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Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Actor

Born January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana, USA

Died October 12, 1993

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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).

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GRIZZLY 2 - CLAWS (1977) Con Jason Evers

Walt Disney's The Monkey's Uncle (1965) Original TV Spot

" Disney's The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" (1963) Opening Theme

Got ID? Cipher Bureau (1938)

THREE EDGAR ALLAN POE ADAPTATIONS STARRING BELA LUGOSI (Masters of Cinema) Clips Trailer

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) Trailer

Filmography

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Type

Year

Universal Horror Poster

Universal Horror Documentary1998

Jake Speed Poster

Jake Speed Feature Film1986Pop Winston

Peggy Sue Got Married Poster

Peggy Sue Got Married Feature Film1986Barney Alvorg

All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan TV Special1985Self

Testament Poster

Testament Feature Film1983Henry Abhart

Just You and Me, Kid Poster

Just You and Me, Kid Feature Film1979Manduke the Magnificent

The Best Place to Be Poster

The Best Place to Be TV Movie1979William Callahan

The Littlest Hobo Poster

The Littlest Hobo TV Series1979Jasper McGillicutty

Claws Feature Film1977Commissioner

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Poster

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries TV Series1977Messenger

Sherlock Holmes in New York Poster

Sherlock Holmes in New York TV Movie1976Daniel Furman

The Jeffersons Poster

The Jeffersons TV Series1975Grandpa Willis

The Meal Poster

The Meal Feature Film1975Bernard Wallace Kroger

Apple's Way Poster

Apple's Way TV Series1974Henshaw

That's Entertainment! Poster

That's Entertainment! Documentary1974Self - at Banquet

The Timber Tramps Poster

The Timber Tramps Feature Film1973Deacon

Brother of the Wind Poster

Brother of the Wind Feature Film1972Narrator

Emergency! Poster

Emergency! TV Series1972Alex Sudoff

Hammersmith Is Out Poster

Hammersmith Is Out Feature Film1972General Sam Pembroke

Toklat Feature Film1971Old Man

Men at Law Poster

Men at Law TV Series19701 episode, 1970

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Poster

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Feature Film1970Burt Clews

Tora! Tora! Tora! Poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! Feature Film1970Frank Knox

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Poster

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir TV Series1968Bradford Williams

The Name of the Game Poster

The Name of the Game TV Series1968Diedrick

ABC Stage 67 Poster

ABC Stage 67 TV Series1966Gray

Please Don't Eat the Daisies Poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies TV Series1965Morton Gregory

The Monkey's Uncle Poster

The Monkey's Uncle Feature Film1965Judge Holmsby

Bewitched Poster

Bewitched TV Series1964Howard McMann

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Poster

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Feature Film1964Judge Holmsby

Son of Flubber Poster

Son of Flubber Feature Film1963President Rufus Daggett

The Beverly Hillbillies Poster

The Beverly Hillbillies TV Series1962Colonel Foxhall

The Lucy Show Poster

The Lucy Show TV Series1962Colonel Anderson

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962Judge Fitzroy

Father of the Bride Poster

Father of the Bride TV Series1961Stanley Banks

Mister Ed Poster

Mister Ed TV Series1961Gordon Kirkwood

The Absent Minded Professor Poster

The Absent Minded Professor Feature Film1961President Rufus Daggett

From the Terrace Poster

From the Terrace Feature Film1960Samuel Eaton

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Maggie TV Movie1960Mark Bradley

My Three Sons Poster

My Three Sons TV Series1960Dr. Roy Osborne

The Andy Griffith Show Poster

The Andy Griffith Show TV Series1960Mr. Hampton

The Barbara Stanwyck Show Poster

The Barbara Stanwyck Show TV Series1960Damon Carlisle

The Comedy Spot Poster

The Comedy Spot TV Series1960Father

About Faces Poster

About Faces TV Series1959Self

Panic! TV Series1957Harry Hall

Peyton Place Poster

Peyton Place Feature Film1957Mr. Harrington

Engagement Party Short Film1956Elliott Winston

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Leland Wolff

The Lee Phillip Show Poster

The Lee Phillip Show TV Series1956Self

Front Row Center Poster

Front Row Center TV Series1955Nat Miller

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series19551 episode, 1956

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955Col. T. Jennings Parker

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Poster

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Feature Film1953George Winfield

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Dr. Butolph

Let's Do It Again Poster

Let's Do It Again Feature Film1953Chet Stuart

Life with Father Poster

Life with Father TV Series1953Clarence Day, Sr.

Sabre Jet Poster

Sabre Jet Feature Film1953Lt. Col. George Eckert

Angel Face Poster

Angel Face Feature Film1952Fred Barrett

Cattle Drive Poster

Cattle Drive Feature Film1951Chester Graham Sr.

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Poster

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Feature Film1951Secret Service Man

On Moonlight Bay Poster

On Moonlight Bay Feature Film1951George Winfield

Ambush Feature Film1950Major C.E. Breverly

Crisis Feature Film1950Sam Proctor

Dial 1119 Poster

Dial 1119 Feature Film1950Earl

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Adam

Screen Actors Poster

Screen Actors Short Film1950Self

Showtime, U.S.A. TV Series1950Self

Stars Over Hollywood TV Series1950Spade Winters

The Big Hangover Poster

The Big Hangover Feature Film1950Carl Bellcap

The Happy Years Poster

The Happy Years Feature Film1950Samuel H. Stover - Sr.

The Skipper Surprised His Wife Poster

The Skipper Surprised His Wife Feature Film1950Dr. Philip Abbott

Watch the Birdie Poster

Watch the Birdie Feature Film1950Grantland D. Farns

Any Number Can Play Poster

Any Number Can Play Feature Film1949Dr. Palmer

Battleground Poster

Battleground Feature Film1949The Chaplain

Little Women Poster

Little Women Feature Film1949Mr. March

Scene of the Crime Poster

Scene of the Crime Feature Film1949Captain A.C. Forster

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Poster

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Documentary1949Self

A Date with Judy Poster

A Date with Judy Feature Film1948Lucien T. Pringle

Alias a Gentleman Poster

Alias a Gentleman Feature Film1948Matt Enley

On an Island with You Poster

On an Island with You Feature Film1948Commander Harrison

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948Cyrus Walker

The Velvet Touch Poster

The Velvet Touch Feature Film1948Gordon Dunning

Merton of the Movies Poster

Merton of the Movies Feature Film1947Lawrence Rupert

Song of the Thin Man Poster

Song of the Thin Man Feature Film1947Mitchell Talbin

The Amazing Mr. Nordill Poster

The Amazing Mr. Nordill Short Film1947Everett Nordill aka Everton

Undercover Maisie Poster

Undercover Maisie Feature Film1947Amor aka Willis Farnes

Lady in the Lake Poster

Lady in the Lake Feature Film1946Derace Kingsby

No Leave, No Love Poster

No Leave, No Love Feature Film1946Colonel Elliott

The Cockeyed Miracle Poster

The Cockeyed Miracle Feature Film1946Ralph Humphrey

The Great Morgan Poster

The Great Morgan Feature Film1946K.F. Studio Exec

The Postman Always Rings Twice Poster

The Postman Always Rings Twice Feature Film1946Kyle Sackett

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1946Frank Harlin

Anchors Aweigh Poster

Anchors Aweigh Feature Film1945Admiral's Aide

Between Two Women Poster

Between Two Women Feature Film1945Mr. Masters

Fall Guy Poster

Fall Guy Short Film1945Floyd Parkson

Son of Lassie Poster

Son of Lassie Feature Film1945Anton

They Were Expendable Poster

They Were Expendable Feature Film1945Maj. James Morton

Week-End at the Waldorf Poster

Week-End at the Waldorf Feature Film1945Henry Burton

Yolanda and the Thief Poster

Yolanda and the Thief Feature Film1945Mr. Candle

Meet Me in St. Louis Poster

Meet Me in St. Louis Feature Film1944Mr. Alonzo Smith

The Thin Man Goes Home Poster

The Thin Man Goes Home Feature Film1944Edgar Draque

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Poster

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Feature Film1944Lieut. Jurika

Crime Doctor Poster

Crime Doctor Feature Film1943William Wheeler

The Iron Major Poster

The Iron Major Feature Film1943Robert 'Bob' Stewart

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Poster

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Feature Film1941John Stack

No Greater Sin Poster

No Greater Sin Feature Film1941Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

East Side Kids Poster

East Side Kids Feature Film1940Pat O'Day

Blackwell's Island Poster

Blackwell's Island Feature Film1939Ballinger

Calling All Marines Poster

Calling All Marines Feature Film1939Murdock

Code of the Streets Poster

Code of the Streets Feature Film1939'Chick' Foster

Fugitive at Large Poster

Fugitive at Large Feature Film1939Carter

Help Wanted Poster

Help Wanted Short Film1939J.T. Evans - Labor Commissioner

I Was a Convict Poster

I Was a Convict Feature Film1939Jackson

Legion of Lost Flyers Poster

Legion of Lost Flyers Feature Film1939Smythe

Man of Conquest Poster

Man of Conquest Feature Film1939John Hoskins

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Poster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Feature Film1939Commissioner Madero

Mr. Sheldon Goes to Town Short Film1939Salesman

Pack Up Your Troubles Poster

Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Film1939Adjutant

Panama Patrol Poster

Panama Patrol Feature Film1939Maj. Phillip Waring

Risky Business Poster

Risky Business Feature Film1939Hinge Jackson

The Marshal of Mesa City Poster

The Marshal of Mesa City Feature Film1939Sheriff Jud Cronin

Thunder Afloat Poster

Thunder Afloat Feature Film1939Recruiting Officer

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Poster

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Feature Film1938Ex-Chauffeur

Cipher Bureau Poster

Cipher Bureau Feature Film1938Maj. Philip Waring

Come on, Leathernecks! Poster

Come on, Leathernecks! Feature Film1938Otto Wagner

International Settlement Poster

International Settlement Feature Film1938Monte Silvers

Island in the Sky Poster

Island in the Sky Feature Film1938Marty Butler

Mysterious Mr. Moto Poster

Mysterious Mr. Moto Feature Film1938Paul Brissac

Secrets of a Nurse Poster

Secrets of a Nurse Feature Film1938Joe Largo

Strange Faces Poster

Strange Faces Feature Film1938Joe Gurney

Suez Feature Film1938Napoleon III - Emperor of France

The Spy Ring Poster

The Spy Ring Feature Film1938Frank Denton

Walking Down Broadway Poster

Walking Down Broadway Feature Film1938Frank Gatty

45 Fathers Poster

45 Fathers Feature Film1937Vincent

Charlie Chan on Broadway Poster

Charlie Chan on Broadway Feature Film1937Buzz Moran

Dangerously Yours Poster

Dangerously Yours Feature Film1937Phil

Murder in Greenwich Village Poster

Murder in Greenwich Village Feature Film1937Rodney Hunter

Soak the Poor Poster

Soak the Poor Short Film1937Special Investigator Stanton

Song of Revolt Poster

Song of Revolt Short Film1937Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Death in the Air Poster

Death in the Air Feature Film1936Carl Goering

Get That Man Poster

Get That Man Feature Film1935Don Clayton

Mutiny Ahead Poster

Mutiny Ahead Feature Film1935McMurtrie

Reckless Poster

Reckless Feature Film1935Ralph Watson

Rescue Squad Poster

Rescue Squad Feature Film1935Lester Vaughn

Strangers All Poster

Strangers All Feature Film1935Frank Walker

I'll Tell the World Poster

I'll Tell the World Feature Film1934Spud Marshall

Now I'll Tell Poster

Now I'll Tell Feature Film1934Max

The Count of Monte Cristo Poster

The Count of Monte Cristo Feature Film1934Beauchamp

The Crosby Case Poster

The Crosby Case Feature Film1934Clifford Mulford

Alimony Madness Poster

Alimony Madness Feature Film1933John Thurman

Forgotten Poster

Forgotten Feature Film1933Louie Strauss

Only Yesterday Poster

Only Yesterday Feature Film1933Lee

Parachute Jumper Poster

Parachute Jumper Feature Film1933Pilot with Alabama

Ship of Wanted Men Poster

Ship of Wanted Men Feature Film1933Capt. John Holden

The Man Who Dared Poster

The Man Who Dared Feature Film1933Yosef Novak

A Successful Calamity Poster

A Successful Calamity Feature Film1932Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate

Cannonball Express Poster

Cannonball Express Feature Film1932Jack Logan

Murders in the Rue Morgue Poster

Murders in the Rue Morgue Feature Film1932Pierre Dupin

Silver Dollar Poster

Silver Dollar Feature Film1932Yates' Secretary

State's Attorney Poster

State's Attorney Feature Film1932First Trial Prosecutor

Stowaway Poster

Stowaway Feature Film1932Tommy

That's My Boy Poster

That's My Boy Feature Film1932Al Williams

The Famous Ferguson Case Poster

The Famous Ferguson Case Feature Film1932Judd Brooks

Thirteen Women Poster

Thirteen Women Feature Film1932Undetermined Role

Uptown New York Poster

Uptown New York Feature Film1932Max Silver

Quick Millions Poster

Quick Millions Feature Film1931Hood

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