Acting · Rochester, New York, USA · Born September 6, 1883
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.
MovieTeacher's Pet
1958
as J. L. Ballentine
MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957
as Silas Applegate
MovieThe Deadly Mantis
1957
as Prof. Anton Gunther
MovieThe Big Caper
1957
as Dutch Paulmeyer
MovieThe King and Four Queens
1956
as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
MovieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Mr. Hillaby
MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as Silas Applegate
Broken Arrow
1956
as Emperor Joshua Norton
TVThe Hardy Boys
1956
as Silas Applegate
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mr. Hesby
MovieHe Laughed Last
1956
as George Eagle
MovieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Joe Fenwick
MovieThat Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator Winston
MovieTexas Lady
1955
as Wilson
MovieMan with the Gun
1955
as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as J.B. Vandemeer
MovieThe Human Jungle
1954
as Leonard Ustick
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Hapewell
MovieViva Zapata!
1952
as Senor Espejo
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pa
