Leon Ames

Leon Ames

​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.

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Known For

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 • as Colonel Foxhall

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

1960

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962 • as Colonel Anderson

Studio One

Studio One

1948 • as Cyrus Walker

Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

1975

Filmography

1986

Jake Speed
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
Movie - Released: 5/30/1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
Movie - Released: 10/10/1986

1983

Testament
Testament
as Henry Abhart
Movie - Released: 11/4/1983

1979

Just You and Me, Kid
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
Movie - Released: 7/13/1979
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
Movie - Released: 5/27/1979

1977

Claws
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Messenger
TV - Released: 1/30/1977

1976

Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
Movie - Released: 10/18/1976

1975

Movie
The Meal
as Kroger
Movie - Released: 10/1/1975
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
TV - Released: 1/18/1975

1974

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/21/1974

1973

Brother of the Wind
Brother of the Wind
Movie - Released: 1/31/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973

1972

Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
Movie - Released: 5/12/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972

1971

Movie
Toklat
as Old Man
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
Movie - Released: 6/17/1970

1968

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1966

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Gray
TV - Released: 9/14/1966

1965

The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
Movie - Released: 8/18/1965

1964

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Movie - Released: 3/25/1964
Bewitched
Bewitched
TV - Released: 9/17/1964

1963

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
as Rufus Daggett
Movie - Released: 1/16/1963

1962

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Colonel Anderson
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Colonel Foxhall
TV - Released: 9/26/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Judge Fitzroy
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus Daggett
Movie - Released: 3/16/1961
Mister Ed
Mister Ed
as Gordon Kirkwood
TV - Released: 1/5/1961
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
as Stanley Banks
TV - Released: 9/29/1961

1960

From the Terrace
From the Terrace
as Samuel Eaton
Movie - Released: 7/15/1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Hampton
TV - Released: 10/3/1960
My Three Sons
My Three Sons
TV - Released: 9/29/1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Damon Carlisle
TV - Released: 9/19/1960

1957

Peyton Place
Peyton Place
as Leslie Harrington
Movie - Released: 12/13/1957
Panic!
Panic!
TV - Released: 3/5/1957

1956

Movie
Engagement Party
as Elliott Winston
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Angel Face
Angel Face
as Fred Barrett
Movie - Released: 1/2/1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George Winfield
Movie - Released: 3/26/1953
Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Movie - Released: 9/4/1953
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
as Chet Stuart
Movie - Released: 6/16/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Butolph
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
TV
Life With Father
TV - Released: 11/22/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Malcolm Fownes
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1951

On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
as George Winfield
Movie - Released: 7/26/1951
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
as Secret Service Man
Movie - Released: 11/20/1951
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.
Movie - Released: 8/1/1951

1950

Dial 1119
Dial 1119
as Earl
Movie - Released: 11/3/1950
Crisis
Crisis
as Sam Proctor
Movie - Released: 7/7/1950
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
Movie - Released: 7/7/1950
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
as Carl Bellcap
Movie - Released: 5/26/1950
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. Farns
Movie - Released: 12/11/1950
Ambush
Ambush
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Movie - Released: 1/13/1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip Abbott
Movie - Released: 6/29/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Michael J. O'Connor
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Adam
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Battleground
Battleground
as The Chaplain
Movie - Released: 11/9/1949
Little Women
Little Women
as Father March
Movie - Released: 3/10/1949
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Movie - Released: 7/28/1949
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play
as Dr. Palmer
Movie - Released: 7/15/1949

1948

The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
as Gordon Dunning
Movie - Released: 7/13/1948
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
as Commander Harrison
Movie - Released: 5/3/1948
A Date with Judy
A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. Pringle
Movie - Released: 7/29/1948
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
as Matt Enley
Movie - Released: 2/3/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Cyrus Walker
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell Talbin
Movie - Released: 8/28/1947
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence Rupert
Movie - Released: 10/11/1947
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Movie - Released: 3/1/1947
Movie
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Movie - Released: 8/30/1947

1946

Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
as Derace Kingsby
Movie - Released: 12/19/1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle Sackett
Movie - Released: 5/2/1946
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph Humphrey
Movie - Released: 10/26/1946
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love
as Colonel Elliott
Movie - Released: 3/10/1946
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
as Frank Harlin
Movie - Released: 12/1/1946

1945

Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. Candle
Movie - Released: 11/22/1945
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
as Major James Morton
Movie - Released: 12/7/1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry Burton
Movie - Released: 10/4/1945
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
as Floyd Parkson
Movie - Released: 4/14/1945
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan
as K. F.
Movie - Released: 1/1/1945
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
as Masters
Movie - Released: 3/28/1945
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's Aide
Movie - Released: 8/13/1945
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie
as Anton
Movie - Released: 4/20/1945

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Alonzo Smith
Movie - Released: 11/28/1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Edgar Draque
Movie - Released: 12/24/1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieut. Jurika
Movie - Released: 11/15/1944

1943

The Iron Major
The Iron Major
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Movie - Released: 10/31/1943
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
as William Wheeler
Movie - Released: 6/22/1943

1942

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/30/1942

1941

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as John Stack
Movie - Released: 11/18/1941
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
Movie - Released: 8/29/1941

1940

East Side Kids
East Side Kids
as Pat O'Day
Movie - Released: 2/10/1940

1939

Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large
as Carter
Movie - Released: 12/7/1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner Madero
Movie - Released: 4/7/1939
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/15/1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Adjutant
Movie - Released: 10/24/1939
Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip Waring
Movie - Released: 3/20/1939
Risky Business
Risky Business
as Hinge Jackson
Movie - Released: 3/3/1939
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Movie - Released: 6/10/1939
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/24/1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
Movie - Released: 11/3/1939
Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines
as Murdock
Movie - Released: 9/20/1939
Movie
I Was a Convict
as Jackson
Movie - Released: 3/6/1939
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' Foster
Movie - Released: 4/13/1939
Legion of Lost Flyers
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Smythe
Movie - Released: 11/2/1939

1938

Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe Largo
Movie - Released: 12/2/1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/25/1938
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul Brissac
Movie - Released: 9/17/1938
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
as Marty Butler
Movie - Released: 4/1/1938
International Settlement
International Settlement
as Monte Silver
Movie - Released: 2/4/1938
Suez
Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Movie - Released: 10/28/1938
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip Waring
Movie - Released: 10/25/1938
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
Movie - Released: 8/8/1938
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
as Frank Denton
Movie - Released: 1/8/1938
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
as Frank Gatty
Movie - Released: 3/11/1938

1937

Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz Moran
Movie - Released: 9/22/1937
Soak the Poor
Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator Stanton
Movie - Released: 8/21/1937
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
as Phil
Movie - Released: 9/21/1937
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney Hunter
Movie - Released: 11/3/1937
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Movie - Released: 5/29/1937
45 Fathers
45 Fathers
as Vincent
Movie - Released: 11/26/1937

1936

Pilot X
Pilot X
as Carl Goering
Movie - Released: 12/1/1936

1935

Rescue Squad
Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1935
Strangers All
Strangers All
as Frank Walker
Movie - Released: 4/1/1935
Get That Man
Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Movie - Released: 7/10/1935
Reckless
Reckless
as Ralph Watson
Movie - Released: 4/19/1935
Mutiny Ahead
Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrie
Movie - Released: 3/1/1935

1934

Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
Movie - Released: 6/7/1934
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
as Spud Marshall
Movie - Released: 4/20/1934

1933

Forgotten
Forgotten
as Louie Strauss
Movie - Released: 2/14/1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/28/1933
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Holden
Movie - Released: 9/8/1933
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
as Yosef Novak
Movie - Released: 6/30/1933
Alimony Madness
Alimony Madness
as John Thurman
Movie - Released: 3/31/1933
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
as Lee (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1933

1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre Dupin
Movie - Released: 1/27/1932
Uptown New York
Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
Movie - Released: 11/27/1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd Brooks
Movie - Released: 4/19/1932
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
as Barney Davis
Movie - Released: 9/17/1932
Stowaway
Stowaway
as Tommy
Movie - Released: 3/1/1932
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
as Al Williams
Movie - Released: 11/13/1932

1931

Quick Millions
Quick Millions
as Hood
Movie - Released: 4/17/1931