Leon Ames
- Acting
- January 20, 1902 · Portland, Indiana, USA
- October 12, 1993
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Peggy Sue Got Married · Barney Alvorg
- Jake Speed · Pop Winston
- Testament · Henry Abhart
- American Playhouse · Henry Abhart
- Just You and Me, Kid · Manduke the Magnificent
- The Best Place to Be · William Callahan
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries · Messenger
- Claws · Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
- Sherlock Holmes in New York · Daniel Furman
- Timber Tramps · Deacon
- The Meal · Kroger
- The Jeffersons
- That's Entertainment! · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli · Self
- Brother of the Wind
- Hammersmith Is Out · General Sam Pembroke
- Emergency!
- Toklat · Old Man
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · Burt Clews
- Tora! Tora! Tora! · Frank Knox
- The Name of the Game
- ABC Stage 67 · Gray
- The Monkey's Uncle · Judge Holmsby
- Bewitched
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jones · Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
- Son of Flubber · Rufus Daggett
- The Lucy Show · Colonel Anderson
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Colonel Foxhall
- The Virginian · Judge Fitzroy
- Father of the Bride · Stanley Banks
- The Absent-Minded Professor · Rufus Daggett
- Mister Ed · Gordon Kirkwood
- The Andy Griffith Show · Mr. Hampton
- My Three Sons
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show · Damon Carlisle
- From the Terrace · Samuel Eaton
- Peyton Place · Leslie Harrington
- Panic!
- Engagement Party · Elliott Winston
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
- MGM Parade
- The Wonderful World of Disney · President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
- Life With Father
- Sabre Jet · Lt. Col. Eckert
- Let's Do It Again · Chet Stuart
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon · George Winfield
- General Electric Theater · Dr. Butolph, Malcolm Fownes
- Angel Face · Fred Barrett
- It's a Big Country · Secret Service Man
- Cattle Drive · Chester Graham, Sr.
- On Moonlight Bay · George Winfield
- Watch the Birdie · Grantland D. Farns
- Dial 1119 · Earl
- Lux Video Theatre · Michael J. O'Connor, Adam
- Crisis · Sam Proctor
- The Happy Years · Sr. Samuel H. Stover
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife · Dr. Philip Abbott
- The Big Hangover · Carl Bellcap
- Ambush · Maj. C.E. Breverly
- Battleground · The Chaplain
- Scene of the Crime · Capt. A.C. Forster
- Any Number Can Play · Dr. Palmer
- Little Women · Father March
- Studio One · Cyrus Walker
- A Date with Judy · Lucien T. Pringle
- The Velvet Touch · Gordon Dunning
- On an Island with You · Commander Harrisen
- Alias a Gentleman · Matt Enley
- Merton of the Movies · Lawrence Rupert
- The Amazing Mr. Nordill · Everett Nordill aka Everton
- Song of the Thin Man · Mitchell Talbin
- Undercover Maisie · Amor/Willis Farnes
- Lady in the Lake · Derace Kingsby
- The Show-Off · Frank Harlin
- The Cockeyed Miracle · Ralph Humphrey
- The Postman Always Rings Twice · Kyle Sackett
- No Leave, No Love · Colonel Elliott
- They Were Expendable · Major James Morton
- Yolanda and the Thief · Mr. Candle
- Week-End at the Waldorf · Henry Burton