Leon Ames
ActingFrom 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
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Frank Knox
Little Women
Father March
Battleground
The Chaplain
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kyle Sackett
Meet Me in St. Louis
Alonzo Smith
Peggy Sue Got Married
Barney Alvorg
They Were Expendable
Major James Morton
Testament
Henry Abhart
The Absent-Minded Professor
Rufus Daggett
Son of Flubber
Rufus Daggett
Filmography — Acting
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Frank Knox
Little Women
Father March
Battleground
The Chaplain
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kyle Sackett
Meet Me in St. Louis
Alonzo Smith
Peggy Sue Got Married
Barney Alvorg
They Were Expendable
Major James Morton
Testament
Henry Abhart
The Absent-Minded Professor
Rufus Daggett
Son of Flubber
Rufus Daggett
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Burt Clews
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Lieut. Jurika
Angel Face
Fred Barrett
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral's Aide
Son of Lassie
Anton
Lady in the Lake
Derace Kingsby
On an Island with You
Commander Harrison
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Peyton Place
Leslie Harrington
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
George Winfield
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Pierre Dupin
Crime Doctor
William Wheeler
From the Terrace
Samuel Eaton
Ambush
Maj. C.E. Breverly
Jake Speed
Pop Winston
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Buzz Moran
The Velvet Touch
Gordon Dunning
Let's Do It Again
Chet Stuart
Yolanda and the Thief
Mr. Candle
Murder in Greenwich Village
Rodney Hunter
A Date with Judy
Lucien T. Pringle
Reckless
Ralph Watson
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Daniel Furman
Suez
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
The Thin Man Goes Home
Edgar Draque
Scene of the Crime
Capt. A.C. Forster
Song of the Thin Man
Mitchell Talbin
It's a Big Country
Secret Service Man
The Monkey's Uncle
Judge Holmsby
Just You and Me, Kid
Manduke the Magnificent
The Happy Years
Sr. Samuel H. Stover
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Dangerously Yours
Phil
Cipher Bureau
Maj. Philip Waring
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Commissioner Madero
Any Number Can Play
Dr. Palmer
Only Yesterday
Lee (Uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall
Cattle Drive
Chester Graham, Sr.
Parachute Jumper
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Pilot X
Carl Goering
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
John Stack
The Big Hangover
Carl Bellcap
Crisis
Sam Proctor
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Merton of the Movies
Lawrence Rupert
Week-End at the Waldorf
Henry Burton
The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
George Winfield
Quick Millions
Hood
Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
The Iron Major
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Paul Brissac
The Cockeyed Miracle
Ralph Humphrey
Undercover Maisie
Amor/Willis Farnes
Hammersmith Is Out
General Sam Pembroke
Stowaway
Tommy
George Washington Slept Here
Leon Ames (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
Barney Davis
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Everett Nordill aka Everton
I Was a Convict
Jackson
Song of Revolt
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
International Settlement
Monte Silver
The Best Place to Be
William Callahan
Blackwell's Island
Ballinger (uncredited)
Legion of Lost Flyers
Smythe
The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
Panama Patrol
Maj. Phillip Waring
No Leave, No Love
Colonel Elliott
Strangers All
Frank Walker
Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner / Baroni
Timber Tramps
Deacon
Dial 1119
Earl
Sabre Jet
Lt. Col. Eckert
Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
Ship of Wanted Men
John Holden
Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
The Meal
Kroger
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
East Side Kids
Pat O'Day
The Show-Off
Frank Harlin
The Great Morgan
K. F.
Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak
Between Two Women
Masters
Alimony Madness
John Thurman
Now I'll Tell
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Dr. Philip Abbott
Soak the Poor
Special Investigator Stanton
Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
45 Fathers
Vincent
Help Wanted
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
That's My Boy
Al Williams
Rescue Squad
Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Cannonball Express
Jack Logan
No Greater Sin
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
Forgotten
Louie Strauss
Fall Guy
Floyd Parkson
Calling All Marines
Murdock
Uptown New York
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
Mutiny Ahead
McMurtrie
Toklat
Old Man
Engagement Party
Elliott Winston
Get That Man
Don Clayton / McDonald
Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
Fugitive at Large
Carter
Strange Faces
Joe Gurney
