Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Birthday: 1902-01-20
Deathday: 1993-10-12
Place of birth: Portland, Indiana, USA
Also know as: Leon Waycoff

Biography

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.

Filmography

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

As Mr. Alonzo Smith

Lady in the Lake

1946

As Derace Kingsby

Angel Face

1953

As Fred Barrett

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

As Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox

East Side Kids

1940

As Pat O'Day

Battleground

1949

As The Chaplain

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

As Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

As Kyle Sackett

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

As Manduke the Magnificent

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

As Daniel Furman

Forgotten

1933

As Louie Strauss

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

As Pierre Dupin

On Moonlight Bay

1951

As George Winfield

Dial 1119

1950

As Earl

The Velvet Touch

1948

As Gordon Dunning

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

As Paul Brissac

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

As Edgar Draque

Song of the Thin Man

1947

As Mitchell Talbin

From the Terrace

1960

As Samuel Eaton

The Iron Major

1943

As Robert 'Bob' Stewart

Peyton Place

1957

As Leslie Harrington

Little Women

1949

As Father March

On an Island with You

1948

As Commander Harrison

Yolanda and the Thief

1945

As Mr. Candle

Scene of the Crime

1949

As Capt. A.C. Forster

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

As Buzz Moran

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964

As Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Pilot X

1936

As Carl Goering

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

As Rufus Daggett

They Were Expendable

1945

As Major James Morton

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

As John Stack

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953

As George Winfield

Crisis

1950

As Sam Proctor

Rescue Squad

1935

As Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

Crime Doctor

1943

As William Wheeler

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

As Henry Burton

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

As Commissioner Madero

A Date with Judy

1948

As Lucien T. Pringle

Thunder Afloat

1939

As Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Sabre Jet

1953

As Lt. Col. Eckert

Any Number Can Play

1949

As Dr. Palmer

Merton of the Movies

1947

As Lawrence Rupert

The Happy Years

1950

As Sr. Samuel H. Stover

The Meal

1975

As Kroger

Cattle Drive

1951

As Chester Graham, Sr.

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946

As Ralph Humphrey

Soak the Poor

1937

As Special Investigator Stanton

Island in the Sky

1938

As Marty Butler

The Great Morgan

1945

As K. F.

Now I'll Tell

1934

As Max (as Leon Waycoff)

Strangers All

1935

As Frank Walker

Brother of the Wind

1973

As

Let's Do It Again

1953

As Chet Stuart

Undercover Maisie

1947

As Amor/Willis Farnes

Engagement Party

1956

As Elliott Winston

International Settlement

1938

As Monte Silver

Get That Man

1935

As Don Clayton / McDonald

The Big Hangover

1950

As Carl Bellcap

Between Two Women

1945

As Masters

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947

As Everett Nordill aka Everton

Watch the Birdie

1950

As Grantland D. Farns

Panama Patrol

1939

As Maj. Phillip Waring

No Greater Sin

1941

As Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

Reckless

1935

As Ralph Watson

The Monkey's Uncle

1965

As Judge Holmsby

Anchors Aweigh

1945

As Admiral's Aide

That's Entertainment!

1974

As (archive footage) (uncredited)

Suez

1938

As Napoleon III - Emperor of France

Risky Business

1939

As Hinge Jackson

Alias a Gentleman

1948

As Matt Enley

Parachute Jumper

1933

As Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Jake Speed

1986

As Pop Winston

I'll Tell the World

1934

As Spud Marshall

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

As Judd Brooks

Blackwell's Island

1939

As Ballinger (uncredited)

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

As Sheriff Jud Cronin

Ambush

1950

As Maj. C.E. Breverly

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

As Dr. Philip Abbott

Calling All Marines

1939

As Murdock

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

As Adjutant

The Man Who Dared

1933

As Yosef Novak

Dangerously Yours

1937

As Phil

No Leave, No Love

1946

As Colonel Elliott

The Show-Off

1946

As Frank Harlin

Cipher Bureau

1938

As Maj. Philip Waring

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938

As Otto Wagner / Baroni

I Was a Convict

1939

As Jackson

Uptown New York

1932

As Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

Ship of Wanted Men

1933

As John Holden

Fall Guy

1945

As Floyd Parkson

Claws

1977

As Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Code of the Streets

1939

As 'Chick' Foster

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939

As Smythe

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

As Barney Alvorg

Alimony Madness

1933

As John Thurman

Quick Millions

1931

As Hood

The Spy Ring

1938

As Frank Denton

Son of Lassie

1945

As Anton

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

As General Sam Pembroke

Testament

1983

As Henry Abhart

A Successful Calamity

1932

As Barney Davis

Son of Flubber

1963

As Rufus Daggett

George Washington Slept Here

1942

As Leon Ames (uncredited)

Stowaway

1932

As Tommy

Walking Down Broadway

1938

As Frank Gatty

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

As Rodney Hunter

Song of Revolt

1937

As Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Mutiny Ahead

1935

As McMurtrie

The Best Place to Be

1979

As William Callahan

Only Yesterday

1933

As Lee (Uncredited)

That's My Boy

1932

As Al Williams

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

As Burt Clews

Timber Tramps

1975

As Deacon

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

As Lieut. Jurika

45 Fathers

1937

As Vincent

Secrets of a Nurse

1938

As Joe Largo

Fugitive at Large

1939

As Carter

Toklat

1971

As Old Man

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

As Self (archive footage)

It's a Big Country

1951

As Secret Service Man

Help Wanted

1939

As J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner