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Leon Ames

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Leon Ames

Born January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana, USADied October 12, 1993121 films

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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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Little Women posterFirst watchLittle Women19497.4as Father MarchFour sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster7.2Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Meet Me in St. Louis poster7.0Meet Me in St. Louis1944The Postman Always Rings Twice poster7.1The Postman Always Rings Twice1946Peggy Sue Got Married poster6.1Peggy Sue Got Married1986Angel Face poster7.1Angel Face1953Anchors Aweigh poster6.8Anchors Aweigh1945The Absent-Minded Professor poster6.5The Absent-Minded Professor1961The Thin Man Goes Home poster7.1The Thin Man Goes Home1944

Filmography

121 films as actor
  1. 1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedBarney Alvorg
  2. 1986Jake SpeedPop Winston
  3. 1983TestamentHenry Abhart
  4. 1979Just You and Me, KidManduke the Magnificent
  5. 1979The Best Place to BeWilliam Callahan
  6. 1977ClawsBen Jones, Forest Commissioner
  7. 1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkDaniel Furman
  8. 1975Timber TrampsDeacon
  9. 1975The MealKroger
  10. 1972Brother of the Wind
  11. 1972Hammersmith Is OutGeneral Sam Pembroke
  12. 1971ToklatOld Man
  13. 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverBurt Clews
  14. 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Frank Knox
  15. 1965The Monkey's UncleJudge Holmsby
  16. 1964The Misadventures of Merlin JonesJudge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
  17. 1963Son of FlubberRufus Daggett
  18. 1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorRufus Daggett
  19. 1960From the TerraceSamuel Eaton
  20. 1957Peyton PlaceLeslie Harrington
  21. 1956Engagement PartyElliott Winston
  22. 1953Sabre JetLt. Col. Eckert
  23. 1953Let's Do It AgainChet Stuart
  24. 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonGeorge Winfield
  25. 1953Angel FaceFred Barrett
  26. 1951It's a Big CountrySecret Service Man
  27. 1951Cattle DriveChester Graham, Sr.
  28. 1951On Moonlight BayGeorge Winfield
  29. 1950Watch the BirdieGrantland D. Farns
  30. 1950Dial 1119Earl
  31. 1950CrisisSam Proctor
  32. 1950The Happy YearsSr. Samuel H. Stover
  33. 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeDr. Philip Abbott
  34. 1950The Big HangoverCarl Bellcap
  35. 1950AmbushMaj. C.E. Breverly
  36. 1949BattlegroundThe Chaplain
  37. 1949Scene of the CrimeCapt. A.C. Forster
  38. 1949Any Number Can PlayDr. Palmer
  39. 1949Little WomenFather March
  40. 1948A Date with JudyLucien T. Pringle
  41. 1948The Velvet TouchGordon Dunning
  42. 1948On an Island with YouCommander Harrisen
  43. 1948Alias a GentlemanMatt Enley
  44. 1947Merton of the MoviesLawrence Rupert
  45. 1947The Amazing Mr. NordillEverett Nordill aka Everton
  46. 1947Song of the Thin ManMitchell Talbin
  47. 1947Undercover MaisieAmor/Willis Farnes
  48. 1946Lady in the LakeDerace Kingsby
  49. 1946The Show-OffFrank Harlin
  50. 1946The Cockeyed MiracleRalph Humphrey
  51. 1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceKyle Sackett
  52. 1946No Leave, No LoveColonel Elliott
  53. 1945They Were ExpendableMajor James Morton
  54. 1945Yolanda and the ThiefMr. Candle
  55. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfHenry Burton
  56. 1945Anchors AweighAdmiral's Aide
  57. 1945Son of LassieAnton
  58. 1945Fall GuyFloyd Parkson
  59. 1945Between Two WomenMasters
  60. 1945The Great MorganK. F.
  61. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeEdgar Draque
  62. 1944Meet Me in St. LouisAlonzo Smith
  63. 1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoLieut. Jurika
  64. 1943The Iron MajorRobert 'Bob' Stewart
  65. 1943Crime DoctorWilliam Wheeler
  66. 1942George Washington Slept HereLeon Ames (uncredited)
  67. 1941Ellery Queen and the Murder RingJohn Stack
  68. 1941No Greater SinDr. Edward Cavanaugh
  69. 1940East Side KidsPat O'Day
  70. 1939Fugitive at LargeCarter
  71. 1939The Marshal Of Mesa CitySheriff Jud Cronin
  72. 1939Legion of Lost FlyersSmythe
  73. 1939Pack Up Your TroublesAdjutant
  74. 1939Calling All MarinesMurdock
  75. 1939Thunder AfloatRecruiting Officer (uncredited)
  76. 1939Help WantedJ.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
  77. 1939Code of the Streets'Chick' Foster
  78. 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandCommissioner Madero
  79. 1939Panama PatrolMaj. Phillip Waring
  80. 1939I Was a ConvictJackson
  81. 1939Risky BusinessHinge Jackson
  82. 1939Blackwell's IslandBallinger (uncredited)
  83. 1938Secrets of a NurseJoe Largo
  84. 1938Strange FacesJoe Gurney
  85. 1938SuezNapoleon III - Emperor of France
  86. 1938Cipher BureauMaj. Philip Waring
  87. 1938Mysterious Mr. MotoPaul Brissac
  88. 1938Come On, Leathernecks!Otto Wagner / Baroni
  89. 1938Island in the SkyMarty Butler
  90. 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeEx-Chauffeur (uncredited)
  91. 1938Walking Down BroadwayFrank Gatty
  92. 1938International SettlementMonte Silver
  93. 1938The Spy RingFrank Denton
  94. 193745 FathersVincent
  95. 1937Murder in Greenwich VillageRodney Hunter
  96. 1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayBuzz Moran
  97. 1937Dangerously YoursPhil
  98. 1937Soak the PoorSpecial Investigator Stanton
  99. 1937Song of RevoltClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
  100. 1936Pilot XCarl Goering
  101. 1935Get That ManDon Clayton / McDonald
  102. 1935Rescue SquadLester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
  103. 1935RecklessRalph Watson
  104. 1935Strangers AllFrank Walker
  105. 1935Mutiny AheadMcMurtrie
  106. 1934Now I'll TellMax (as Leon Waycoff)
  107. 1934I'll Tell the WorldSpud Marshall
  108. 1933Only YesterdayLee (Uncredited)
  109. 1933Ship of Wanted MenJohn Holden
  110. 1933The Man Who DaredYosef Novak
  111. 1933Alimony MadnessJohn Thurman
  112. 1933ForgottenLouie Strauss
  113. 1933Parachute JumperPilot with Alabama (uncredited)
  114. 1932Uptown New YorkMax Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
  115. 1932That's My BoyAl Williams
  116. 1932A Successful CalamityBarney Davis
  117. 1932The Famous Ferguson CaseJudd Brooks
  118. 1932StowawayTommy
  119. 1932Cannonball ExpressJack Logan
  120. 1932Murders in the Rue MorguePierre Dupin