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Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Actor, Director

Born May 31, 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died December 6, 1993

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Amazon Prime Video
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Disney Plus
Oscar
Netflix
Coming to America
Amazon Prime Video
Cocoon: The Return
HBO Max
Harry and the Hendersons
Starz
The Golden Girls
Disney Plus
Trading Places
Starz
Wogan
BBC iPlayer
Fantasy Island
Pluto TV
The Love Boat
Paramount Plus
F for Fake
HBO Max
Columbo
Peacock
Petticoat Junction
Amazon Prime Video
The Price Is Right
Paramount Plus
Climax!
Classix
I've Got a Secret
Amazon Prime Video
What's My Line?
Classix
Sleep, My Love
Amazon Prime Video
The Milton Berle Show
Amazon Prime Video
Midnight
Netflix
Ramona
Netflix

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Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career surged in a comeback in the 1980s with fine work as an aging millionaire in Trading Places (1983) and a rejuvenated oldster in Cocoon (1985). Don Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor.

Ameche, standing in at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born May 31, 1908 (Gemini) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA as Dominic Felix Amici to mother, Barbara Edda (Hertel) and father, Felice Amici, a bartender. Has a younger brother Jim Ameche. His father was an Italian immigrant. His mother had German, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. Americans pronounced his last name incorrectly in Italian ("Ah-mee-see"). So he changed it from "Amici" (correctly pronounced "Ah-mee-chee") into "Ameche", in order to keep the original Italian pronunciation. He had the nickname "The Latin Lover". Married Honore Prendergast on the 6th of December 1932. They had 6 children together. Became a father for the first time at age 25 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Dominic Felix Ameche--aka Don Ameche Jr. on October 3, 1933. Became a father for the second time at age 27 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Ronald Ameche on December 30, 1935. He died on January 2, 2001 in Iowa, aged 65. Became a father for the third time at age 31 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Thomas Anthony Ameche on July 20, 1939. Became a father for the fourth time at age 32 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Lawrence Michael Ameche on July 20, 1940. Became a father for the fifth time at age 36 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Barbara Balinda Ameche on March 13, 1945. Became a father for the sixth time at age 39 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Constance Victoria Ameche on February 22, 1948. His wife of 54 years, died on the 5th of September 1986. He died on December 6, 1993 at the age of 85 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA from prostate cancer.

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Don Ameche Videos

Oddball Hall - Trailer

Cocoon: The Return (1988) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Cocoon The Return 1988 TV spot

Cocoon: The Return (1988) Trailer

Things Change (1988) Original Trailer [FHD]

Things Change Trailer 1988

Cocoon (1985) Teaser

Gidget Gets Married | Full Movie | Classic TV Rewind

Slightly French (Douglas Sirk, 1949)

It's in the Bag! - Trailer (1945)

Wing and a Prayer - Theatrical Release Trailer - 1944 Movie - USA

John Landis on HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Heaven Can Wait (1943) ORIGINAL TRAILER

THAT NIGHT IN RIO 1941 Trailer

The Feminine Touch theatrical trailer

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) - Molly becomes an involuntary silent comedy star.

Premiere of "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" (1939)

Midnight 1939 Trailer HD | Claudette Colbert | Don Ameche | John Barrymore

Alexander's Ragtime Band - Trailer

In Old Chicago 1937 Official Trailer (Nominated Oscar / Best Picture)

Sonja Henie 1936

Filmography

Actor

182

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Year

Filmmaker Focus: Director John Landis on 'Trading Places' Video2021

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Documentary2009

The 80th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 80th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2008

Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' Documentary2007

The Trade in 'Trading Places' Video2007

Trading Places: Dressing the Part Documentary2007

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Poster

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Documentary2004

Seabiscuit: Racing Through History Poster

Seabiscuit: Racing Through History Documentary2003

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years Poster

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years Documentary2003

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies Poster

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies Documentary2000

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Poster

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Documentary1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Poster

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Documentary1997

A Century of Cinema Poster

A Century of Cinema Documentary1994

Corrina, Corrina Poster

Corrina, Corrina Feature Film1994

The 66th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 66th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1994

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Poster

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Feature Film1993

Folks! Feature Film1992

Sunstroke Poster

Sunstroke TV Movie1992

209 Hamilton Drive TV Movie1991

One on One with John Tesh Poster

One on One with John Tesh TV Series1991

Oscar Feature Film1991

Our Shining Moment TV Movie1991

Pros and Cons Poster

Pros and Cons TV Series1991

The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards TV Special1991

Oddball Hall Poster

Oddball Hall Feature Film1990

Reflections on the Silver Screen Poster

Reflections on the Silver Screen TV Series1990

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 Poster

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 TV Special1990

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special1989

Cocoon: The Return Poster

Cocoon: The Return Feature Film1988

Coming to America Poster

Coming to America Feature Film1988

Talking Pictures Poster

Talking Pictures TV Series1988

The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones Documentary1988

Things Change Poster

Things Change Feature Film1988

59th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement TV Special1987

CBS This Morning Poster

CBS This Morning TV Series1987

Harry and the Hendersons Poster

Harry and the Hendersons Feature Film1987

Pals TV Movie1987

The 59th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 59th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1987

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Documentary1987

A Masterpiece of Murder Poster

A Masterpiece of Murder TV Movie1986

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder Documentary1986

The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1986

The 58th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 58th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1986

Cocoon Feature Film1985

Detective in the House Poster

Detective in the House TV Series1985

The Golden Girls Poster

The Golden Girls TV Series1985

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special1985

Not in Front of the Kids TV Movie1984

Mr. Smith Poster

Mr. Smith TV Series1983

Trading Places Poster

Trading Places Feature Film1983

De película Poster

De película TV Series1982

Late Night with David Letterman Poster

Late Night with David Letterman TV Series1982

Night of 100 Stars Poster

Night of 100 Stars TV Special1982

Wogan TV Series1982

Hour Magazine Poster

Hour Magazine TV Series1980

The Chinese Typewriter Poster

The Chinese Typewriter TV Movie1979

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda Documentary1978

Des O'Connor Tonight Poster

Des O'Connor Tonight TV Series1977

Fantasy Island Poster

Fantasy Island TV Series1977

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977

Good Heavens Poster

Good Heavens TV Series1976

Quincy M.E. Poster

Quincy M.E. TV Series1976

Ellery Queen Poster

Ellery Queen TV Series1975

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974

Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals Poster

Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals Documentary1974

AFI Life Achievement Award Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award TV Series1973

F for Fake Poster

F for Fake Documentary1973

Gidget Gets Married Poster

Gidget Gets Married TV Movie1972

Alias Smith and Jones Poster

Alias Smith and Jones TV Series1971

Columbo TV Series1971

Shepherd's Flock Poster

Shepherd's Flock TV Movie1971

McCloud TV Series1970

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came Poster

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came Feature Film1970

The Boatniks Poster

The Boatniks Feature Film1970

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969

Julia TV Series1968

Shadow Over Elveron Poster

Shadow Over Elveron TV Movie1968

The Bickersons Short Film1967

The Bob Braun Show Poster

The Bob Braun Show TV Series1967

Picture Mommy Dead Poster

Picture Mommy Dead Feature Film1966

Rings Around the World Poster

Rings Around the World Documentary1966

The Hollywood Palace Poster

The Hollywood Palace TV Series1964

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963

Petticoat Junction Poster

Petticoat Junction TV Series1963

The Greatest Show on Earth Poster

The Greatest Show on Earth TV Series1963

The Match Game Poster

The Match Game TV Series1962

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Poster

The Tonight Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

A Fever in the Blood Poster

A Fever in the Blood Feature Film1961

International Showtime Poster

International Showtime TV Series1961

Password Poster

Password TV Series1961

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

The Frances Langford Show TV Series1960

Our American Heritage Poster

Our American Heritage TV Series1959

Too Young to Go Steady TV Series1959

A Welcome Guest in the House Documentary1957

General Motors 50th Anniversary Show Poster

General Motors 50th Anniversary Show TV Special1957

The DuPont Show of the Month Poster

The DuPont Show of the Month TV Series1957

The Lux Show Poster

The Lux Show TV Series1957

The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom Poster

The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom TV Series1957

The Polly Bergen Show Poster

The Polly Bergen Show TV Series1957

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957

Hy Gardner Calling TV Series1956

Probe and Night Beat TV Series1956

Saturday Spectacular: High Button Shoes Poster

Saturday Spectacular: High Button Shoes TV Movie1956

The Price Is Right Poster

The Price Is Right TV Series1956

To Tell the Truth Poster

To Tell the Truth TV Series1956

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium Poster

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV Series1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Fire One TV Movie1954

Phantom Caravan Feature Film1954

Coke Time Poster

Coke Time TV Series1953

Person to Person Poster

Person to Person TV Series1953

The Saturday Night Revue Poster

The Saturday Night Revue TV Series1953

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952

Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club Documentary1952

The Christophers TV Series1952

Goodyear Playhouse Poster

Goodyear Playhouse TV Series1951

The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show TV Series1951

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951

All Star Revue Poster

All Star Revue TV Series1950

Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse Poster

Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse TV Series1950

Take a Chance TV Series1950

The Arthur Murray Party Poster

The Arthur Murray Party TV Series1950

The Frank Sinatra Show Poster

The Frank Sinatra Show TV Series1950

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950

The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter Poster

The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter TV Series1950

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950

Family Theatre Poster

Family Theatre TV Series1949

Slightly French Poster

Slightly French Feature Film1949

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948

Sleep, My Love Poster

Sleep, My Love Feature Film1948

The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Poster

The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre TV Series1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948

We, the People TV Series1948

That's My Man Poster

That's My Man Feature Film1947

Week End in Hollywood Documentary1947

Rough But Hopeful Short Film1946

So Goes My Love Poster

So Goes My Love Feature Film1946

Guest Wife Poster

Guest Wife Feature Film1945

It's in the Bag! Poster

It's in the Bag! Feature Film1945

Greenwich Village Poster

Greenwich Village Feature Film1944

Wing and a Prayer Poster

Wing and a Prayer Feature Film1944

Happy Land Poster

Happy Land Feature Film1943

Heaven Can Wait Poster

Heaven Can Wait Feature Film1943

Something to Shout About Poster

Something to Shout About Feature Film1943

Girl Trouble Poster

Girl Trouble Feature Film1942

The Magnificent Dope Poster

The Magnificent Dope Feature Film1942

Confirm or Deny Poster

Confirm or Deny Feature Film1941

Kiss the Boys Goodbye Poster

Kiss the Boys Goodbye Feature Film1941

Moon Over Miami Poster

Moon Over Miami Feature Film1941

That Night in Rio Poster

That Night in Rio Feature Film1941

The Feminine Touch Poster

The Feminine Touch Feature Film1941

Angels of Mercy Poster

Angels of Mercy Short Film1940

Down Argentine Way Poster

Down Argentine Way Feature Film1940

Four Sons Poster

Four Sons Feature Film1940

Lillian Russell Poster

Lillian Russell Feature Film1940

Hollywood Cavalcade Poster

Hollywood Cavalcade Feature Film1939

Land of Liberty Poster

Land of Liberty Feature Film1939

Midnight Poster

Midnight Feature Film1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Short Film1939

Swanee River Poster

Swanee River Feature Film1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Poster

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Feature Film1939

The Three Musketeers Poster

The Three Musketeers Feature Film1939

Alexander's Ragtime Band Poster

Alexander's Ragtime Band Feature Film1938

Gateway Feature Film1938

Happy Landing Poster

Happy Landing Feature Film1938

In Old Chicago Poster

In Old Chicago Feature Film1938

Josette Feature Film1938

Fifty Roads to Town Poster

Fifty Roads to Town Feature Film1937

Love Is News Poster

Love Is News Feature Film1937

Love Under Fire Poster

Love Under Fire Feature Film1937

You Can't Have Everything Poster

You Can't Have Everything Feature Film1937

Ladies in Love Poster

Ladies in Love Feature Film1936

One in a Million Poster

One in a Million Feature Film1936

Ramona Feature Film1936

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936

Clive of India Poster

Clive of India Feature Film1935

Dante's Inferno Poster

Dante's Inferno Feature Film1935

Director

1

Julia TV Series1968

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