Leon Ames
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Hampton
1960
Series
Bewitched
1964
Series
The Virginian
Judge Fitzroy
1962
Series
Emergency!
1972
Series
The Lucy Show
Colonel Anderson
1962
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Colonel Foxhall
1962
Series
My Three Sons
1960
Series
American Playhouse
Henry Abhart
1982
Series
Studio One
Cyrus Walker
1948
Series
Mister Ed
Gordon Kirkwood
1961
Series
The Name of the Game
1968
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Messenger
1977
Series
The Jeffersons
1975
Series
MGM Parade
1955
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Damon Carlisle
1960
Lux Video Theatre
Michael J. O'Connor
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Adam
1950
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
1955
Film
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Frank Knox
1970
Series
ABC Stage 67
Gray
1966
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
1954
Film
Little Women
Father March
1949
Series
Panic!
1957
Film
Peggy Sue Got Married
Barney Alvorg
1986
Film
Meet Me in St. Louis
Alonzo Smith
1944
Series
Father of the Bride
Stanley Banks
1961
Film
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kyle Sackett
1946
Film
Testament
Henry Abhart
1983
Film
The Absent-Minded Professor
Rufus Daggett
1961
Film
Angel Face
Fred Barrett
1953
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
Jake Speed
Pop Winston
1986
Film
Peyton Place
Leslie Harrington
1957
Series
General Electric Theater
Dr. Butolph
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Malcolm Fownes
1953
Film
Battleground
The Chaplain
1949
Film
From the Terrace
Samuel Eaton
1960
Film
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Lieut. Jurika
1944
Film
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Burt Clews
1970
Film
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral's Aide
1945
Film
They Were Expendable
Major James Morton
1945
Engagement Party
Elliott Winston
1956
Film
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Pierre Dupin
1932
Film
Son of Flubber
Rufus Daggett
1963
Film
Forgotten
Louie Strauss
1933
Film
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
George Winfield
1953
Film
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
1938
Film
Cattle Drive
Chester Graham, Sr.
1951
Strange Faces
Joe Gurney
1938
Film
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Paul Brissac
1938
Film
The Cockeyed Miracle
Ralph Humphrey
1946
Film
Stowaway
Tommy
1932
Film
Undercover Maisie
Amor/Willis Farnes
1947
Film
On an Island with You
Commander Harrisen
1948
Film
Help Wanted
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
1939
Film
Lady in the Lake
Derace Kingsby
1946
Film
Pilot X
Carl Goering
1936
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Everett Nordill aka Everton
1947
Film
Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner / Baroni
1938
Film
It's a Big Country
Secret Service Man
1951
Film
A Date with Judy
Lucien T. Pringle
1948
Film
Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977
Film
Only Yesterday
Lee (Uncredited)
1933
Film
George Washington Slept Here
Leon Ames (uncredited)
1942
Film
Fall Guy
Floyd Parkson
1945
Life With Father
1953
Film
Song of the Thin Man
Mitchell Talbin
1947
Film
Suez
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
1938
Film
Yolanda and the Thief
Mr. Candle
1945
Film
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
John Stack
1941
Film
I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall
1934
Film
Crisis
Sam Proctor
1950
Film
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Daniel Furman
1976
Film
The Thin Man Goes Home
Edgar Draque
1944
Film
The Iron Major
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
1943
Film
Cipher Bureau
Maj. Philip Waring
1938
Film
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964
Film
The Velvet Touch
Gordon Dunning
1948
Film
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Commissioner Madero
1939
Film
Scene of the Crime
Capt. A.C. Forster
1949
Film
Son of Lassie
Anton
1945
Film
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Dr. Philip Abbott
1950
Film
The Monkey's Uncle
Judge Holmsby
1965
Film
Any Number Can Play
Dr. Palmer
1949
Film
The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
1938
Film
Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
1950
Film
Ambush
Maj. C.E. Breverly
1950
Film
Just You and Me, Kid
Manduke the Magnificent
1979
Film
On Moonlight Bay
George Winfield
1951
Film
Dangerously Yours
Phil
1937
Film
Murder in Greenwich Village
Rodney Hunter
1937
Film
Dial 1119
Earl
1950
Film
Week-End at the Waldorf
Henry Burton
1945
Film
International Settlement
Monte Silver
1938
Film
That's My Boy
Al Williams
1932
Film
The Happy Years
Sr. Samuel H. Stover
1950
Film
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Buzz Moran
1937
Film
Reckless
Ralph Watson
1935
Film
Let's Do It Again
Chet Stuart
1953
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Film
Parachute Jumper
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Best Place to Be
William Callahan
1979
Film
The Show-Off
Frank Harlin
1946
Film
Strangers All
Frank Walker
1935
Film
Between Two Women
Masters
1945
Film
The Big Hangover
Carl Bellcap
1950
Film
Hammersmith Is Out
General Sam Pembroke
1972
Film
The Great Morgan
K. F.
1945
Film
Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
1939
Cannonball Express
Jack Logan
1932
Film
Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
1938
Film
Blackwell's Island
Ballinger (uncredited)
1939
Film
A Successful Calamity
Barney Davis
1932
Film
Soak the Poor
Special Investigator Stanton
1937
Film
Mutiny Ahead
McMurtrie
1935
Film
No Leave, No Love
Colonel Elliott
1946
Film
Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
1938
Film
Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
1948
Film
Quick Millions
Hood
1931
Film
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939
Film
Timber Tramps
Deacon
1975
Film
Legion of Lost Flyers
Smythe
1939
Film
Song of Revolt
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1937
Film
Crime Doctor
William Wheeler
1943
Film
The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks
1932
Film
Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
1939
Film
Toklat
Old Man
1971
Film
Now I'll Tell
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
1934
Film
Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
1938
Film
Panama Patrol
Maj. Phillip Waring
1939
Film
No Greater Sin
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1941
Film
East Side Kids
Pat O'Day
1940
Film
Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
1939
Film
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939
Film
Alimony Madness
John Thurman
1933
Film
Ship of Wanted Men
John Holden
1933
Film
Get That Man
Don Clayton / McDonald
1935
The Meal
Kroger
1975
Film
Brother of the Wind
1972
Film
The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak
1933
Film
Merton of the Movies
Lawrence Rupert
1947
Film
45 Fathers
Vincent
1937
Film
Sabre Jet
Lt. Col. Eckert
1953
Film
Uptown New York
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
1932
Film
Rescue Squad
Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
1935
Film
Fugitive at Large
Carter
1939
Film
Calling All Marines
Murdock
1939
I Was a Convict
Jackson
1939