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