Leon Ames
Known for Acting · 146 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 (23)
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Hampton
My Three Sons
1960
Emergency!
1972
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Colonel Foxhall
The Lucy Show
1962
as Colonel Anderson
Studio One
1948
as Cyrus Walker
Bewitched
1964
The Virginian
1962
as Judge Fitzroy
American Playhouse
1982
as Henry Abhart
The Jeffersons
1975
Mister Ed
1961
as Gordon Kirkwood
The Name of the Game
1968
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Messenger
MGM Parade
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael J. O'Connor / Adam
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Damon Carlisle
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Gray
Panic!
1957
Father of the Bride
1961
as Stanley Banks
Life With Father
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
Movies (123)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Frank Knox
Little Women
1949
as Father March
Engagement Party
1956
as Elliott Winston
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Barney Alvorg
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jake Speed
1986
as Pop Winston
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Alonzo Smith
Stowaway
1932
as Tommy
They Were Expendable
1945
as Major James Morton
Cannonball Express
1932
as Jack Logan
Peyton Place
1957
as Leslie Harrington
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Rufus Daggett
Fall Guy
1945
as Floyd Parkson
Testament
1983
as Henry Abhart
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral's Aide
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Lieut. Jurika
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Kyle Sackett
Son of Flubber
1963
as Rufus Daggett
Strange Faces
1938
as Joe Gurney
Claws
1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Battleground
1949
as The Chaplain
Forgotten
1933
as Louie Strauss
Angel Face
1953
as Fred Barrett
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Burt Clews
A Date with Judy
1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Paul Brissac
From the Terrace
1960
as Samuel Eaton
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Derace Kingsby
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Gordon Dunning
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Edgar Draque
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Commissioner Madero
Only Yesterday
1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
Pilot X
1936
as Carl Goering
The Great Morgan
1945
as K. F.
Help Wanted
1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Watch the Birdie
1950
as Grantland D. Farns
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Ralph Humphrey
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Henry Burton
Cattle Drive
1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Judge Holmsby
It's a Big Country
1951
as Secret Service Man
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Dr. Palmer
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
Crisis
1950
as Sam Proctor
International Settlement
1938
as Monte Silver
On an Island with You
1948
as Commander Harrisen
The Show-Off
1946
as Frank Harlin
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Chet Stuart
That's My Boy
1932
as Al Williams
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as General Sam Pembroke
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Daniel Furman
Risky Business
1939
as Hinge Jackson
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
Son of Lassie
1945
as Anton
The Happy Years
1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
Soak the Poor
1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
The Iron Major
1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Scene of the Crime
1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Ambush
1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
1938
as Frank Denton
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
The Best Place to Be
1979
as William Callahan
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Mitchell Talbin
Yolanda and the Thief
1945
as Mr. Candle
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Frank Gatty
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as George Winfield
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Pierre Dupin
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as George Winfield
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Spud Marshall
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Buzz Moran
Strangers All
1935
as Frank Walker
No Leave, No Love
1946
as Colonel Elliott
Crime Doctor
1943
as William Wheeler
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Joe Largo
Code of the Streets
1939
as 'Chick' Foster
Island in the Sky
1938
as Marty Butler
Between Two Women
1945
as Masters
Mutiny Ahead
1935
as McMurtrie
Reckless
1935
as Ralph Watson
Suez
1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Barney Davis
The Big Hangover
1950
as Carl Bellcap
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Judd Brooks
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Sabre Jet
1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Lawrence Rupert
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as John Stack
The Meal
1975
as Kroger
Dial 1119
1950
as Earl
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Adjutant
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Phil
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Rodney Hunter
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Smythe
East Side Kids
1940
as Pat O'Day
Panama Patrol
1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
Get That Man
1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Calling All Marines
1939
as Murdock
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as Matt Enley
Quick Millions
1931
as Hood
Rescue Squad
1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Timber Tramps
1975
as Deacon
45 Fathers
1937
as Vincent
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
Brother of the Wind
1972
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
Toklat
1971
as Old Man
No Greater Sin
1941
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
Uptown New York
1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
Alimony Madness
1933
as John Thurman
Ship of Wanted Men
1933
as John Holden
Fugitive at Large
1939
as Carter
Song of Revolt
1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
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 146 credits spanning from 1931 to 1986, Leon Ames has appeared in 123 films and 23 TV shows.
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- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Frank Knox
- Little Women (1949) — as Father March
- Engagement Party (1956) — as Elliott Winston
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) — as Barney Alvorg
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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