Acting · Portland, Indiana, USA · Born January 20, 1902
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.
MoviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Barney Alvorg
MovieJake Speed
1986
as Pop Winston
MovieTestament
1983
as Henry Abhart
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Henry Abhart
MovieJust You and Me, Kid
1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
MovieThe Best Place to Be
1979
as William Callahan
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Messenger
MovieClaws
1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
MovieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Daniel Furman
MovieTimber Tramps
1975
as Deacon
The Meal
1975
as Kroger
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother of the Wind
1972
MovieHammersmith Is Out
1972
as General Sam Pembroke
TVEmergency!
1972
MovieToklat
1971
as Old Man
MovieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Burt Clews
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Frank Knox
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
TVABC Stage 67
1966
as Gray
MovieThe Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Judge Holmsby
TVBewitched
1964
MovieThe Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
MovieSon of Flubber
1963
as Rufus Daggett
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Colonel Anderson
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Colonel Foxhall
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Judge Fitzroy
TVFather of the Bride
1961
as Stanley Banks
MovieThe Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Rufus Daggett
TVMister Ed
1961
as Gordon Kirkwood
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Hampton
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Damon Carlisle
MovieFrom the Terrace
1960
as Samuel Eaton
MoviePeyton Place
1957
as Leslie Harrington
TVPanic!
1957
Engagement Party
1956
as Elliott Winston
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
TVMGM Parade
1955
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
Life With Father
1953
MovieSabre Jet
1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
MovieLet's Do It Again
1953
as Chet Stuart
MovieBy the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as George Winfield
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Butolph
MovieAngel Face
1953
as Fred Barrett
MovieIt's a Big Country
1951
as Secret Service Man
MovieCattle Drive
1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
MovieOn Moonlight Bay
1951
as George Winfield
MovieWatch the Birdie
1950
as Grantland D. Farns
MovieDial 1119
1950
as Earl
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael J. O'Connor
MovieCrisis
1950
as Sam Proctor
MovieThe Happy Years
1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
MovieThe Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
MovieThe Big Hangover
1950
as Carl Bellcap
MovieAmbush
1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
MovieBattleground
1949
as The Chaplain
MovieScene of the Crime
1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
MovieAny Number Can Play
1949
as Dr. Palmer
MovieLittle Women
1949
as Father March
TVStudio One
1948
as Cyrus Walker
MovieA Date with Judy
1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
MovieThe Velvet Touch
1948
as Gordon Dunning
MovieOn an Island with You
1948
as Commander Harrisen
MovieAlias a Gentleman
1948
as Matt Enley
MovieMerton of the Movies
1947
as Lawrence Rupert
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
MovieSong of the Thin Man
1947
as Mitchell Talbin
MovieUndercover Maisie
1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
MovieLady in the Lake
1946
as Derace Kingsby
MovieThe Show-Off
1946
as Frank Harlin
MovieThe Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Ralph Humphrey
MovieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Kyle Sackett
MovieNo Leave, No Love
1946
as Colonel Elliott
MovieThey Were Expendable
1945
as Major James Morton
MovieYolanda and the Thief
1945
as Mr. Candle
MovieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Henry Burton
MovieAnchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral's Aide
MovieSon of Lassie
1945
as Anton
MovieFall Guy
1945
as Floyd Parkson
MovieBetween Two Women
1945
as Masters
MovieThe Great Morgan
1945
as K. F.
MovieThe Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Edgar Draque
MovieMeet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Alonzo Smith
MovieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Lieut. Jurika
MovieThe Iron Major
1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
MovieCrime Doctor
1943
as William Wheeler
MovieGeorge Washington Slept Here
1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
MovieEllery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as John Stack
MovieNo Greater Sin
1941
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
MovieEast Side Kids
1940
as Pat O'Day
MovieFugitive at Large
1939
as Carter
MovieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
MovieLegion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Smythe
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Adjutant
MovieCalling All Marines
1939
as Murdock
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
MovieHelp Wanted
1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
MovieCode of the Streets
1939
as 'Chick' Foster
MovieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Commissioner Madero
MoviePanama Patrol
1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
I Was a Convict
1939
as Jackson
MovieRisky Business
1939
as Hinge Jackson
MovieBlackwell's Island
1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
MovieSecrets of a Nurse
1938
as Joe Largo
Strange Faces
1938
as Joe Gurney
MovieSuez
1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
MovieCipher Bureau
1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
MovieMysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Paul Brissac
MovieCome On, Leathernecks!
1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
MovieIsland in the Sky
1938
as Marty Butler
MovieBluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
MovieWalking Down Broadway
1938
as Frank Gatty
MovieInternational Settlement
1938
as Monte Silver
MovieThe Spy Ring
1938
as Frank Denton
Movie45 Fathers
1937
as Vincent
MovieMurder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Rodney Hunter
MovieCharlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Buzz Moran
MovieDangerously Yours
1937
as Phil
MovieSoak the Poor
1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
MovieSong of Revolt
1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
MoviePilot X
1936
as Carl Goering
MovieGet That Man
1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
MovieRescue Squad
1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
MovieReckless
1935
as Ralph Watson
MovieStrangers All
1935
as Frank Walker
MovieMutiny Ahead
1935
as McMurtrie
MovieNow I'll Tell
1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
MovieI'll Tell the World
1934
as Spud Marshall
MovieOnly Yesterday
1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
MovieShip of Wanted Men
1933
as John Holden
MovieThe Man Who Dared
1933
as Yosef Novak
MovieAlimony Madness
1933
as John Thurman
MovieForgotten
1933
as Louie Strauss
MovieParachute Jumper
1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
MovieUptown New York
1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
MovieThat's My Boy
1932
as Al Williams
MovieA Successful Calamity
1932
as Barney Davis
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Judd Brooks
MovieStowaway
1932
as Tommy
Cannonball Express
1932
as Jack Logan
MovieMurders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Pierre Dupin
MovieQuick Millions
1931
as Hood
