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Leon Ames

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

0.4

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
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 as Derace Kingsby
★ 6.0
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 as Admiral's Aide
★ 6.8
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 7.0
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
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Testament
Testament
1983 as Henry Abhart
★ 6.4
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 as Major James Morton
★ 6.5
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957 as Leslie Harrington
★ 6.8
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
★ 6.7
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
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.5
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
1963 as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.0
Battleground
Battleground
1949 as The Chaplain
★ 6.7
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 as Kyle Sackett
★ 7.1
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
★ 5.8
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976 as Daniel Furman
★ 5.9
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
1960 as Samuel Eaton
★ 6.6
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
1951 as Secret Service Man
★ 5.3
Angel Face
Angel Face
1953 as Fred Barrett
★ 7.1
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
1951 as George Winfield
★ 6.4
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 as Commander Harrison
★ 5.8
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948 as Gordon Dunning
★ 6.2
Ambush
Ambush
1950 as Maj. C.E. Breverly
★ 5.2
Reckless
Reckless
1935 as Ralph Watson
★ 5.0
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 as Judd Brooks
★ 6.2
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 as Lee (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1949 as Capt. A.C. Forster
★ 6.0
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 as Mr. Candle
★ 5.7
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
1931 as Hood
★ 7.1
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 as William Wheeler
★ 6.2
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
1953 as Chet Stuart
★ 3.2
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 as Rodney Hunter
★ 5.6
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 as Chester Graham, Sr.
★ 6.4
Crisis
Crisis
1950 as Sam Proctor
★ 6.6
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 as Phil
★ 4.3
Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid
1979 as Manduke the Magnificent
★ 5.4
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie
1945 as Anton
★ 6.0
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 as Henry Burton
★ 6.2
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan
1945 as K. F.
★ 5.5
movie
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947 as Everett Nordill aka Everton
★ 5.5
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be
1979 as William Callahan
★ 6.0
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 as Frank Denton
★ 4.5
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 as Buzz Moran
★ 7.0
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 as Otto Wagner / Baroni
★ 5.0
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 as Ballinger (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
1986 as Pop Winston
★ 4.4
Dial 1119
Dial 1119
1950 as Earl
★ 5.4
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Pilot X
Pilot X
1936 as Carl Goering
★ 5.0
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
1932 as Barney Davis
★ 5.2
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 as George Winfield
★ 5.9
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 as Paul Brissac
★ 6.0
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 as Amor/Willis Farnes
★ 8.0
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934 as Spud Marshall
Claws
Claws
1977 as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
★ 4.0
Suez
Suez
1938 as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
★ 5.2
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 as Lawrence Rupert
★ 6.3
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
1938 as Maj. Philip Waring
★ 4.4
The Iron Major
The Iron Major
1943 as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
★ 5.3
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
1950 as Carl Bellcap
★ 6.1
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 as Ralph Humphrey
★ 6.7
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 as John Stack
★ 5.7
Get That Man
Get That Man
1935 as Don Clayton / McDonald
★ 3.0
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
1939 as 'Chick' Foster
★ 7.0
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play
1949 as Dr. Palmer
★ 6.9
Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet
1953 as Lt. Col. Eckert
★ 6.7
International Settlement
International Settlement
1938 as Monte Silver
★ 5.6
Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 as Joe Largo
★ 4.0
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
1938 as Marty Butler
★ 7.0
movie
I Was a Convict
1939 as Jackson
★ 5.0
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939 as Adjutant
★ 6.2
Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol
1939 as Maj. Phillip Waring
★ 5.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 as Commissioner Madero
★ 6.7
Risky Business
Risky Business
1939 as Hinge Jackson
★ 6.0
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 as General Sam Pembroke
★ 5.7
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 4.3
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
1950 as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
★ 7.7
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
★ 6.5
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love
1946 as Colonel Elliott
★ 6.0
The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 as Judge Holmsby
★ 5.7
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 as Leon Ames (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
1939 as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
1938 as Frank Gatty
★ 5.7
East Side Kids
East Side Kids
1940 as Pat O'Day
★ 6.2
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1933 as Yosef Novak
★ 6.0
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie
1950 as Grantland D. Farns
★ 5.3
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
1937 as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
★ 6.0
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 as John Holden
★ 1.7
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948 as Matt Enley
★ 6.5
45 Fathers
45 Fathers
1937 as Vincent
★ 1.0
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin
1941 as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
★ 3.0
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975 as Deacon
Soak the Poor
Soak the Poor
1937 as Special Investigator Stanton
★ 7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 as Self (archive footage)
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
1939 as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
★ 7.0
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 as Masters
★ 5.9
Mutiny Ahead
Mutiny Ahead
1935 as McMurtrie
★ 4.0
Alimony Madness
Alimony Madness
1933 as John Thurman
Forgotten
Forgotten
1933 as Louie Strauss
★ 6.0
Legion of Lost Flyers
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939 as Smythe
★ 3.7
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 as Sheriff Jud Cronin
★ 8.0
Stowaway
Stowaway
1932 as Tommy
★ 5.0
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1946 as Frank Harlin
★ 7.0
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 as Dr. Philip Abbott
★ 4.7
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
1932 as Al Williams
Strangers All
Strangers All
1935 as Frank Walker
★ 5.5
Uptown New York
Uptown New York
1932 as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 5.8
Toklat
Toklat
1971 as Old Man
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The Meal
1975 as Kroger
★ 5.0
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines
1939 as Murdock
Rescue Squad
Rescue Squad
1935 as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 2.0
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945 as Floyd Parkson
★ 8.0
movie
Engagement Party
1956 as Elliott Winston
Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large
1939 as Carter
★ 6.0
Cannonball Express
Cannonball Express
1932 as Jack Logan
Strange Faces
Strange Faces
1938 as Joe Gurney