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Leon Ames

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 20, 1902 (Died at 91)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthPortland, Indiana, USA
Career Span1931 – 1993
Known Credits140 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Leon Ames

Also known as: Leon WaycoffHarry Leon WycoffHarry L. Wycoff
Total Works

140

118 movies • 22 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bewitched
7.8
Bewitched
1964•series
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1
as Barney Alvorg
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970•movie
as Frank Knox
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.0
as Alonzo Smith

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 140 titles featuring Leon Ames

Bewitched
7.8
1 eps
Bewitched
1964•series
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1

as Barney Alvorg

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970•movie

as Frank Knox

Meet Me in St. Louis
7.0

as Alonzo Smith

The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1

as Kyle Sackett

Little Women
7.4
Little Women
1949•movie

as Father March

The Absent-Minded Professor
6.5

as Rufus Daggett

Angel Face
7.1
Angel Face
1953•movie

as Fred Barrett

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Mr. Hampton

Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945•movie

as Admiral's Aide

Murders in the Rue Morgue
6.0

as Pierre Dupin

Testament
6.4
Testament
1983•movie

as Henry Abhart

They Were Expendable
6.5

as Major James Morton

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
2 eps

as Colonel Foxhall

The Jeffersons
7.3
1 eps
The Jeffersons
1975•series
Lady in the Lake
6.1
Lady in the Lake
1946•movie

as Derace Kingsby

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
7.0

as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

as Edgar Draque

Battleground
6.7
Battleground
1949•movie

as The Chaplain

Song of the Thin Man
6.7

as Mitchell Talbin

Peyton Place
6.7
Peyton Place
1957•movie

as Leslie Harrington

That's Entertainment!
7.4

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.7

as Lieut. Jurika

Son of Flubber
6.1
Son of Flubber
1963•movie

as Rufus Daggett

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.7

as Burt Clews

From the Terrace
6.6
From the Terrace
1960•movie

as Samuel Eaton

Mister Ed
6.8
78 eps
Mister Ed
1961•series

as Gordon Kirkwood

The Lucy Show
7.1
1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962•series

as Colonel Anderson

Emergency!
8.0
1 eps
Emergency!
1972•series
My Three Sons
6.6
4 eps
My Three Sons
1960•series
Sherlock Holmes in New York
6.0

as Daniel Furman

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
1 eps

as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Judge Fitzroy

The Velvet Touch
6.2
The Velvet Touch
1948•movie

as Gordon Dunning

On Moonlight Bay
6.5
On Moonlight Bay
1951•movie

as George Winfield

Crisis
6.6
Crisis
1950•movie

as Sam Proctor

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1
1 eps

as Messenger

Dial 1119
5.5
Dial 1119
1950•movie

as Earl

The Monkey's Uncle
5.8
The Monkey's Uncle
1965•movie

as Judge Holmsby

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
6.5

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Charlie Chan on Broadway
7.1

as Buzz Moran

Just You and Me, Kid
5.7

as Manduke the Magnificent

Scene of the Crime
6.1
Scene of the Crime
1949•movie

as Capt. A.C. Forster

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
6.2

as George Winfield

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7

as Commissioner Madero

Parachute Jumper
6.0
Parachute Jumper
1933•movie

as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Son of Lassie
6.2
Son of Lassie
1945•movie

as Anton

Mysterious Mr. Moto
6.2

as Paul Brissac

A Date with Judy
6.1
A Date with Judy
1948•movie

as Lucien T. Pringle

Jake Speed
4.6
Jake Speed
1986•movie

as Pop Winston

George Washington Slept Here
6.5

as Leon Ames (uncredited)

On an Island with You
5.9

as Commander Harrisen

Suez
5.5
Suez
1938•movie

as Napoleon III - Emperor of France

Cattle Drive
6.5
Cattle Drive
1951•movie

as Chester Graham, Sr.

Ambush
5.4
Ambush
1950•movie

as Maj. C.E. Breverly

Crime Doctor
6.4
Crime Doctor
1943•movie

as William Wheeler

Week-End at the Waldorf
6.5

as Henry Burton

Reckless
5.1
Reckless
1935•movie

as Ralph Watson

Yolanda and the Thief
6.0

as Mr. Candle

Any Number Can Play
6.9

as Dr. Palmer

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Cyrus Walker

The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps
Quick Millions
7.3
Quick Millions
1931•movie

as Hood

It's a Big Country
5.9
It's a Big Country
1951•movie

as Secret Service Man

East Side Kids
6.4
East Side Kids
1940•movie

as Pat O'Day

Watch the Birdie
5.5
Watch the Birdie
1950•movie

as Grantland D. Farns

Blackwell's Island
5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939•movie

as Ballinger (uncredited)

Hammersmith Is Out
5.9
Hammersmith Is Out
1972•movie

as General Sam Pembroke

Murder in Greenwich Village
5.8

as Rodney Hunter

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Henry Abhart

The Iron Major
5.7
The Iron Major
1943•movie

as Robert 'Bob' Stewart

Now I'll Tell
5.1
Now I'll Tell
1934•movie

as Max (as Leon Waycoff)

International Settlement
6.0

as Monte Silver

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.6

as Judd Brooks

A Successful Calamity
5.6

as Barney Davis

Only Yesterday
7.1
Only Yesterday
1933•movie

as Lee (Uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Michael J. O'Connor

Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Uptown New York
6.5
Uptown New York
1932•movie

as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

Get That Man
4.3
Get That Man
1935•movie

as Don Clayton / McDonald

The Big Hangover
6.4
The Big Hangover
1950•movie

as Carl Bellcap

Dangerously Yours
5.8
Dangerously Yours
1937•movie

as Phil

Cipher Bureau
5.3
Cipher Bureau
1938•movie

as Maj. Philip Waring

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Dr. Butolph

ABC Stage 67
6.8
1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966•series

as Gray

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
5.6

as John Stack

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Lawrence Rupert

Soak the Poor
7.4
Soak the Poor
1937•movie

as Special Investigator Stanton

Island in the Sky
7.0
Island in the Sky
1938•movie

as Marty Butler

Let's Do It Again
4.2
Let's Do It Again
1953•movie

as Chet Stuart

Claws
5.0
Claws
1977•movie

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Between Two Women
6.1
Between Two Women
1945•movie

as Masters

Alias a Gentleman
6.8
Alias a Gentleman
1948•movie

as Matt Enley

The Spy Ring
5.6
The Spy Ring
1938•movie

as Frank Denton

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Damon Carlisle

Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop

Secrets of a Nurse
5.5
Secrets of a Nurse
1938•movie

as Joe Largo

Sabre Jet
7.0
Sabre Jet
1953•movie

as Lt. Col. Eckert

The Happy Years
7.5
The Happy Years
1950•movie

as Sr. Samuel H. Stover

The Cockeyed Miracle
7.5

as Ralph Humphrey

No Greater Sin
4.8
No Greater Sin
1941•movie

as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

Forgotten
7.0
Forgotten
1933•movie

as Louie Strauss

Ship of Wanted Men
3.8
Ship of Wanted Men
1933•movie

as John Holden

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
5.2

as Dr. Philip Abbott

Legion of Lost Flyers
5.0

as Smythe

Walking Down Broadway
6.8

as Frank Gatty

Pilot X
6.3
Pilot X
1936•movie

as Carl Goering

The Great Morgan
6.0
The Great Morgan
1945•movie

as K. F.

Brother of the Wind
6.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Adjutant

Help Wanted
7.0
Help Wanted
1939•movie

as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

The Show-Off
7.0
The Show-Off
1946•movie

as Frank Harlin

Code of the Streets
7.7

as 'Chick' Foster

Song of Revolt
6.3
Song of Revolt
1937•movie

as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Fugitive at Large
7.0
Fugitive at Large
1939•movie

as Carter

Rescue Squad
4.5
Rescue Squad
1935•movie

as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

Fall Guy
8.0
Fall Guy
1945•movie

as Floyd Parkson

Strangers All
6.8
Strangers All
1935•movie

as Frank Walker

Undercover Maisie
8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947•movie

as Amor/Willis Farnes

Panama Patrol
7.5
Panama Patrol
1939•movie

as Maj. Phillip Waring

Risky Business
6.5
Risky Business
1939•movie

as Hinge Jackson

The Marshal Of Mesa City
7.5

as Sheriff Jud Cronin

The Man Who Dared
7.5
The Man Who Dared
1933•movie

as Yosef Novak

No Leave, No Love
6.5
No Leave, No Love
1946•movie

as Colonel Elliott

Come On, Leathernecks!
7.5

as Otto Wagner / Baroni

Stowaway
6.5
Stowaway
1932•movie

as Tommy

Mutiny Ahead
6.5
Mutiny Ahead
1935•movie

as McMurtrie

The Best Place to Be
7.5

as William Callahan

45 Fathers
4.5
45 Fathers
1937•movie

as Vincent

Father of the Bride
9.5
34 eps
Father of the Bride
1961•series

as Stanley Banks

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
Toklat
7.0
Toklat
1971•movie

as Old Man

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

I'll Tell the World
7.0

as Spud Marshall

Calling All Marines
10.0

as Murdock

Alimony Madness
9.0
Alimony Madness
1933•movie

as John Thurman

That's My Boy
8.0
That's My Boy
1932•movie

as Al Williams

Timber Tramps
9.0
Timber Tramps
1975•movie

as Deacon

Strange Faces
10.0
Strange Faces
1938•movie

as Joe Gurney

Panic!
8.0
1 eps
Panic!
1957•series