Leon Ames

Leon Ames1902 - 1993

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Actor

Popularity

2.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Barney Alvorg

6.1
2.1
Jake Speed
Jake Speed

1986

Action • Comedy • Thriller

as Pop Winston

4.4
0.5
Testament
Testament

1983

Drama • Science Fiction

as Henry Abhart

6.4
0.7
Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid

1979

Comedy

as Manduke the Magnificent

5.5
0.2
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be

1979

Drama • TV Movie

as William Callahan

6
0.2
Claws
Claws

1977

Horror • Thriller

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

4
0.3
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

TV Movie • Thriller

as Daniel Furman

5.8
0.4
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps

1975

Adventure

as Deacon

0
0.2
The Meal
The Meal

1975

Drama

as Kroger

0
0.1
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

Documentary • Family • Music

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.3
0.6
Brother of the Wind
Brother of the Wind

1973

Drama

5
0.1
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.1
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out

1972

Comedy • Drama

as General Sam Pembroke

5.7
0.3
Toklat
Toklat

1971

as Old Man

0
0.1
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Burt Clews

6.8
0.9
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Drama • History • War

as Frank Knox

7.1
2.3
The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle

1965

Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Judge Holmsby

6
0.3
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964

Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

6.5
0.3
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber

1963

Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Rufus Daggett

5.9
1
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

as Rufus Daggett

6.5
1.1
From the Terrace
From the Terrace

1960

Drama • Romance

as Samuel Eaton

6.6
0.5
Peyton Place
Peyton Place

1957

Drama • Romance

as Leslie Harrington

6.7
0.7
Engagement Party
Engagement Party

1956

Drama • Family

as Elliott Winston

0
0.1
Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet

1953

Drama • War

as Lt. Col. Eckert

6.7
0.1
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again

1953

Comedy • Music

as Chet Stuart

4
0.4
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953

Comedy • Family • Music • Romance

as George Winfield

5.8
0.3
Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

Crime • Drama

as Fred Barrett

7.1
0.5
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country

1951

Comedy • Drama

as Secret Service Man

5.3
0.4
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive

1951

Western

as Chester Graham, Sr.

6.1
0.3
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay

1951

Comedy • Music • Romance

as George Winfield

6.4
0.4
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie

1950

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Grantland D. Farns

5.3
0.5
Dial 1119
Dial 1119

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Earl

5.6
0.4
Crisis
Crisis

1950

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Sam Proctor

6.6
0.3
The Happy Years
The Happy Years

1950

Comedy • Romance

as Sr. Samuel H. Stover

7.7
0.2
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

Comedy

as Dr. Philip Abbott

4.7
0.1
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover

1950

Comedy

as Carl Bellcap

6.1
0.2
Ambush
Ambush

1950

Western

as Maj. C.E. Breverly

5.1
0.3
Battleground
Battleground

1949

Action • Adventure • Drama • War

as The Chaplain

6.7
0.9
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime

1949

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Capt. A.C. Forster

6.3
0.2
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play

1949

Drama

as Dr. Palmer

6.9
0.2
Little Women
Little Women

1949

Drama • Family • Romance

as Father March

7.4
1.1
A Date with Judy
A Date with Judy

1948

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Lucien T. Pringle

6
0.6
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch

1948

Drama • Thriller

as Gordon Dunning

6.2
0.2
On an Island with You
On an Island with You

1948

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Commander Harrison

5.6
0.2
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman

1948

Comedy • Romance

as Matt Enley

6.5
0.2
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies

1947

Comedy • Romance

as Lawrence Rupert

6.8
0.3
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947

History

as Everett Nordill aka Everton

5.5
0.1
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man

1947

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Mitchell Talbin

6.8
0.5
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie

1947

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Amor/Willis Farnes

8
0.5
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Derace Kingsby

6
0.5
The Show-Off
The Show-Off

1946

Comedy

as Frank Harlin

7
0.2
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle

1946

Comedy

as Ralph Humphrey

6.7
0.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

Crime • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Kyle Sackett

7.1
0.9
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love

1946

Comedy • Music

as Colonel Elliott

6
0.2
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

Drama • War

as Major James Morton

6.6
0.7
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief

1945

Fantasy • Music • Romance

as Mr. Candle

5.7
0.5
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Henry Burton

6
0.3
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Admiral's Aide

6.8
0.9
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie

1945

Action • Adventure • Drama • Family

as Anton

6
0.4
Fall Guy
Fall Guy

1945

Crime • Drama

as Floyd Parkson

8
0
Between Two Women
Between Two Women

1945

Drama

as Masters

5.9
0.1
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan

1945

Comedy

as K. F.

5.5
0.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

Comedy • Mystery

as Edgar Draque

7.1
0.5
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Comedy • Drama • Family • Romance

as Alonzo Smith

7
1.1
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Drama • War

as Lieut. Jurika

6.6
1
The Iron Major
The Iron Major

1943

Drama

as Robert 'Bob' Stewart

5.8
0.3
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor

1943

Crime

as William Wheeler

6.2
0.2
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here

1942

Comedy

as Leon Ames (uncredited)

6.3
0.2
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

Mystery

as John Stack

5.7
0.2
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin

1941

Drama

as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

3.5
0.4
East Side Kids
East Side Kids

1940

Comedy • Drama • Thriller

as Pat O'Day

6.7
0.2
Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large

1939

Action • Crime

as Carter

6
0.1
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

Western

as Sheriff Jud Cronin

8
0.2
Legion of Lost Flyers
Legion of Lost Flyers

1939

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Smythe

4
0.1
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

Comedy • War

as Adjutant

6.2
0.2
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines

1939

Action • Drama

as Murdock

0
0.2
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat

1939

Action • Drama • Romance • War

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

5.9
0.2
Help Wanted
Help Wanted

1939

Crime

as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

7
0.1
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets

1939

Crime • Drama

as 'Chick' Foster

7
0.2
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Commissioner Madero

6.7
0.3
Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol

1939

Action • Drama • Mystery

as Maj. Phillip Waring

5
0.1
I Was a Convict
I Was a Convict

1939

Crime • Drama

as Jackson

5
0.2
Risky Business
Risky Business

1939

Crime • Drama

as Hinge Jackson

6
0.1
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island

1939

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Ballinger (uncredited)

5
0.2
Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse

1938

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Joe Largo

3
0.1
Suez
Suez

1938

Drama • History • Romance

as Napoleon III - Emperor of France

5.2
0.5
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau

1938

Drama

as Maj. Philip Waring

4.3
0.3
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Paul Brissac

5.8
0.3
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!

1938

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Otto Wagner / Baroni

5
0.2
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky

1938

Crime • Mystery

as Marty Butler

7
0.1
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

Comedy • Romance

as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

7
0.5
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway

1938

Drama

as Frank Gatty

5.7
0.2
International Settlement
International Settlement

1938

Adventure

as Monte Silver

5
0.1
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring

1938

Adventure • Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Frank Denton

5
0.1
45 Fathers
45 Fathers

1937

Comedy • Family

as Vincent

1
0.3
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

Comedy • Mystery • Romance

as Rodney Hunter

6.3
0.2
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Buzz Moran

7
0.2
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours

1937

Crime • Drama

as Phil

3.5
0.6
Soak the Poor
Soak the Poor

1937

Crime

as Special Investigator Stanton

7
0.1
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt

1937

Drama • History

as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

6
0.1
Pilot X
Pilot X

1936

Action • Adventure • Mystery

as Carl Goering

5
0.2
Get That Man
Get That Man

1935

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Don Clayton / McDonald

3.7
0.1
Rescue Squad
Rescue Squad

1935

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

2
0.2
Reckless
Reckless

1935

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Ralph Watson

5.3
0.4
Strangers All
Strangers All

1935

Drama

as Frank Walker

5.5
0.3
Mutiny Ahead
Mutiny Ahead

1935

Action • Adventure

as McMurtrie

4
0.2
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell

1934

Drama

as Max (as Leon Waycoff)

4.8
0.2
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World

1934

Comedy • Romance

as Spud Marshall

0
0.2
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

1933

Drama • Romance

as Lee (Uncredited)

6.8
0.5
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men

1933

Adventure • Crime • Drama

as John Holden

2
0.1
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared

1933

Drama

as Yosef Novak

6
0.1
Alimony Madness
Alimony Madness

1933

Drama

as John Thurman

0
0.2
Forgotten
Forgotten

1933

Drama • Romance

as Louie Strauss

6
0.2
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper

1933

Drama

as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

6.1
0.4
Uptown New York
Uptown New York

1932

Drama • Romance

as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

5.8
0.2
That's My Boy
That's My Boy

1932

Drama • Romance

as Al Williams

0
0.1
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity

1932

Comedy • Drama

as Barney Davis

5.2
0.2
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

Crime • Drama

as Judd Brooks

6
0.8
Stowaway
Stowaway

1932

Drama • Romance

as Tommy

5
0.1
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

Crime • Horror • Mystery

as Pierre Dupin

6.1
0.7
Quick Millions
Quick Millions

1931

Crime • Drama

as Hood

7.1
0.3

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