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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

0.7

movie

Known For

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Frank Knox
Little Women

Little Women

1949

as Father March
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Alonzo Smith
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

as Kyle Sackett
Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Barney Alvorg
Testament

Testament

1983

as Henry Abhart
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

as Major James Morton
Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as Fred Barrett
The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Rufus Daggett
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

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