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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

0.6

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
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 • as Alonzo Smith
★ 7.0
Little Women
Little Women
1949 • as Father March
★ 7.4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 • as Kyle Sackett
★ 7.1
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 • as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.5
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 • as Lieut. Jurika
★ 6.7
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938 • as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Battleground
Battleground
1949 • as The Chaplain
★ 6.7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
★ 6.7
The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 • as Judge Holmsby
★ 5.8
Testament
Testament
1983 • as Henry Abhart
★ 6.4
Angel Face
Angel Face
1953 • as Fred Barrett
★ 7.1
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 • as Buzz Moran
★ 7.1
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Admiral's Aide
★ 6.8
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932 • as Pierre Dupin
★ 6.1
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 • as Major James Morton
★ 6.5
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
1960 • as Samuel Eaton
★ 6.6
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 • as Derace Kingsby
★ 6.1
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
1947 • as Mitchell Talbin
★ 6.7
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 • as Henry Burton
★ 6.5
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • as Edgar Draque
★ 7.1
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1949 • as Capt. A.C. Forster
★ 6.1
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
1986 • as Pop Winston
★ 4.6
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play
1949 • as Dr. Palmer
★ 6.8
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 • as Commander Harrisen
★ 5.9
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957 • as Leslie Harrington
★ 6.7
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 • as George Winfield
★ 6.2
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
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 • as Dr. Philip Abbott
★ 5.2
Reckless
Reckless
1935 • as Ralph Watson
★ 5.2
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 • as Mr. Candle
★ 6.0
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945 • as Floyd Parkson
★ 8.0
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie
1950 • as Grantland D. Farns
★ 5.5
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 • as General Sam Pembroke
★ 5.9
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Ballinger (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
1963 • as Rufus Daggett
★ 6.1
Strangers All
Strangers All
1935 • as Frank Walker
★ 6.8
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie
1945 • as Anton
★ 6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 • as Paul Brissac
★ 6.2
Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid
1979 • as Manduke the Magnificent
★ 5.7
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 • as Amor/Willis Farnes
★ 8.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Commissioner Madero
★ 6.7
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 • as Rodney Hunter
★ 5.8
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1946 • as Frank Harlin
★ 7.0
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 • as Phil
★ 6.1
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976 • as Daniel Furman
★ 6.0
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 • as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
★ 6.5
Forgotten
Forgotten
1933 • as Louie Strauss
★ 7.0
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 • as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
★ 5.1
Ambush
Ambush
1950 • as Maj. C.E. Breverly
★ 5.4
45 Fathers
45 Fathers
1937 • as Vincent
★ 4.5
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
1939 • as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
★ 7.0
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948 • as Gordon Dunning
★ 6.2
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
1953 • as Chet Stuart
★ 4.2
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin
1941 • as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
★ 4.8
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
1932 • as Al Williams
★ 8.0
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 • as Sheriff Jud Cronin
★ 7.5
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
1951 • as Secret Service Man
★ 5.9
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
1938 • as Marty Butler
★ 7.0
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934 • as Spud Marshall
★ 7.0
movie
I Was a Convict
1939 • as Jackson
★ 6.5
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
1939 • as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
1932 • as Barney Davis
★ 5.6
Pilot X
Pilot X
1936 • as Carl Goering
★ 6.3
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 • as Frank Denton
★ 5.6
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love
1946 • as Colonel Elliott
★ 6.5
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
1939 • as 'Chick' Foster
★ 7.7
Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 • as Joe Largo
★ 5.5
Strange Faces
Strange Faces
1938 • as Joe Gurney
★ 10.0
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 • as John Holden
★ 3.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Claws
Claws
1977 • as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
★ 5.0
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
1950 • as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
★ 7.5
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 • as Chester Graham, Sr.
★ 6.5
Suez
Suez
1938 • as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
★ 5.5
East Side Kids
East Side Kids
1940 • as Pat O'Day
★ 6.4
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 • as Lee (Uncredited)
★ 7.1
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
1931 • as Hood
★ 7.3
International Settlement
International Settlement
1938 • as Monte Silver
★ 6.0
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 • as Otto Wagner / Baroni
★ 7.5
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939 • as Adjutant
★ 6.8
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 • as John Stack
★ 5.6
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be
1979 • as William Callahan
★ 7.5
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 • as Lawrence Rupert
★ 6.3
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 • as Leon Ames (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Iron Major
The Iron Major
1943 • as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
★ 5.7
Stowaway
Stowaway
1932 • as Tommy
★ 6.5
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 • as Masters
★ 6.1
Legion of Lost Flyers
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939 • as Smythe
★ 5.0
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
1950 • as Carl Bellcap
★ 6.4
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 • as Judd Brooks
★ 6.6
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1933 • as Yosef Novak
★ 7.5
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975 • as Deacon
★ 9.0
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948 • as Matt Enley
★ 6.8
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 • as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
1937 • as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
★ 6.3
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
Risky Business
Risky Business
1939 • as Hinge Jackson
★ 6.5
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • as William Wheeler
★ 6.4
Crisis
Crisis
1950 • as Sam Proctor
★ 6.6
movie
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947 • as Everett Nordill aka Everton
★ 6.5
Dial 1119
Dial 1119
1950 • as Earl
★ 5.5
Mutiny Ahead
Mutiny Ahead
1935 • as McMurtrie
★ 6.5
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan
1945 • as K. F.
★ 6.0
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
1938 • as Maj. Philip Waring
★ 5.3
Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet
1953 • as Lt. Col. Eckert
★ 7.0
Toklat
Toklat
1971 • as Old Man
★ 7.0
movie
Cannonball Express
1932 • as Jack Logan
★ 10.0
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
1938 • as Frank Gatty
★ 6.8
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 • as Ralph Humphrey
★ 7.5
Soak the Poor
Soak the Poor
1937 • as Special Investigator Stanton
★ 7.4
movie
Engagement Party
1956 • as Elliott Winston
movie
The Meal
1975 • as Kroger
★ 6.0
Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large
1939 • as Carter
★ 7.0
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines
1939 • as Murdock
★ 10.0
Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol
1939 • as Maj. Phillip Waring
★ 7.5
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