Leon Ames
Known for acting · Born 20 January 1902 · Died 12 October 1993 · aged 91 · Portland, Indiana, USA
146 credits
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
Mister Ed
1961
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
Father of the Bride
1961
Angel Face
1953
Lady in the Lake
1946
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Life With Father
Life With Father
1953
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
Acting (146)
1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedBarney AlvorgFilm
1986Jake SpeedPop WinstonFilm
1983TestamentHenry AbhartFilm
1982American PlayhouseHenry AbhartSeries
1979Just You and Me, KidManduke the MagnificentFilm
1979The Best Place to BeWilliam CallahanFilm
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesMessengerSeries
1977ClawsBen Jones, Forest CommissionerFilm
1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkDaniel FurmanFilm
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1975The MealKrogerFilm
1975Timber TrampsDeaconFilm
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)Film
1972Emergency!Series
1972Hammersmith Is OutGeneral Sam PembrokeFilm
1972Brother of the WindFilm
1971ToklatOld ManFilm
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Frank KnoxFilm
1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverBurt ClewsFilm
1968The Name of the GameSeries
1966ABC Stage 67GraySeries
1965The Monkey's UncleJudge HolmsbyFilm
1964BewitchedSeries
1964The Misadventures of Merlin JonesJudge Holmsby / Lex FortasFilm
1963Son of FlubberRufus DaggettFilm
1962The Beverly HillbilliesColonel Foxhall · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Lucy ShowColonel AndersonSeries
1962The VirginianJudge FitzroySeries
1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorRufus DaggettFilm
1961Mister EdGordon Kirkwood · 78 episodesSeries
1961Father of the BrideStanley Banks · 34 episodesSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowMr. HamptonSeries
1960From the TerraceSamuel EatonFilm
1960My Three Sons · 4 episodesSeries
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowDamon CarlisleSeries
1957Peyton PlaceLeslie HarringtonFilm
1957Panic!Series
1956Engagement PartyElliott WinstonFilm
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseCol. T. Jennings Parker - PopSeries
1955MGM ParadeSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyPresident Rufus Daggett (archive footage)Series
1953Angel FaceFred BarrettFilm
1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonGeorge WinfieldFilm
1953General Electric TheaterDr. Butolph, Malcolm FownesSeries
1953Let's Do It AgainChet StuartFilm
1953Sabre JetLt. Col. EckertFilm
1953Life With Father · 27 episodesSeries
1951On Moonlight BayGeorge WinfieldFilm
1951Cattle DriveChester Graham, Sr.Film
1951It's a Big CountrySecret Service ManFilm
1950CrisisSam ProctorFilm
1950Dial 1119EarlFilm
1950AmbushMaj. C.E. BreverlyFilm
1950Watch the BirdieGrantland D. FarnsFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreMichael J. O'Connor, AdamSeries
1950The Big HangoverCarl BellcapFilm
1950The Happy YearsSr. Samuel H. StoverFilm
1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeDr. Philip AbbottFilm
1949Little WomenFather MarchFilm
1949BattlegroundThe ChaplainFilm
1949Scene of the CrimeCapt. A.C. ForsterFilm
1949Any Number Can PlayDr. PalmerFilm
1948The Velvet TouchGordon DunningFilm
1948A Date with JudyLucien T. PringleFilm
1948On an Island with YouCommander HarrisenFilm
1948Studio OneCyrus WalkerSeries
1948Alias a GentlemanMatt EnleyFilm
1947Song of the Thin ManMitchell TalbinFilm
1947Merton of the MoviesLawrence RupertFilm
1947The Amazing Mr. NordillEverett Nordill aka EvertonFilm
1947Undercover MaisieAmor/Willis FarnesFilm
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceKyle SackettFilm
1946Lady in the LakeDerace KingsbyFilm
1946The Cockeyed MiracleRalph HumphreyFilm
1946The Show-OffFrank HarlinFilm
1946No Leave, No LoveColonel ElliottFilm
1945Anchors AweighAdmiral's AideFilm
1945They Were ExpendableMajor James MortonFilm
1945Son of LassieAntonFilm
1945Week-End at the WaldorfHenry BurtonFilm
1945Yolanda and the ThiefMr. CandleFilm
1945Between Two WomenMastersFilm
1945The Great MorganK. F.Film
1945Fall GuyFloyd ParksonFilm
1944Meet Me in St. LouisAlonzo SmithFilm
1944The Thin Man Goes HomeEdgar DraqueFilm
1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoLieut. JurikaFilm
1943Crime DoctorWilliam WheelerFilm
1943The Iron MajorRobert 'Bob' StewartFilm
1942George Washington Slept HereLeon Ames (uncredited)Film
1941Ellery Queen and the Murder RingJohn StackFilm
1941No Greater SinDr. Edward CavanaughFilm
1940East Side KidsPat O'DayFilm
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandCommissioner MaderoFilm
1939Blackwell's IslandBallinger (uncredited)Film
1939Thunder AfloatRecruiting Officer (uncredited)Film
1939Legion of Lost FlyersSmytheFilm
1939Pack Up Your TroublesAdjutantFilm
1939Help WantedJ.T. Evans-Labor CommissionerFilm
1939Code of the Streets'Chick' FosterFilm
1939Fugitive at LargeCarterFilm
1939Panama PatrolMaj. Phillip WaringFilm
1939Risky BusinessHinge JacksonFilm
1939The Marshal Of Mesa CitySheriff Jud CroninFilm
1939I Was a ConvictJacksonFilm
1939Calling All MarinesMurdockFilm
1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeEx-Chauffeur (uncredited)Film
1938Mysterious Mr. MotoPaul BrissacFilm
1938SuezNapoleon III - Emperor of FranceFilm
1938International SettlementMonte SilverFilm
1938Cipher BureauMaj. Philip WaringFilm
1938Island in the SkyMarty ButlerFilm
1938The Spy RingFrank DentonFilm
1938Secrets of a NurseJoe LargoFilm
1938Walking Down BroadwayFrank GattyFilm
1938Come On, Leathernecks!Otto Wagner / BaroniFilm
1938Strange FacesJoe GurneyFilm
1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayBuzz MoranFilm
1937Murder in Greenwich VillageRodney HunterFilm
1937Dangerously YoursPhilFilm
1937Soak the PoorSpecial Investigator StantonFilm
1937Song of RevoltClaude Joseph Rouget de LisleFilm
193745 FathersVincentFilm
1936Pilot XCarl GoeringFilm
1935RecklessRalph WatsonFilm
1935Get That ManDon Clayton / McDonaldFilm
1935Rescue SquadLester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)Film
1935Strangers AllFrank WalkerFilm
1935Mutiny AheadMcMurtrieFilm
1934Now I'll TellMax (as Leon Waycoff)Film
1934I'll Tell the WorldSpud MarshallFilm
1933Parachute JumperPilot with Alabama (uncredited)Film
1933Only YesterdayLee (Uncredited)Film
1933ForgottenLouie StraussFilm
1933Ship of Wanted MenJohn HoldenFilm
1933The Man Who DaredYosef NovakFilm
1933Alimony MadnessJohn ThurmanFilm
1932Murders in the Rue MorguePierre DupinFilm
1932The Famous Ferguson CaseJudd BrooksFilm
1932A Successful CalamityBarney DavisFilm
1932Uptown New YorkMax Silver (as Leon Waycoff)Film
1932StowawayTommyFilm
1932That's My BoyAl WilliamsFilm
1932Cannonball ExpressJack LoganFilm
1931Quick MillionsHoodFilm