Leon Ames
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1902-01-20
- Died
- 1993-10-12
- Place of birth
- Portland, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Leon Waycoff · Harry Leon Wycoff · Harry L. Wycoff
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Hampton
Bewitched
1964
The Virginian
1962
as Judge Fitzroy
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Colonel Foxhall
Emergency!
1972
My Three Sons
1960
Studio One
1948
as Cyrus Walker
The Lucy Show
1962
as Colonel Anderson
The Name of the Game
1968
The Jeffersons
1975
Mister Ed
1961
as Gordon Kirkwood
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Messenger
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Damon Carlisle
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael J. O'Connor / Adam
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
MGM Parade
1955
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Gray
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
Panic!
1957
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
Father of the Bride
1961
as Stanley Banks
Life With Father
1953
Movies (123)
Little Women
1949
as Father March
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Frank Knox
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Barney Alvorg
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Kyle Sackett
Battleground
1949
as The Chaplain
They Were Expendable
1945
as Major James Morton
Testament
1983
as Henry Abhart
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Burt Clews
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Alonzo Smith
Angel Face
1953
as Fred Barrett
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Peyton Place
1957
as Leslie Harrington
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral's Aide
International Settlement
1938
as Monte Silver
Dial 1119
1950
as Earl
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Daniel Furman
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Lieut. Jurika
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Pierre Dupin
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Rufus Daggett
Fall Guy
1945
as Floyd Parkson
Strangers All
1935
as Frank Walker
From the Terrace
1960
as Samuel Eaton
Alimony Madness
1933
as John Thurman
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Derace Kingsby
Only Yesterday
1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Edgar Draque
Crime Doctor
1943
as William Wheeler
Son of Flubber
1963
as Rufus Daggett
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
Jake Speed
1986
as Pop Winston
A Date with Judy
1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Mitchell Talbin
Ambush
1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Suez
1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Cattle Drive
1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Phil
Crisis
1950
as Sam Proctor
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as George Winfield
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Buzz Moran
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
It's a Big Country
1951
as Secret Service Man
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Gordon Dunning
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as General Sam Pembroke
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Henry Burton
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
Reckless
1935
as Ralph Watson
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Chet Stuart
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Dr. Palmer
Risky Business
1939
as Hinge Jackson
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Quick Millions
1931
as Hood
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Judge Holmsby
The Best Place to Be
1979
as William Callahan
Scene of the Crime
1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Rodney Hunter
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Judd Brooks
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
The Happy Years
1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
Timber Tramps
1975
as Deacon
Son of Lassie
1945
as Anton
Between Two Women
1945
as Masters
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as John Stack
Rescue Squad
1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
The Spy Ring
1938
as Frank Denton
On an Island with You
1948
as Commander Harrison
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Barney Davis
Panama Patrol
1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as George Winfield
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Frank Gatty
The Big Hangover
1950
as Carl Bellcap
45 Fathers
1937
as Vincent
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Commissioner Madero
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Ralph Humphrey
The Iron Major
1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Pilot X
1936
as Carl Goering
Yolanda and the Thief
1945
as Mr. Candle
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Joe Largo
Code of the Streets
1939
as 'Chick' Foster
Claws
1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Lawrence Rupert
Watch the Birdie
1950
as Grantland D. Farns
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Spud Marshall
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
Strange Faces
1938
as Joe Gurney
Island in the Sky
1938
as Marty Butler
No Leave, No Love
1946
as Colonel Elliott
That's My Boy
1932
as Al Williams
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
East Side Kids
1940
as Pat O'Day
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
The Show-Off
1946
as Frank Harlin
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Paul Brissac
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
I Was a Convict
1939
as Jackson
Ship of Wanted Men
1933
as John Holden
Soak the Poor
1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
Mutiny Ahead
1935
as McMurtrie
Fugitive at Large
1939
as Carter
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Get That Man
1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Stowaway
1932
as Tommy
Uptown New York
1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
Song of Revolt
1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Sabre Jet
1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as Matt Enley
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Smythe
The Great Morgan
1945
as K. F.
Engagement Party
1956
as Elliott Winston
Help Wanted
1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
The Man Who Dared
1933
as Yosef Novak
Forgotten
1933
as Louie Strauss
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Adjutant
Calling All Marines
1939
as Murdock
The Meal
1975
as Kroger
Cannonball Express
1932
as Jack Logan
About Leon Ames
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. With 145 credits spanning from 1931 to 1986, Leon Ames has appeared in 123 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Little Women (1949) — as Father March
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Frank Knox
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) — as Barney Alvorg
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — as Kyle Sackett
- Battleground (1949) — as The Chaplain
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