

Parachute Jumper

1933 · Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Uptown New York

1932 · Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

1932 · Al Williams

A Successful Calamity

1932 · Barney Davis

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · Judd Brooks

Cannonball Express

Cannonball Express

1932 · Jack Logan

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932 · Pierre Dupin

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