Florenz Ames
- Acting
- September 6, 1883 · Rochester, New York, USA
- February 11, 1958
Biography
A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.
Known for
Filmography
- Teacher's Pet · J. L. Ballentine
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm · Silas Applegate
- The Deadly Mantis · Prof. Anton Gunther
- The Big Caper · Dutch Paulmeyer
- The King and Four Queens · Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
- The Girl He Left Behind · Mr. Hillaby
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure · Silas Applegate
- Broken Arrow · Emperor Joshua Norton
- The Hardy Boys · Silas Applegate
- Hey, Jeannie! · Mr. Hesby
- He Laughed Last · George Eagle
- The Fastest Gun Alive · Joe Fenwick
- That Certain Feeling · Senator Winston
- Texas Lady · Wilson
- Man with the Gun · Doc Hughes (uncredited)
- Screen Director's Playhouse · J.B. Vandemeer
- The Human Jungle · Leonard Ustick
- Four Star Playhouse · Mr. Hapewell, Mr. Scratch
- Viva Zapata! · Senor Espejo
- Lux Video Theatre · Pa, Pop