Portrait of Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Acting

Biography

​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: January 20, 1902

Place of Birth: Portland, Indiana, USA

Filmography

1986
Peggy Sue Got Married

as Barney Alvorg

1986
Jake Speed

as Pop Winston

1983
Testament

as Henry Abhart

1979
Just You and Me, Kid

as Manduke the Magnificent

1979
The Best Place to Be

as William Callahan

1977
Claws

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

1976
1975
Timber Tramps

as Deacon

1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1972
Hammersmith Is Out

as General Sam Pembroke

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Frank Knox

1966
1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as Judge Holmsby

1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

1963
Son of Flubber

as Rufus Daggett

1962
The Lucy Show

as Colonel Anderson

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Colonel Foxhall

1962
The Virginian

as Judge Fitzroy

1961
Father of the Bride

as Stanley Banks

1961
1961
Mister Ed

as Gordon Kirkwood

1960
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Damon Carlisle

1960
From the Terrace

as Samuel Eaton

1957
Peyton Place

as Leslie Harrington

1957
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse

as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)

1953
Sabre Jet

as Lt. Col. Eckert

1953
Let's Do It Again

as Chet Stuart

1953
1953
1953
General Electric Theater

as Malcolm Fownes

1953
Angel Face

as Fred Barrett

1951
It's a Big Country

as Secret Service Man

1951
Cattle Drive

as Chester Graham, Sr.

1951
On Moonlight Bay

as George Winfield

1950
Watch the Birdie

as Grantland D. Farns

1950
Dial 1119

as Earl

1950
The Happy Years

as Sr. Samuel H. Stover

1950
Crisis

as Sam Proctor

1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife

as Dr. Philip Abbott

1950
The Big Hangover

as Carl Bellcap

1950
Ambush

as Maj. C.E. Breverly

1949
Battleground

as The Chaplain

1949
Scene of the Crime

as Capt. A.C. Forster

1949
Any Number Can Play

as Dr. Palmer

1949
Little Women

as Father March

1948
Studio One

as Cyrus Walker

1948
A Date with Judy

as Lucien T. Pringle

1948
The Velvet Touch

as Gordon Dunning

1948
On an Island with You

as Commander Harrison

1948
Alias a Gentleman

as Matt Enley

1947
Merton of the Movies

as Lawrence Rupert

1947
Song of the Thin Man

as Mitchell Talbin

1947
Undercover Maisie

as Amor/Willis Farnes

1946
Lady in the Lake

as Derace Kingsby

1946
The Show-Off

as Frank Harlin

1946
The Cockeyed Miracle

as Ralph Humphrey

1946
No Leave, No Love

as Colonel Elliott

1945
They Were Expendable

as Major James Morton

1945
1945
1945
Anchors Aweigh

as Admiral's Aide

1945
1945
Fall Guy

as Floyd Parkson

1945
1945
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home

as Edgar Draque

1944
Meet Me in St. Louis

as Alonzo Smith

1944
1943
The Iron Major

as Robert 'Bob' Stewart

1943
Crime Doctor

as William Wheeler

1942
George Washington Slept Here

as Leon Ames (uncredited)

1941
No Greater Sin

as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

1940
East Side Kids

as Pat O'Day

1939
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City

as Sheriff Jud Cronin

1939
1939
1939
Thunder Afloat

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

1939
Help Wanted

as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

1939
Code of the Streets

as 'Chick' Foster

1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Commissioner Madero

1939
Panama Patrol

as Maj. Phillip Waring

1939
Risky Business

as Hinge Jackson

1939
Blackwell's Island

as Ballinger (uncredited)

1938
Secrets of a Nurse

as Joe Largo

1938
Suez

as Napoleon III - Emperor of France

1938
Cipher Bureau

as Maj. Philip Waring

1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Paul Brissac

1938
Come On, Leathernecks!

as Otto Wagner / Baroni

1938
Island in the Sky

as Marty Butler

1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

1938
Walking Down Broadway

as Frank Gatty

1938
1938
The Spy Ring

as Frank Denton

1937
45 Fathers

as Vincent

1937
1937
1937
Soak the Poor

as Special Investigator Stanton

1937
Song of Revolt

as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

1936
Pilot X

as Carl Goering

1935
Get That Man

as Don Clayton / McDonald

1935
Rescue Squad

as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

1935
Reckless

as Ralph Watson

1935
Strangers All

as Frank Walker

1935
Mutiny Ahead

as McMurtrie

1934
Now I'll Tell

as Max (as Leon Waycoff)

1934
I'll Tell the World

as Spud Marshall

1933
Only Yesterday

as Lee (Uncredited)

1933
Ship of Wanted Men

as John Holden

1933
The Man Who Dared

as Yosef Novak

1933
Alimony Madness

as John Thurman

1933
Forgotten

as Louie Strauss

1933
Parachute Jumper

as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

1932
Uptown New York

as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

1932
That's My Boy

as Al Williams

1932
A Successful Calamity

as Barney Davis

1932
1932
Stowaway

as Tommy

1932
1931