Florenz Ames
Known for: Acting
A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.
Filmography
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Hapewell
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Scratch
1952
Lux Video Theatre
Pa
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Pop
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Uetick
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Broken Arrow
Emperor Joshua Norton
1956
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
J.B. Vandemeer
1955
Series
The Hardy Boys
Silas Applegate
1956
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Mr. Hesby
1956
Film
Viva Zapata!
Senor Espejo
1952
Film
The Fastest Gun Alive
Joe Fenwick
1956
Film
Teacher's Pet
J. L. Ballentine
1958
Film
Man with the Gun
Doc Hughes (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Deadly Mantis
Prof. Anton Gunther
1957
Film
The King and Four Queens
Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
1956
Film
Texas Lady
Wilson
1955
Film
The Girl He Left Behind
Mr. Hillaby
1956
Film
The Human Jungle
Leonard Ustick
1954
Film
He Laughed Last
George Eagle
1956
Film
That Certain Feeling
Senator Winston
1956
Film
The Big Caper
Dutch Paulmeyer
1957
Film
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Silas Applegate
1956
Film
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Silas Applegate
1957