Acting

Leon Ames

Born 1902-01-20 · Portland, Indiana, USA

Died 1993-10-12

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.

Credits

Newest first

Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
1986
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
1986
Testament
as Henry Abhart
1983
American Playhouse
as Henry Abhart
1982
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
1979
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
1979
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Messenger
1977
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
1976
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
1975
The Meal
as Kroger
1975
The Jeffersons
1975
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Brother of the Wind
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
1972
Emergency!
1972
Toklat
as Old Man
1971
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
1970
The Name of the Game
1968
ABC Stage 67
as Gray
1966
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
1965
Bewitched
1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964
Son of Flubber
as Rufus Daggett
1963
The Lucy Show
as Colonel Anderson
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Colonel Foxhall
1962
The Virginian
as Judge Fitzroy
1962
Father of the Bride
as Stanley Banks
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
1961
Mister Ed
as Gordon Kirkwood
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Hampton
1960
My Three Sons
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Damon Carlisle
1960
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
1960
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
1957
Panic!
1957
Engagement Party
as Elliott Winston
1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
1955
MGM Parade
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
1954
Life With Father
1953
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
1953
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
1953
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Butolph
1953
General Electric Theater
as Malcolm Fownes
1953
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
1953
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
1951
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
1951
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
1951
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
1950
Dial 1119
as Earl
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Michael J. O'Connor
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Adam
1950
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
1950
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
1950
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
1950
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
1950
Battleground
as The Chaplain
1949
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
1949
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
1949
Little Women
as Father March
1949
Studio One
as Cyrus Walker
1948
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
1948
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrisen
1948
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
1948
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
1947
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
1947
Lady in the Lake
as Derace Kingsby
1946
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
1946
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle Sackett
1946
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
1946
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
1945