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Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Birthday: 1902-01-20 | Place of Birth: Portland, Indiana, USA

​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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1986
Jake Speed

as    Pop Winston

1983
Testament

as    Henry Abhart

1977
Claws

as    Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York

as    Daniel Furman

1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as    Judge Holmsby

1963
Son of Flubber

as    Rufus Daggett

1961
The Absent-Minded Professor

as    Rufus Daggett

1961
Father of the Bride

as    Stanley Banks

1956
Engagement Party

as    Elliott Winston

1953
Let's Do It Again

as    Chet Stuart

1953
Angel Face

as    Fred Barrett

1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

as    George Winfield

1953
Sabre Jet

as    Lt. Col. Eckert

1951
On Moonlight Bay

as    George Winfield

1950
Dial 1119

as    Earl

1950
Watch the Birdie

as    Grantland D. Farns

1950
Ambush

as    Maj. C.E. Breverly

1950
Crisis

as    Sam Proctor

1950
The Happy Years

as    Sr. Samuel H. Stover

1948
On an Island with You

as    Commander Harrison

1948
The Velvet Touch

as    Gordon Dunning

1948
A Date with Judy

as    Lucien T. Pringle

1948
Alias a Gentleman

as    Matt Enley

1947
Undercover Maisie

as    Amor/Willis Farnes

1947
Lady in the Lake

as    Derace Kingsby

1947
Merton of the Movies

as    Lawrence Rupert

1947
Song of the Thin Man

as    Mitchell Talbin

1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice

as    Kyle Sackett