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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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Filmography
all 142
Movies 123
TV Shows 19
self 4
Narrator 2
Barney Alvorg
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Movie
5.83
Pop Winston
Jake Speed (1986)
Movie
6
Henry Abhart
Testament (1983)
Movie
Manduke the Magnificent
Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
Movie
William Callahan
The Best Place to Be (1979)
Movie
Commissioner
Claws (1977)
Movie
Daniel Furman
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Movie
Bernard Wallace Kroger
The Meal (1975)
Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Movie
Narrator
Brother of the Wind (1973)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
Movie
General Sam Pembroke
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Movie
Old Man / Narrator
Toklat (1971)
Movie
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Judge Holmsby
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
Movie
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
Movie
Rufus Daggett
Son of Flubber (1963)
Movie
6
Colonel Anderson
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Colonel Foxhall
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
Stanley Banks
Father of the Bride (1961)
TV
Rufus Daggett
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Movie
6
Gordon Kirkwood
Mister Ed (1961)
TV
5.59
Mr. Hampton
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Damon Carlisle
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV
Samuel Eaton
From the Terrace (1960)
Movie
Leslie Harrington
Peyton Place (1957)
Movie
Elliott Winston
Engagement Party (1956)
Movie
President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Clarence Day, Sr. / Clarence Day Sr.
Life With Father (1953)
TV
Lt. Col. Eckert
Sabre Jet (1953)
Movie
Chet Stuart
Let's Do It Again (1953)
Movie
George Winfield
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Movie
Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Fred Barrett
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Secret Service Man
It's a Big Country (1951)
Movie
Chester Graham Sr.
Cattle Drive (1951)
Movie
George Winfield
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Movie
Grantland D. Farns
Watch the Birdie (1950)
Movie
Adam / Michael J. O'Connor
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Samuel H. Stover, Sr.
The Happy Years (1950)
Movie
Sam Proctor
Crisis (1950)
Movie
Dr. Philip Abbott
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
Movie
Carl Bellcap
The Big Hangover (1950)
Movie
Maj. C.E. Breverly
Ambush (1950)
Movie
The Chaplain
Battleground (1949)
Movie
Capt. A.C. Forster
Scene of the Crime (1949)
Movie
Dr. Palmer
Any Number Can Play (1949)
Movie
Father March
Little Women (1949)
Movie
Cyrus Walker
Studio One (1948)
TV
Lucien T. Pringle
A Date with Judy (1948)
Movie
Gordon Dunning
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Movie
Commander Harrison
On an Island with You (1948)
Movie
Matt Enley
Alias a Gentleman (1948)
Movie
Lawrence Rupert
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Movie
Everett Nordill aka Everton
The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)
Movie
Mitchell Talbin
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Movie
5.18
Amor aka Willis Farnes
Undercover Maisie (1947)
Movie
Derace Kingsby
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Movie
Frank Harlin
The Show-Off (1946)
Movie
Ralph Humphrey
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
Movie
Kyle Sackett
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Movie
1
Colonel Elliott
No Leave, No Love (1946)
Movie
Major James Morton
They Were Expendable (1945)
Movie
6
Mr. Candle
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Movie
1
Henry Burton
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Movie
Admiral's Aide
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Movie
Floyd Parkson
Fall Guy (1945)
Movie
K.F. Studio Exec
The Great Morgan (1945)
Movie
Edgar Draque
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Movie
5.52
Mr. Alonzo Smith
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Movie
6
Lieut. Jurika
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Movie
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
The Iron Major (1943)
Movie
William Wheeler
Crime Doctor (1943)
Movie
Leon Ames (uncredited)
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Movie
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
No Greater Sin (1941)
Movie
Pat O'Day
East Side Kids (1940)
Movie
2
Sheriff Jud Cronin
The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)
Movie
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Movie
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Help Wanted (1939)
Movie
'Chick' Foster
Code of the Streets (1939)
Movie
Commissioner Madero
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
Movie
5
Maj. Phillip Waring
Panama Patrol (1939)
Movie
Jackson
I Was a Convict (1939)
Movie
Hinge Jackson
Risky Business (1939)
Movie
Ballinger (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island (1939)
Movie
Joe Largo
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
Movie
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Suez (1938)
Movie
Maj. Philip Waring
Cipher Bureau (1938)
Movie
Paul Brissac
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
Movie
5
Otto Wagner / Baroni
Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)
Movie
Marty Butler
Island in the Sky (1938)
Movie
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Movie
Frank Gatty
Walking Down Broadway (1938)
Movie
Monte Silver
International Settlement (1938)
Movie
Frank Denton
The Spy Ring (1938)
Movie
Vincent
45 Fathers (1937)
Movie
Rodney Hunter
Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
Movie
Buzz Moran
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Movie
5
Special Investigator Stanton
Soak the Poor (1937)
Movie
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Song of Revolt (1937)
Movie
Carl Goering
Pilot X (1936)
Movie
Don Clayton / McDonald
Get That Man (1935)
Movie
Lester Vaughn
Rescue Squad (1935)
Movie
Ralph Watson
Reckless (1935)
Movie
Frank Walker
Strangers All (1935)
Movie
McMurtrie
Mutiny Ahead (1935)
Movie
Spud Marshall
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Movie
Lee (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday (1933)
Movie
Capt. John Holden
Ship of Wanted Men (1933)
Movie
Yosef Novak
The Man Who Dared (1933)
Movie
John Thurman
Alimony Madness (1933)
Movie
Louie Strauss
Forgotten (1933)
Movie
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Movie
Max Silver
Uptown New York (1932)
Movie
Al Williams
That's My Boy (1932)
Movie
Barney Davis
A Successful Calamity (1932)
Movie
Judd Brooks
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
Movie
Tommy
Stowaway (1932)
Movie
Pierre Dupin
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Movie
5.73
Ratings
Average 5.76
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1939
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-01-20
Deathday1993-10-12 (91 years old)
Birth NameHarry Wycoff
Birth PlacePortland, United States of America
ChildrenShelley Ames
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Leon Waycoff, Harry Leon Wycoff, Harry L. Wycoff
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
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