Leon Ames

Acting

Leon Ames

Born January 20, 1902Portland, Indiana, USA145 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

Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1

Peggy Sue Got Married

Movie

1986

Jake Speed
4.4

Jake Speed

Movie

1986

Testament
6.4

Testament

Movie

1983

Just You and Me, Kid
5.4

Just You and Me, Kid

Movie

1979

The Best Place to Be
6.0

The Best Place to Be

Movie

1979

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

TV

1977

Filmography

Peggy Sue Got Married
1986Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Barney AlvorgMovie
Jake Speed
1986Jake Speedas Pop WinstonMovie
Testament
1983Testamentas Henry AbhartMovie
Just You and Me, Kid
1979Just You and Me, Kidas Manduke the MagnificentMovie
The Best Place to Be
1979The Best Place to Beas William CallahanMovie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas MessengerTV
Claws
1977Clawsas Ben Jones, Forest CommissionerMovie
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976Sherlock Holmes in New Yorkas Daniel FurmanMovie
Timber Tramps
1975Timber Trampsas DeaconMovie
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1975The Mealas KrogerMovie
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnellias Self (archive footage)Movie
Brother of the Wind
1972Brother of the WindMovie
Hammersmith Is Out
1972Hammersmith Is Outas General Sam PembrokeMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!TV
Toklat
1971Toklatas Old ManMovie
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970On a Clear Day You Can See Foreveras Burt ClewsMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Frank KnoxMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the GameTV
ABC Stage 67
1966ABC Stage 67as GrayTV
The Monkey's Uncle
1965The Monkey's Uncleas Judge HolmsbyMovie
Bewitched
1964BewitchedTV
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964The Misadventures of Merlin Jonesas Judge Holmsby / Lex FortasMovie
Son of Flubber
1963Son of Flubberas Rufus DaggettMovie
The Lucy Show
1962The Lucy Showas Colonel AndersonTV
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962The Beverly Hillbilliesas Colonel FoxhallTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Judge FitzroyTV
Father of the Bride
1961Father of the Brideas Stanley BanksTV
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961The Absent-Minded Professoras Rufus DaggettMovie
Mister Ed
1961Mister Edas Gordon KirkwoodTV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas Mr. HamptonTV
My Three Sons
1960My Three SonsTV
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960The Barbara Stanwyck Showas Damon CarlisleTV
From the Terrace
1960From the Terraceas Samuel EatonMovie
Peyton Place
1957Peyton Placeas Leslie HarringtonMovie
Panic!
1957Panic!TV
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1956Engagement Partyas Elliott WinstonMovie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955Screen Director's Playhouseas Col. T. Jennings Parker - PopTV
MGM Parade
1955MGM ParadeTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)TV
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1953Life With FatherTV
Sabre Jet
1953Sabre Jetas Lt. Col. EckertMovie
Let's Do It Again
1953Let's Do It Againas Chet StuartMovie
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953By the Light of the Silvery Moonas George WinfieldMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Dr. ButolphTV
Angel Face
1953Angel Faceas Fred BarrettMovie
It's a Big Country
1951It's a Big Countryas Secret Service ManMovie
Cattle Drive
1951Cattle Driveas Chester Graham, Sr.Movie
On Moonlight Bay
1951On Moonlight Bayas George WinfieldMovie
Watch the Birdie
1950Watch the Birdieas Grantland D. FarnsMovie
Dial 1119
1950Dial 1119as EarlMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas Michael J. O'ConnorTV
Crisis
1950Crisisas Sam ProctorMovie
The Happy Years
1950The Happy Yearsas Sr. Samuel H. StoverMovie
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950The Skipper Surprised His Wifeas Dr. Philip AbbottMovie
The Big Hangover
1950The Big Hangoveras Carl BellcapMovie
Ambush
1950Ambushas Maj. C.E. BreverlyMovie
Battleground
1949Battlegroundas The ChaplainMovie
Scene of the Crime
1949Scene of the Crimeas Capt. A.C. ForsterMovie
Any Number Can Play
1949Any Number Can Playas Dr. PalmerMovie
Little Women
1949Little Womenas Father MarchMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Cyrus WalkerTV
A Date with Judy
1948A Date with Judyas Lucien T. PringleMovie
The Velvet Touch
1948The Velvet Touchas Gordon DunningMovie
On an Island with You
1948On an Island with Youas Commander HarrisonMovie
Alias a Gentleman
1948Alias a Gentlemanas Matt EnleyMovie
Merton of the Movies
1947Merton of the Moviesas Lawrence RupertMovie
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1947The Amazing Mr. Nordillas Everett Nordill aka EvertonMovie
Song of the Thin Man
1947Song of the Thin Manas Mitchell TalbinMovie
Undercover Maisie
1947Undercover Maisieas Amor/Willis FarnesMovie
Lady in the Lake
1946Lady in the Lakeas Derace KingsbyMovie
The Show-Off
1946The Show-Offas Frank HarlinMovie
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946The Cockeyed Miracleas Ralph HumphreyMovie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Kyle SackettMovie
No Leave, No Love
1946No Leave, No Loveas Colonel ElliottMovie
They Were Expendable
1945They Were Expendableas Major James MortonMovie
Yolanda and the Thief
1945Yolanda and the Thiefas Mr. CandleMovie
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945Week-End at the Waldorfas Henry BurtonMovie
Anchors Aweigh
1945Anchors Aweighas Admiral's AideMovie
Son of Lassie
1945Son of Lassieas AntonMovie
Fall Guy
1945Fall Guyas Floyd ParksonMovie
Between Two Women
1945Between Two Womenas MastersMovie
The Great Morgan
1945The Great Morganas K. F.Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944The Thin Man Goes Homeas Edgar DraqueMovie
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944Meet Me in St. Louisas Alonzo SmithMovie
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyoas Lieut. JurikaMovie
The Iron Major
1943The Iron Majoras Robert 'Bob' StewartMovie
Crime Doctor
1943Crime Doctoras William WheelerMovie
George Washington Slept Here
1942George Washington Slept Hereas Leon Ames (uncredited)Movie
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941Ellery Queen and the Murder Ringas John StackMovie
No Greater Sin
1941No Greater Sinas Dr. Edward CavanaughMovie
East Side Kids
1940East Side Kidsas Pat O'DayMovie
Fugitive at Large
1939Fugitive at Largeas CarterMovie
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Sheriff Jud CroninMovie
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939Legion of Lost Flyersas SmytheMovie
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939Pack Up Your Troublesas AdjutantMovie
Calling All Marines
1939Calling All Marinesas MurdockMovie
Thunder Afloat
1939Thunder Afloatas Recruiting Officer (uncredited)Movie
Help Wanted
1939Help Wantedas J.T. Evans-Labor CommissionerMovie
Code of the Streets
1939Code of the Streetsas 'Chick' FosterMovie
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Commissioner MaderoMovie
Panama Patrol
1939Panama Patrolas Maj. Phillip WaringMovie
I
1939I Was a Convictas JacksonMovie
Risky Business
1939Risky Businessas Hinge JacksonMovie
Blackwell's Island
1939Blackwell's Islandas Ballinger (uncredited)Movie
Secrets of a Nurse
1938Secrets of a Nurseas Joe LargoMovie
Strange Faces
1938Strange Facesas Joe GurneyMovie
Suez
1938Suezas Napoleon III - Emperor of FranceMovie
Cipher Bureau
1938Cipher Bureauas Maj. Philip WaringMovie
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938Mysterious Mr. Motoas Paul BrissacMovie
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938Come On, Leathernecks!as Otto Wagner / BaroniMovie
Island in the Sky
1938Island in the Skyas Marty ButlerMovie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938Bluebeard's 8th Wifeas Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)Movie
Walking Down Broadway
1938Walking Down Broadwayas Frank GattyMovie
International Settlement
1938International Settlementas Monte SilverMovie
The Spy Ring
1938The Spy Ringas Frank DentonMovie
45 Fathers
193745 Fathersas VincentMovie
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937Murder in Greenwich Villageas Rodney HunterMovie
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937Charlie Chan on Broadwayas Buzz MoranMovie
Dangerously Yours
1937Dangerously Yoursas PhilMovie
Soak the Poor
1937Soak the Pooras Special Investigator StantonMovie
Song of Revolt
1937Song of Revoltas Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleMovie
Pilot X
1936Pilot Xas Carl GoeringMovie
Get That Man
1935Get That Manas Don Clayton / McDonaldMovie
Rescue Squad
1935Rescue Squadas Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)Movie
Reckless
1935Recklessas Ralph WatsonMovie
Strangers All
1935Strangers Allas Frank WalkerMovie
Mutiny Ahead
1935Mutiny Aheadas McMurtrieMovie
Now I'll Tell
1934Now I'll Tellas Max (as Leon Waycoff)Movie
I'll Tell the World
1934I'll Tell the Worldas Spud MarshallMovie
Only Yesterday
1933Only Yesterdayas Lee (Uncredited)Movie
Ship of Wanted Men
1933Ship of Wanted Menas John HoldenMovie
The Man Who Dared
1933The Man Who Daredas Yosef NovakMovie
Alimony Madness
1933Alimony Madnessas John ThurmanMovie
Forgotten
1933Forgottenas Louie StraussMovie
Parachute Jumper
1933Parachute Jumperas Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)Movie
Uptown New York
1932Uptown New Yorkas Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)Movie
That's My Boy
1932That's My Boyas Al WilliamsMovie
A Successful Calamity
1932A Successful Calamityas Barney DavisMovie
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932The Famous Ferguson Caseas Judd BrooksMovie
Stowaway
1932Stowawayas TommyMovie
Cannonball Express
1932Cannonball Expressas Jack LoganMovie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932Murders in the Rue Morgueas Pierre DupinMovie
Quick Millions
1931Quick Millionsas HoodMovie