Leon Ames

Biography

​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.

Known For

The Andy Griffith Show

My Three Sons

Bewitched

The Virginian

Emergency!

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Lucy Show

Studio One

All Movies (123)

• Peggy Sue Got Married1986 · as Barney Alvorg
• Jake Speed1986 · as Pop Winston
• Testament1983 · as Henry Abhart
• Just You and Me, Kid1979 · as Manduke the Magnificent
• The Best Place to Be1979 · as William Callahan
• Claws1977 · as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
• Sherlock Holmes in New York1976 · as Daniel Furman
• Timber Tramps1975 · as Deacon
• The Meal1975 · as Kroger
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brother of the Wind1972
• Hammersmith Is Out1972 · as General Sam Pembroke
• Toklat1971 · as Old Man
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever1970 · as Burt Clews
• Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · as Frank Knox
• The Monkey's Uncle1965 · as Judge Holmsby
• The Misadventures of Merlin Jones1964 · as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
• Son of Flubber1963 · as Rufus Daggett
• The Absent-Minded Professor1961 · as Rufus Daggett
• From the Terrace1960 · as Samuel Eaton
• Peyton Place1957 · as Leslie Harrington
• Engagement Party1956 · as Elliott Winston
• Sabre Jet1953 · as Lt. Col. Eckert
• Let's Do It Again1953 · as Chet Stuart
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon1953 · as George Winfield
• Angel Face1953 · as Fred Barrett
• It's a Big Country1951 · as Secret Service Man
• Cattle Drive1951 · as Chester Graham, Sr.
• On Moonlight Bay1951 · as George Winfield
• Watch the Birdie1950 · as Grantland D. Farns
• Dial 11191950 · as Earl
• Crisis1950 · as Sam Proctor
• The Happy Years1950 · as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950 · as Dr. Philip Abbott
• The Big Hangover1950 · as Carl Bellcap
• Ambush1950 · as Maj. C.E. Breverly
• Battleground1949 · as The Chaplain
• Scene of the Crime1949 · as Capt. A.C. Forster
• Any Number Can Play1949 · as Dr. Palmer
• Little Women1949 · as Father March
• A Date with Judy1948 · as Lucien T. Pringle
• The Velvet Touch1948 · as Gordon Dunning
• On an Island with You1948 · as Commander Harrison
• Alias a Gentleman1948 · as Matt Enley
• Merton of the Movies1947 · as Lawrence Rupert
• The Amazing Mr. Nordill1947 · as Everett Nordill aka Everton
• Song of the Thin Man1947 · as Mitchell Talbin
• Undercover Maisie1947 · as Amor/Willis Farnes
• Lady in the Lake1946 · as Derace Kingsby
• The Show-Off1946 · as Frank Harlin
• The Cockeyed Miracle1946 · as Ralph Humphrey
• The Postman Always Rings Twice1946 · as Kyle Sackett
• No Leave, No Love1946 · as Colonel Elliott
• They Were Expendable1945 · as Major James Morton
• Yolanda and the Thief1945 · as Mr. Candle
• Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · as Henry Burton
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Admiral's Aide
• Son of Lassie1945 · as Anton
• Fall Guy1945 · as Floyd Parkson
• Between Two Women1945 · as Masters
• The Great Morgan1945 · as K. F.
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as Edgar Draque
• Meet Me in St. Louis1944 · as Alonzo Smith
• Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944 · as Lieut. Jurika
• The Iron Major1943 · as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
• Crime Doctor1943 · as William Wheeler
• George Washington Slept Here1942 · as Leon Ames (uncredited)
• Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring1941 · as John Stack
• No Greater Sin1941 · as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
• East Side Kids1940 · as Pat O'Day
• Fugitive at Large1939 · as Carter
• The Marshal Of Mesa City1939 · as Sheriff Jud Cronin
• Legion of Lost Flyers1939 · as Smythe
• Pack Up Your Troubles1939 · as Adjutant
• Calling All Marines1939 · as Murdock
• Thunder Afloat1939 · as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
• Help Wanted1939 · as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
• Code of the Streets1939 · as 'Chick' Foster
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · as Commissioner Madero
• Panama Patrol1939 · as Maj. Phillip Waring
• I Was a Convict1939 · as Jackson
• Risky Business1939 · as Hinge Jackson
• Blackwell's Island1939 · as Ballinger (uncredited)
• Secrets of a Nurse1938 · as Joe Largo
• Strange Faces1938 · as Joe Gurney
• Suez1938 · as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
• Cipher Bureau1938 · as Maj. Philip Waring
• Mysterious Mr. Moto1938 · as Paul Brissac
• Come On, Leathernecks!1938 · as Otto Wagner / Baroni
• Island in the Sky1938 · as Marty Butler
• Bluebeard's 8th Wife1938 · as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Walking Down Broadway1938 · as Frank Gatty
• International Settlement1938 · as Monte Silver
• The Spy Ring1938 · as Frank Denton
• 45 Fathers1937 · as Vincent
• Murder in Greenwich Village1937 · as Rodney Hunter
• Charlie Chan on Broadway1937 · as Buzz Moran
• Dangerously Yours1937 · as Phil
• Soak the Poor1937 · as Special Investigator Stanton
• Song of Revolt1937 · as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
• Pilot X1936 · as Carl Goering
• Get That Man1935 · as Don Clayton / McDonald
• Rescue Squad1935 · as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
• Reckless1935 · as Ralph Watson
• Strangers All1935 · as Frank Walker
• Mutiny Ahead1935 · as McMurtrie
• Now I'll Tell1934 · as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Spud Marshall
• Only Yesterday1933 · as Lee (Uncredited)
• Ship of Wanted Men1933 · as John Holden
• The Man Who Dared1933 · as Yosef Novak
• Alimony Madness1933 · as John Thurman
• Forgotten1933 · as Louie Strauss
• Parachute Jumper1933 · as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
• Uptown New York1932 · as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
• That's My Boy1932 · as Al Williams
• A Successful Calamity1932 · as Barney Davis
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Judd Brooks
• Stowaway1932 · as Tommy
• Cannonball Express1932 · as Jack Logan
• Murders in the Rue Morgue1932 · as Pierre Dupin
• Quick Millions1931 · as Hood

All TV Shows (24)

• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977 · as Messenger
• The Jeffersons1975
• Emergency!1972
• The Name of the Game1968
• ABC Stage 671966 · as Gray
• Bewitched1964
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Colonel Anderson
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Colonel Foxhall
• The Virginian1962 · as Judge Fitzroy
• Father of the Bride1961 · as Stanley Banks
• Mister Ed1961 · as Gordon Kirkwood
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Mr. Hampton
• My Three Sons1960
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Damon Carlisle
• Panic!1957
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
• MGM Parade1955
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
• Life With Father1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Dr. Butolph
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Malcolm Fownes
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Michael J. O'Connor
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Adam
• Studio One1948 · as Cyrus Walker