Leon Ames

Leon Ames

1902-01-20 Portland, Indiana, USA Male 143 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-01-20

Place of Birth

Portland, Indiana, USA

Known Credits

143

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Leon Waycoff, Harry Leon Wycoff, Harry L. Wycoff

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

From the Terrace

1960

Samuel Eaton

Yolanda and the Thief

1945

Mr. Candle

Song of the Thin Man

1947

Mitchell Talbin

Little Women

1949

Father March

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Frank Knox

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Lieut. Jurika

45 Fathers

1937

Vincent

Battleground

1949

The Chaplain

No Leave, No Love

1946

Colonel Elliott

Ambush

1950

Maj. C.E. Breverly

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964

Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Parachute Jumper

1933

Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Testament

1983

Henry Abhart

Thunder Afloat

1939

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Cattle Drive

1951

Chester Graham, Sr.

Jake Speed

1986

Pop Winston

That's Entertainment!

1974

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Mutiny Ahead

1935

McMurtrie

Reckless

1935

Ralph Watson

Risky Business

1939

Hinge Jackson

Pilot X

1936

Carl Goering

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Barney Alvorg

Crime Doctor

1943

William Wheeler

Claws

1977

Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Only Yesterday

1933

Lee (Uncredited)

Undercover Maisie

1947

Amor/Willis Farnes

Panama Patrol

1939

Maj. Phillip Waring

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

General Sam Pembroke

They Were Expendable

1945

Major James Morton

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Alonzo Smith

That's My Boy

1932

Al Williams

Son of Lassie

1945

Anton

Timber Tramps

1975

Deacon

Alias a Gentleman

1948

Matt Enley

Help Wanted

1939

J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

Song of Revolt

1937

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

Pierre Dupin

Stowaway

1932

Tommy

I'll Tell the World

1934

Spud Marshall

Fall Guy

1945

Floyd Parkson

Engagement Party

1956

Elliott Winston

The Iron Major

1943

Robert 'Bob' Stewart

Between Two Women

1945

Masters

Get That Man

1935

Don Clayton / McDonald

Angel Face

1953

Fred Barrett

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947

Everett Nordill aka Everton

Forgotten

1933

Louie Strauss

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Admiral's Aide

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

Paul Brissac

Lady in the Lake

1946

Derace Kingsby

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Show-Off

1946

Frank Harlin

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

Edgar Draque

Code of the Streets

1939

'Chick' Foster

A Date with Judy

1948

Lucien T. Pringle

The Spy Ring

1938

Frank Denton

On Moonlight Bay

1951

George Winfield

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

Commissioner Madero

George Washington Slept Here

1942

Leon Ames (uncredited)

Peyton Place

1957

Leslie Harrington

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938

Otto Wagner / Baroni

The Happy Years

1950

Sr. Samuel H. Stover

Son of Flubber

1963

Rufus Daggett

Let's Do It Again

1953

Chet Stuart

The Velvet Touch

1948

Gordon Dunning

It's a Big Country

1951

Secret Service Man

Blackwell's Island

1939

Ballinger (uncredited)

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946

Ralph Humphrey

A Successful Calamity

1932

Barney Davis

The Big Hangover

1950

Carl Bellcap

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

Dr. Philip Abbott

I Was a Convict

1939

Jackson

Scene of the Crime

1949

Capt. A.C. Forster

Now I'll Tell

1934

Max (as Leon Waycoff)

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Henry Burton

Sabre Jet

1953

Lt. Col. Eckert

Suez

1938

Napoleon III - Emperor of France

Toklat

1971

Old Man

Watch the Birdie

1950

Grantland D. Farns

Crisis

1950

Sam Proctor

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

Manduke the Magnificent

On an Island with You

1948

Commander Harrison

Uptown New York

1932

Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

The Monkey's Uncle

1965

Judge Holmsby

International Settlement

1938

Monte Silver

Strangers All

1935

Frank Walker

Dial 1119

1950

Earl

Any Number Can Play

1949

Dr. Palmer

Soak the Poor

1937

Special Investigator Stanton

Cipher Bureau

1938

Maj. Philip Waring

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

Sheriff Jud Cronin

Island in the Sky

1938

Marty Butler

Secrets of a Nurse

1938

Joe Largo

Alimony Madness

1933

John Thurman

Merton of the Movies

1947

Lawrence Rupert

No Greater Sin

1941

Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

East Side Kids

1940

Pat O'Day

Rescue Squad

1935

Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

The Best Place to Be

1979

William Callahan

Walking Down Broadway

1938

Frank Gatty

The Meal

1975

Kroger

The Man Who Dared

1933

Yosef Novak

Ship of Wanted Men

1933

John Holden

TV Credits

Bewitched

1964

(1 episodes)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Mr. Hampton (1 episodes)

Emergency!

1972

(1 episodes)

The Virginian

1962

Judge Fitzroy (1 episodes)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Colonel Foxhall (2 episodes)

My Three Sons

1960

(4 episodes)

The Lucy Show

1962

Colonel Anderson (1 episodes)

Studio One

1948

Cyrus Walker (1 episodes)

The Name of the Game

1968

(1 episodes)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Messenger (1 episodes)

The Jeffersons

1975

(1 episodes)

Mister Ed

1961

Gordon Kirkwood (78 episodes)

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

Damon Carlisle (1 episodes)

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop (1 episodes)

ABC Stage 67

1966

Gray (1 episodes)

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Michael J. O'Connor (1 episodes)

Panic!

1957

(1 episodes)

Life With Father

1953

(27 episodes)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

President Rufus Daggett (archive footage) (1 episodes)

MGM Parade

1955

(1 episodes)

Father of the Bride

1961

Stanley Banks (34 episodes)

General Electric Theater

1953

Dr. Butolph (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

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TV Production Credits

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