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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.
Acted in 139
1980s
- 1986
- 1983
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
Just You and Me, Kid
Manduke the Magnificent
The Best Place to Be
William Callahan
- 1977
Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
- 1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Daniel Furman
- 1975
Timber Tramps
Deacon
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972
Brother of the Wind
Movie
Hammersmith Is Out
General Sam Pembroke
- 1971
Toklat
Old Man
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
The Monkey's Uncle
Judge Holmsby
- 1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
- 1963
Son of Flubber
Rufus Daggett
- 1962
- 1961
Father of the Bride
Stanley Banks · 34 episodes
- 1960
From the Terrace
Samuel Eaton
1950s
- 1957
Panic!
TV
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Sabre Jet
Lt. Col. Eckert
Let's Do It Again
Chet Stuart
General Electric Theater
Dr. Butolph, Malcolm Fownes · 1 episode
- 1951
It's a Big Country
Secret Service Man
Cattle Drive
Chester Graham, Sr.
- 1950
Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
Dial 1119
Earl
Crisis
Sam Proctor
The Happy Years
Sr. Samuel H. Stover
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Dr. Philip Abbott
The Big Hangover
Carl Bellcap
Ambush
Maj. C.E. Breverly
1940s
- 1949
Any Number Can Play
Dr. Palmer
- 1948
A Date with Judy
Lucien T. Pringle
The Velvet Touch
Gordon Dunning
On an Island with You
Commander Harrisen
Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
- 1947
Merton of the Movies
Lawrence Rupert
Undercover Maisie
Amor/Willis Farnes
- 1946
The Show-Off
Frank Harlin
The Cockeyed Miracle
Ralph Humphrey
No Leave, No Love
Colonel Elliott
- 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Henry Burton
Son of Lassie
Anton
Fall Guy
Floyd Parkson
Between Two Women
Masters
The Great Morgan
K. F.
- 1944
- 1943
The Iron Major
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Crime Doctor
William Wheeler
- 1942
George Washington Slept Here
Leon Ames (uncredited)
- 1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
John Stack
No Greater Sin
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
- 1940
East Side Kids
Pat O'Day
1930s
- 1939
Fugitive at Large
Carter
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
Legion of Lost Flyers
Smythe
Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
Calling All Marines
Murdock
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Help Wanted
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Commissioner Madero
Panama Patrol
Maj. Phillip Waring
Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
Blackwell's Island
Ballinger (uncredited)
- 1938
Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
Strange Faces
Joe Gurney
Suez
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Paul Brissac
Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner / Baroni
Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
International Settlement
Monte Silver
The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
- 1937
45 Fathers
Vincent
Murder in Greenwich Village
Rodney Hunter
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Buzz Moran
Dangerously Yours
Phil
Soak the Poor
Special Investigator Stanton
Song of Revolt
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
- 1936
Pilot X
Carl Goering
- 1935
Get That Man
Don Clayton / McDonald
Reckless
Ralph Watson
Strangers All
Frank Walker
Mutiny Ahead
McMurtrie
- 1934
Now I'll Tell
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall
- 1933
Only Yesterday
Lee (Uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men
John Holden
The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak
Alimony Madness
John Thurman
Forgotten
Louie Strauss
- 1932
Uptown New York
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
That's My Boy
Al Williams
A Successful Calamity
Barney Davis
The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks
Stowaway
Tommy
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Pierre Dupin
- 1931
Quick Millions
Hood
Appearances1
1970s
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)