User
Leon Ames

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.

Born

Jan 20, 1902

Portland, Indiana, USA

Died

Oct 12, 1993

Known For

Acting

Movies

123 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

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