Leon Ames
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1902
- Died
- October 12, 1993
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Peggy Sue Got Married 1986
as Barney Alvorg
Jake Speed 1986
as Pop Winston
Testament 1983
as Henry Abhart
Just You and Me, Kid 1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
The Best Place to Be 1979
as William Callahan
Claws 1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976
as Daniel Furman
Timber Tramps 1975
as Deacon
- The Meal
The Meal 1975
as Kroger
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli 1973
as Self (archive footage)
Brother of the Wind 1972
Actor
Hammersmith Is Out 1972
as General Sam Pembroke
Toklat 1971
as Old Man
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970
as Burt Clews
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
as Frank Knox
The Monkey's Uncle 1965
as Judge Holmsby
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Son of Flubber 1963
as Rufus Daggett
The Absent-Minded Professor 1961
as Rufus Daggett
From the Terrace 1960
as Samuel Eaton
Peyton Place 1957
as Leslie Harrington
- Engagement Party
Engagement Party 1956
as Elliott Winston
Sabre Jet 1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Let's Do It Again 1953
as Chet Stuart
By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1953
as George Winfield
Angel Face 1953
as Fred Barrett
It's a Big Country 1951
as Secret Service Man
Cattle Drive 1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
On Moonlight Bay 1951
as George Winfield
Watch the Birdie 1950
as Grantland D. Farns
Dial 1119 1950
as Earl
The Happy Years 1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
Crisis 1950
as Sam Proctor
The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
The Big Hangover 1950
as Carl Bellcap
Ambush 1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Battleground 1949
as The Chaplain
Scene of the Crime 1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Any Number Can Play 1949
as Dr. Palmer
Little Women 1949
as Father March
A Date with Judy 1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
The Velvet Touch 1948
as Gordon Dunning
On an Island with You 1948
as Commander Harrisen
Alias a Gentleman 1948
as Matt Enley
Merton of the Movies 1947
as Lawrence Rupert
- The Amazing Mr. Nordill
The Amazing Mr. Nordill 1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Song of the Thin Man 1947
as Mitchell Talbin
Undercover Maisie 1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Lady in the Lake 1946
as Derace Kingsby
The Show-Off 1946
as Frank Harlin
The Cockeyed Miracle 1946
as Ralph Humphrey
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946
as Kyle Sackett
No Leave, No Love 1946
as Colonel Elliott
They Were Expendable 1945
as Major James Morton
Yolanda and the Thief 1945
as Mr. Candle
Week-End at the Waldorf 1945
as Henry Burton
Anchors Aweigh 1945
as Admiral's Aide
Son of Lassie 1945
as Anton
Fall Guy 1945
as Floyd Parkson
Between Two Women 1945
as Masters
The Great Morgan 1945
as K. F.
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Edgar Draque
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
as Alonzo Smith
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
as Lieut. Jurika
The Iron Major 1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Crime Doctor 1943
as William Wheeler
George Washington Slept Here 1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring 1941
as John Stack
No Greater Sin 1941
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
East Side Kids 1940
as Pat O'Day
Fugitive at Large 1939
as Carter
The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
Legion of Lost Flyers 1939
as Smythe
Pack Up Your Troubles 1939
as Adjutant
Calling All Marines 1939
as Murdock
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Help Wanted 1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Code of the Streets 1939
as 'Chick' Foster
Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1939
as Commissioner Madero
Panama Patrol 1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
- I Was a Convict
I Was a Convict 1939
as Jackson
Risky Business 1939
as Hinge Jackson
Blackwell's Island 1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
Secrets of a Nurse 1938
as Joe Largo
Strange Faces 1938
as Joe Gurney
Suez 1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Cipher Bureau 1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938
as Paul Brissac
Come On, Leathernecks! 1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
Island in the Sky 1938
as Marty Butler
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Walking Down Broadway 1938
as Frank Gatty
International Settlement 1938
as Monte Silver
The Spy Ring 1938
as Frank Denton
45 Fathers 1937
as Vincent
Murder in Greenwich Village 1937
as Rodney Hunter
Charlie Chan on Broadway 1937
as Buzz Moran
Dangerously Yours 1937
as Phil
Soak the Poor 1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
Song of Revolt 1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Pilot X 1936
as Carl Goering
Get That Man 1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Rescue Squad 1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Reckless 1935
as Ralph Watson
Strangers All 1935
as Frank Walker
Mutiny Ahead 1935
as McMurtrie
Now I'll Tell 1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
I'll Tell the World 1934
as Spud Marshall
Only Yesterday 1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men 1933
as John Holden
The Man Who Dared 1933
as Yosef Novak
Alimony Madness 1933
as John Thurman
Forgotten 1933
as Louie Strauss
Parachute Jumper 1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Uptown New York 1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
That's My Boy 1932
as Al Williams
A Successful Calamity 1932
as Barney Davis
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932
as Judd Brooks
Stowaway 1932
as Tommy
- Cannonball Express
Cannonball Express 1932
as Jack Logan
Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932
as Pierre Dupin
Quick Millions 1931
as Hood
Credits from TMDB.