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Known credits:
123
Birthday:
1902-01-20
Place of birth:
Portland, Indiana, USA
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Leon Ames

Overview

​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).

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Known for

Acting
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Actor Barney Alvorg 59
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1986 Jake Speed Actor Pop Winston 58
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1983 Testament Actor Henry Abhart 59
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1979 Just You and Me, Kid Actor Manduke the Magnificent 58
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1979 The Best Place to Be Actor William Callahan 59
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1977 Claws Actor Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner 58
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1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York Actor Daniel Furman 59
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1975 Timber Tramps Actor Deacon N/A
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1975 The Meal Actor Kroger N/A
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1974 That's Entertainment! Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) 60
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1973 Brother of the Wind Actor 59
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1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1972 Hammersmith Is Out Actor General Sam Pembroke 59
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1971 Toklat Actor Old Man N/A
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1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Actor Burt Clews 59
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1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! Actor Frank Knox 65
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1965 The Monkey's Uncle Actor Judge Holmsby 59
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1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Actor Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas 59
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1963 Son of Flubber Actor Rufus Daggett 58
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1961 Father of the Bride Actor Stanley Banks 69
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1961 The Absent-Minded Professor Actor Rufus Daggett 60
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1960 From the Terrace Actor Samuel Eaton 59
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1957 Peyton Place Actor Leslie Harrington 59
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1956 Engagement Party Actor Elliott Winston N/A
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1953 Life With Father Actor N/A
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1953 Sabre Jet Actor Lt. Col. Eckert 59
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1953 Let's Do It Again Actor Chet Stuart 58
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1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Actor George Winfield 58
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1953 Angel Face Actor Fred Barrett 61
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1951 It's a Big Country Actor Secret Service Man 58
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1951 Cattle Drive Actor Chester Graham, Sr. 59
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1951 On Moonlight Bay Actor George Winfield 59
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1950 Watch the Birdie Actor Grantland D. Farns 58
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1950 Dial 1119 Actor Earl 58
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1950 The Happy Years Actor Sr. Samuel H. Stover 58
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1950 Crisis Actor Sam Proctor 59
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1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife Actor Dr. Philip Abbott 58
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1950 The Big Hangover Actor Carl Bellcap 59
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1950 Ambush Actor Maj. C.E. Breverly 58
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1949 Battleground Actor The Chaplain 59
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1949 Scene of the Crime Actor Capt. A.C. Forster 58
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1949 Any Number Can Play Actor Dr. Palmer 59
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1949 Little Women Actor Father March 63
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1948 A Date with Judy Actor Lucien T. Pringle 58
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1948 The Velvet Touch Actor Gordon Dunning 58
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1948 On an Island with You Actor Commander Harrison 58
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1948 Alias a Gentleman Actor Matt Enley 59
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1947 Merton of the Movies Actor Lawrence Rupert 59
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1947 The Amazing Mr. Nordill Actor Everett Nordill aka Everton 59
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1947 Song of the Thin Man Actor Mitchell Talbin 60
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1947 Undercover Maisie Actor Amor/Willis Farnes 59
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1946 Lady in the Lake Actor Derace Kingsby 59
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1946 The Show-Off Actor Frank Harlin 59
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1946 The Cockeyed Miracle Actor Ralph Humphrey 58
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1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice Actor Kyle Sackett 63
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1946 No Leave, No Love Actor Colonel Elliott 58
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1945 They Were Expendable Actor Major James Morton 60
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1945 Yolanda and the Thief Actor Mr. Candle 58
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1945 Week-End at the Waldorf Actor Henry Burton 58
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1945 Anchors Aweigh Actor Admiral's Aide 61
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1945 Son of Lassie Actor Anton 59
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1945 Fall Guy Actor Floyd Parkson N/A
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1945 Between Two Women Actor Masters 59
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1945 The Great Morgan Actor K. F. 59
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1944 The Thin Man Goes Home Actor Edgar Draque 60
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1944 Meet Me in St. Louis Actor Alonzo Smith 63
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1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Actor Lieut. Jurika 59
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1943 The Iron Major Actor Robert 'Bob' Stewart 59
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1943 Crime Doctor Actor William Wheeler 59
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1942 George Washington Slept Here Actor Leon Ames (uncredited) 59
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1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Actor John Stack 59
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1941 No Greater Sin Actor Dr. Edward Cavanaugh 58
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1940 East Side Kids Actor Pat O'Day 58
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1939 Fugitive at Large Actor Carter N/A
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1939 The Marshal Of Mesa City Actor Sheriff Jud Cronin 59
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1939 Legion of Lost Flyers Actor Smythe 58
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1939 Pack Up Your Troubles Actor Adjutant 59
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1939 Calling All Marines Actor Murdock N/A
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1939 Thunder Afloat Actor Recruiting Officer (uncredited) 59
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1939 Help Wanted Actor J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner N/A
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1939 Code of the Streets Actor 'Chick' Foster 59
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1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island Actor Commissioner Madero 59
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1939 Panama Patrol Actor Maj. Phillip Waring 58
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1939 I Was a Convict Actor Jackson 58
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1939 Risky Business Actor Hinge Jackson 59
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1939 Blackwell's Island Actor Ballinger (uncredited) 58
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1938 Secrets of a Nurse Actor Joe Largo 58
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1938 Suez Actor Napoleon III - Emperor of France 58
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1938 Cipher Bureau Actor Maj. Philip Waring 58
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1938 Mysterious Mr. Moto Actor Paul Brissac 58
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1938 Come On, Leathernecks! Actor Otto Wagner / Baroni 58
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1938 Island in the Sky Actor Marty Butler 59
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1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Actor Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited) 60
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1938 Walking Down Broadway Actor Frank Gatty 58
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1938 International Settlement Actor Monte Silver 58
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1938 The Spy Ring Actor Frank Denton 58
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1937 45 Fathers Actor Vincent 58
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1937 Murder in Greenwich Village Actor Rodney Hunter 59
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1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway Actor Buzz Moran 59
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1937 Dangerously Yours Actor Phil 59
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1937 Soak the Poor Actor Special Investigator Stanton 59
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1937 Song of Revolt Actor Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle 59
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1936 Pilot X Actor Carl Goering 58
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1935 Get That Man Actor Don Clayton / McDonald 58
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1935 Rescue Squad Actor Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff) 58
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1935 Reckless Actor Ralph Watson 58
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1935 Strangers All Actor Frank Walker 59
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1935 Mutiny Ahead Actor McMurtrie 59
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1934 Now I'll Tell Actor Max (as Leon Waycoff) 58
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1934 I'll Tell the World Actor Spud Marshall N/A
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1933 Only Yesterday Actor Lee (Uncredited) 58
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1933 Ship of Wanted Men Actor John Holden 58
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1933 The Man Who Dared Actor Yosef Novak 59
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1933 Alimony Madness Actor John Thurman N/A
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1933 Forgotten Actor Louie Strauss 59
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1933 Parachute Jumper Actor Pilot with Alabama (uncredited) 59
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1932 Uptown New York Actor Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff) 59
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1932 That's My Boy Actor Al Williams N/A
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1932 A Successful Calamity Actor Barney Davis 58
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1932 The Famous Ferguson Case Actor Judd Brooks 59
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1932 Stowaway Actor Tommy 58
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1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue Actor Pierre Dupin 59
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1931 Quick Millions Actor Hood 59
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