Acting credits
139
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Leon Ames
Acting
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Movies: 119Series: 20
TMDB ID: 13994
IMDb ID: nm0000748
Known for: Acting
Born: January 20, 1902
Died: October 12, 1993
Age: 91
Place of birth: Portland, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1931 - 1986
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q326723
Also known as
Leon Waycoff • Harry Leon Wycoff • Harry L. Wycoff
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Leon Ames.
6.1
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
1986 Movie
4.4
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
1986 Movie
6.4
Testament
as Henry Abhart
1983 Movie
5.4
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
1979 Movie
6.0
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
1979 Movie
4.0
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977 Movie
5.9
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
1976 Movie
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
1975 Movie
7.4
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974 Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973 Movie
5.0
Brother of the Wind
1972 Movie
5.7
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
1972 Movie
Toklat
as Old Man
1971 Movie
6.7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
1970 Movie
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
1970 Movie
5.7
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
1965 Movie
6.5
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964 Movie
6.0
Son of Flubber
as Rufus Daggett
1963 Movie
6.5
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
1961 Movie
6.6
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
1960 Movie
6.8
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
1957 Movie
6.7
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
1953 Movie
3.2
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
1953 Movie
5.9
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
1953 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Leon Ames.
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Messenger • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
1 eps
1975 Series
7.9
Emergency!
1 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
1 eps
1968 Series
6.2
ABC Stage 67
as Gray • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.9
Bewitched
1 eps
1964 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
as Colonel Anderson • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Colonel Foxhall • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Judge Fitzroy • 1 eps
1962 Series
10.0
Father of the Bride
as Stanley Banks • 34 eps
1961 Series
6.8
Mister Ed
as Gordon Kirkwood • 78 eps
1961 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Hampton • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.5
My Three Sons
4 eps
1960 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Damon Carlisle • 1 eps
1960 Series
Panic!
1 eps
1957 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop • 1 eps
1955 Series
MGM Parade
1 eps
1955 Series
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage) • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Butolph • 1 eps
1953 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Cyrus Walker • 1 eps
1948 Series