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Leon Ames

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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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Born

Jan 20, 1902

Portland, Indiana, USA

Died

Oct 12, 1993

Known For

Acting

Movies

123 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

Little Women

Little Women

1949

as Father March
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Frank Knox
Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Barney Alvorg
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Alonzo Smith
Testament

Testament

1983

as Henry Abhart
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

as Kyle Sackett
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946

as Derace Kingsby
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral's Aide
Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as Fred Barrett
Battleground

Battleground

1949

as The Chaplain
Little Women
Little Women
1949 • as Father March
★ 7.4
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 • as Frank Knox
★ 7.2
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 • as Barney Alvorg
★ 6.1
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 • as Alonzo Smith
★ 7.0
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 • as Lieut. Jurika
★ 6.7
Testament
Testament
1983 • as Henry Abhart
★ 6.4
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957 • as Leslie Harrington
★ 6.8
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 • as Kyle Sackett
★ 7.1
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 • as Derace Kingsby
★ 6.1
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
1960 • as Samuel Eaton
★ 6.6
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Admiral's Aide
★ 6.8
Angel Face
Angel Face
1953 • as Fred Barrett
★ 7.1
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 • as Burt Clews
★ 6.8
Battleground
Battleground
1949 • as The Chaplain
★ 6.7
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
1963 • as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.1
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 • as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.6
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 • as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 7.1
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 • as Major James Morton
★ 6.5
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
1951 • as George Winfield
★ 6.5
A Date with Judy
A Date with Judy
1948 • as Lucien T. Pringle
★ 6.1
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 • as General Sam Pembroke
★ 5.9
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
1986 • as Pop Winston
★ 4.6
East Side Kids
East Side Kids
1940 • as Pat O'Day
★ 6.4
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 • as Chester Graham, Sr.
★ 6.5
Rescue Squad
Rescue Squad
1935 • as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 4.5
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1949 • as Capt. A.C. Forster
★ 6.1
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 • as George Winfield
★ 6.1
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976 • as Daniel Furman
★ 6.0
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 • as Phil
★ 5.6
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
1950 • as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
★ 7.5
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • as Edgar Draque
★ 7.1
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 • as Henry Burton
★ 6.4
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
1953 • as Chet Stuart
★ 4.2
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • as William Wheeler
★ 6.4
Reckless
Reckless
1935 • as Ralph Watson
★ 5.1
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
1947 • as Mitchell Talbin
★ 6.8
Soak the Poor
Soak the Poor
1937 • as Special Investigator Stanton
★ 7.8
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 • as Lee (Uncredited)
★ 7.3
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 • as Buzz Moran
★ 7.1
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie
1950 • as Grantland D. Farns
★ 5.5
Dial 1119
Dial 1119
1950 • as Earl
★ 5.5
Ambush
Ambush
1950 • as Maj. C.E. Breverly
★ 5.4
Suez
Suez
1938 • as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
★ 5.5
The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 • as Judge Holmsby
★ 5.9
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be
1979 • as William Callahan
★ 7.5
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 • as Mr. Candle
★ 6.0
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
1932 • as Barney Davis
★ 5.6
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932 • as Pierre Dupin
★ 6.1
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 • as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid
1979 • as Manduke the Magnificent
★ 5.4
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
1950 • as Carl Bellcap
★ 6.4
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975 • as Deacon
★ 9.0
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love
1946 • as Colonel Elliott
★ 6.5
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
1938 • as Maj. Philip Waring
★ 5.3
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 • as Commander Harrison
★ 5.9
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
1939 • as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan
1945 • as K. F.
★ 6.0
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
1951 • as Secret Service Man
★ 5.9
Pilot X
Pilot X
1936 • as Carl Goering
★ 6.3
movie
The Meal
1975 • as Kroger
★ 6.0
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 • as Frank Denton
★ 5.6
Crisis
Crisis
1950 • as Sam Proctor
★ 6.7
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
1938 • as Marty Butler
★ 7.0
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948 • as Gordon Dunning
★ 6.3
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1946 • as Frank Harlin
★ 7.0
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 • as Rodney Hunter
★ 5.8
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 • as Leon Ames (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play
1949 • as Dr. Palmer
★ 6.9
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie
1945 • as Anton
★ 6.2
Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large
1939 • as Carter
★ 7.0
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 • as Judd Brooks
★ 6.6
International Settlement
International Settlement
1938 • as Monte Silver
★ 6.0
The Iron Major
The Iron Major
1943 • as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
★ 5.7
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 • as John Stack
★ 5.6
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 • as Masters
★ 6.1
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 • as Lawrence Rupert
★ 6.3
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin
1941 • as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
★ 4.8
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
1937 • as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
★ 6.5
Get That Man
Get That Man
1935 • as Don Clayton / McDonald
★ 4.3
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 • as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 5.1
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 • as Ralph Humphrey
★ 7.5
movie
I Was a Convict
1939 • as Jackson
★ 6.5
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Ballinger (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 • as Amor/Willis Farnes
★ 8.0
Claws
Claws
1977 • as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
★ 5.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Commissioner Madero
★ 6.7
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934 • as Spud Marshall
★ 7.0
Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 • as Joe Largo
★ 5.5
Legion of Lost Flyers
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939 • as Smythe
★ 5.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 • as Paul Brissac
★ 6.2
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945 • as Floyd Parkson
★ 8.0
45 Fathers
45 Fathers
1937 • as Vincent
★ 4.5
Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet
1953 • as Lt. Col. Eckert
★ 7.0
Strangers All
Strangers All
1935 • as Frank Walker
★ 6.8
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
1931 • as Hood
★ 7.3
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 • as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
★ 6.6
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 • as Sheriff Jud Cronin
★ 7.5
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
1939 • as 'Chick' Foster
★ 7.7
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
1938 • as Frank Gatty
★ 6.8
Uptown New York
Uptown New York
1932 • as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 6.5
Alimony Madness
Alimony Madness
1933 • as John Thurman
★ 9.0
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948 • as Matt Enley
★ 6.8
Risky Business
Risky Business
1939 • as Hinge Jackson
★ 6.5
Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol
1939 • as Maj. Phillip Waring
★ 7.5
movie
Strange Faces
1938 • as Joe Gurney
★ 10.0
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939 • as Adjutant
★ 6.8
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 • as Dr. Philip Abbott
★ 5.3
Stowaway
Stowaway
1932 • as Tommy
★ 6.5
Mutiny Ahead
Mutiny Ahead
1935 • as McMurtrie
★ 6.5
movie
Cannonball Express
1932 • as Jack Logan
★ 10.0
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 • as Otto Wagner / Baroni
★ 7.5
movie
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947 • as Everett Nordill aka Everton
★ 6.6
Forgotten
Forgotten
1933 • as Louie Strauss
★ 7.0
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines
1939 • as Murdock
★ 10.0
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1933 • as Yosef Novak
★ 7.5
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
1939 • as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
★ 7.0
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
1932 • as Al Williams
★ 8.0
movie
Engagement Party
1956 • as Elliott Winston
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 • as John Holden
★ 3.8
Brother of the Wind
Brother of the Wind
1972
★ 6.7
Toklat
Toklat
1971 • as Old Man
★ 7.0