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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 20, 1902
Died
October 12, 1993
Place of Birth
Portland, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- Leon Waycoff
- Harry Leon Wycoff
- Harry L. Wycoff
Leon Ames
0.9 Popularity
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
6.1
Barney Alvorg
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
4.4
Pop Winston
Jake Speed
1986
6.3
Henry Abhart
Testament
1983
5.4
Manduke the Magnificent
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
6.0
William Callahan
The Best Place to Be
1979
7.1
Messenger
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
4.0
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Claws
1977
5.9
Daniel Furman
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
0.0
Deacon
Timber Tramps
1975
🎬
5.0
Kroger
The Meal
1975
Credits
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
1986
6.1
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
1986
4.4
Testament
as Henry Abhart
1983
6.3
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
1979
5.4
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
1979
6.0
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Messenger
1977
7.1
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977
4.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
1976
5.9
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
1975
0.0
🎬
The Meal
as Kroger
1975
5.0
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
7.4
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
0.0
Brother of the Wind
1972
5.0
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
1972
5.7
Emergency!
1972
7.8
🎬
Toklat
as Old Man
1971
0.0
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
1970
6.7
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
1970
7.1
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
ABC Stage 67
as Gray
1966
6.2
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
1965
5.7
Bewitched
1964
7.9
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964
6.5
Son of Flubber
as Rufus Daggett
1963
6.0
The Lucy Show
as Colonel Anderson
1962
7.0
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Colonel Foxhall
1962
6.9
The Virginian
as Judge Fitzroy
1962
6.4
Father of the Bride
as Stanley Banks
1961
10.0
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
1961
6.5
Mister Ed
as Gordon Kirkwood
1961
6.7
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Hampton
1960
7.6
My Three Sons
1960
6.5
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Damon Carlisle
1960
6.2
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
1960
6.6
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
1957
6.7
Panic!
1957
0.0
🎬
Engagement Party
as Elliott Winston
1956
0.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
1955
6.5
The Wonderful World of Disney
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
1954
7.8
🎬
Life With Father
1953
0.0
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
1953
6.7
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
1953
3.2
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
1953
5.9
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Butolph
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Malcolm Fownes
1953
6.4
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
1953
7.1
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
1951
5.3
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
1951
6.1
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
1951
6.3
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
1950
5.3
Dial 1119
as Earl
1950
5.4
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Michael J. O'Connor
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Adam
1950
6.3
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
1950
6.6
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
1950
7.7
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
1950
4.7
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
1950
6.1
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
1950
5.2
Battleground
as The Chaplain
1949
6.7
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
1949
6.0
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
1949
6.9
Little Women
as Father March
1949
7.4
Studio One
as Cyrus Walker
1948
5.0
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
1948
5.9
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
1948
6.2
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
1948
5.6
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
1948
6.5
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
1947
6.8
🎬
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
1947
5.5
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
1947
6.8
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
1947
8.0
Lady in the Lake
as Derace Kingsby
1946
6.0
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
1946
7.0
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
1946
6.7
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle Sackett
1946
7.0
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
1946
6.0
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
1945
6.5
Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. Candle
1945
5.7
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry Burton
1945
6.0
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
1945
6.8
Son of Lassie
as Anton
1945
6.0
Fall Guy
as Floyd Parkson
1945
8.0
Between Two Women
as Masters
1945
5.9
The Great Morgan
as K. F.
1945
5.5
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Edgar Draque
1944
7.1
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Alonzo Smith
1944
7.0
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieut. Jurika
1944
6.6
The Iron Major
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
1943
5.3
Crime Doctor
as William Wheeler
1943
6.2
George Washington Slept Here
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
1942
6.3
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as John Stack
1941
5.7
No Greater Sin
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1941
3.0
East Side Kids
as Pat O'Day
1940
6.3
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
1939
6.0
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939
8.0
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
1939
3.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
1939
6.2
Calling All Marines
as Murdock
1939
0.0
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939
5.9
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
1939
7.0
Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' Foster
1939
7.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
1939
6.7
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
1939
5.0
🎬
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
1939
5.0
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
1939
6.0
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
1938
4.0
Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
1938
5.2
Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip Waring
1938
4.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul Brissac
1938
6.0
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
1938
5.0
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
1938
7.0
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
1938
7.0
Walking Down Broadway
as Frank Gatty
1938
5.7
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
1938
5.6
The Spy Ring
as Frank Denton
1938
4.5
45 Fathers
as Vincent
1937
1.0
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney Hunter
1937
5.6
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
1937
7.0
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
1937
3.5
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
1937
7.0
Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1937
6.0
Pilot X
as Carl Goering
1936
5.0
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
1935
3.0
Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
1935
2.0
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
1935
5.0
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
1935
5.5
Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrie
1935
4.0
Now I'll Tell
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
1934
4.3
I'll Tell the World
as Spud Marshall
1934
0.0
Only Yesterday
as Lee (Uncredited)
1933
6.8
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Holden
1933
1.7
The Man Who Dared
as Yosef Novak
1933
6.0
Alimony Madness
as John Thurman
1933
0.0
Forgotten
as Louie Strauss
1933
6.0
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
1933
5.9
Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
1932
5.8
That's My Boy
as Al Williams
1932
0.0
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
1932
5.2
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
1932
6.2
Stowaway
as Tommy
1932
5.0
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
1932
6.1
Quick Millions
as Hood
1931
7.1