Personal Info
Known Credits
121
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1902-01-20 (123 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Portland, Indiana, USA
Also Known For
Leon WaycoffHarry Leon WycoffHarry L. Wycoff
Leon Ames
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. ...
Acting
1986 --
Peggy Sue Got Married
| Barney Alvorg
1986 --
Jake Speed
| Pop Winston
1983 --
Testament
| Henry Abhart
1979 --
Just You and Me, Kid
| Manduke the Magnificent
1979 --
The Best Place to Be
| William Callahan
1977 --
Claws
| Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1976 --
Sherlock Holmes in New York
| Daniel Furman
1975 --
Timber Tramps
| Deacon
1975 --
The Meal
| Kroger
1974 --
That's Entertainment!
| (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973 --
Brother of the Wind
|
1973 --
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Hammersmith Is Out
| General Sam Pembroke
1971 --
Toklat
| Old Man
1970 --
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
| Burt Clews
1970 --
Tora! Tora! Tora!
| Frank Knox
1965 --
The Monkey's Uncle
| Judge Holmsby
1964 --
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
| Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1963 --
Son of Flubber
| Rufus Daggett
1961 --
The Absent-Minded Professor
| Rufus Daggett
1960 --
From the Terrace
| Samuel Eaton
1957 --
Peyton Place
| Leslie Harrington
1956 --
Engagement Party
| Elliott Winston
1953 --
Sabre Jet
| Lt. Col. Eckert
1953 --
Let's Do It Again
| Chet Stuart
1953 --
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
| George Winfield
1953 --
Angel Face
| Fred Barrett
1951 --
It's a Big Country
| Secret Service Man
1951 --
Cattle Drive
| Chester Graham, Sr.
1951 --
On Moonlight Bay
| George Winfield
1950 --
Watch the Birdie
| Grantland D. Farns
1950 --
Dial 1119
| Earl
1950 --
The Happy Years
| Sr. Samuel H. Stover
1950 --
Crisis
| Sam Proctor
1950 --
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
| Dr. Philip Abbott
1950 --
The Big Hangover
| Carl Bellcap
1950 --
Ambush
| Maj. C.E. Breverly
1949 --
Battleground
| The Chaplain
1949 --
Scene of the Crime
| Capt. A.C. Forster
1949 --
Any Number Can Play
| Dr. Palmer
1949 --
Little Women
| Father March
1948 --
A Date with Judy
| Lucien T. Pringle
1948 --
The Velvet Touch
| Gordon Dunning
1948 --
On an Island with You
| Commander Harrison
1948 --
Alias a Gentleman
| Matt Enley
1947 --
Merton of the Movies
| Lawrence Rupert
1947 --
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
| Everett Nordill aka Everton
1947 --
Song of the Thin Man
| Mitchell Talbin
1947 --
Undercover Maisie
| Amor/Willis Farnes
1946 --
Lady in the Lake
| Derace Kingsby
1946 --
The Show-Off
| Frank Harlin
1946 --
The Cockeyed Miracle
| Ralph Humphrey
1946 --
The Postman Always Rings Twice
| Kyle Sackett
1946 --
No Leave, No Love
| Colonel Elliott
1945 --
They Were Expendable
| Major James Morton
1945 --
Yolanda and the Thief
| Mr. Candle
1945 --
Week-End at the Waldorf
| Henry Burton
1945 --
Anchors Aweigh
| Admiral's Aide
1945 --
Son of Lassie
| Anton
1945 --
Fall Guy
| Floyd Parkson
1945 --
Between Two Women
| Masters
1945 --
The Great Morgan
| K. F.
1944 --
The Thin Man Goes Home
| Edgar Draque
1944 --
Meet Me in St. Louis
| Alonzo Smith
1944 --
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
| Lieut. Jurika
1943 --
The Iron Major
| Robert 'Bob' Stewart
1943 --
Crime Doctor
| William Wheeler
1942 --
George Washington Slept Here
| Leon Ames (uncredited)
1941 --
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
| John Stack
1941 --
No Greater Sin
| Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1940 --
East Side Kids
| Pat O'Day
1939 --
Fugitive at Large
| Carter
1939 --
The Marshal Of Mesa City
| Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939 --
Legion of Lost Flyers
| Smythe
1939 --
Pack Up Your Troubles
| Adjutant
1939 --
Calling All Marines
| Murdock
1939 --
Thunder Afloat
| Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939 --
Help Wanted
| J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
1939 --
Code of the Streets
| 'Chick' Foster
1939 --
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
| Commissioner Madero
1939 --
Panama Patrol
| Maj. Phillip Waring
1939 --
I Was a Convict
| Jackson
1939 --
Risky Business
| Hinge Jackson
1939 --
Blackwell's Island
| Ballinger (uncredited)
1938 --
Secrets of a Nurse
| Joe Largo
1938 --
Suez
| Napoleon III - Emperor of France
1938 --
Cipher Bureau
| Maj. Philip Waring
1938 --
Mysterious Mr. Moto
| Paul Brissac
1938 --
Come On, Leathernecks!
| Otto Wagner / Baroni
1938 --
Island in the Sky
| Marty Butler
1938 --
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
| Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
1938 --
Walking Down Broadway
| Frank Gatty
1938 --
International Settlement
| Monte Silver
1938 --
The Spy Ring
| Frank Denton
1937 --
45 Fathers
| Vincent
1937 --
Murder in Greenwich Village
| Rodney Hunter
1937 --
Charlie Chan on Broadway
| Buzz Moran
1937 --
Dangerously Yours
| Phil
1937 --
Soak the Poor
| Special Investigator Stanton
1937 --
Song of Revolt
| Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1936 --
Pilot X
| Carl Goering
1935 --
Get That Man
| Don Clayton / McDonald
1935 --
Rescue Squad
| Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
1935 --
Reckless
| Ralph Watson
1935 --
Strangers All
| Frank Walker
1935 --
Mutiny Ahead
| McMurtrie
1934 --
Now I'll Tell
| Max (as Leon Waycoff)
1934 --
I'll Tell the World
| Spud Marshall
1933 --
Only Yesterday
| Lee (Uncredited)
1933 --
Ship of Wanted Men
| John Holden
1933 --
The Man Who Dared
| Yosef Novak
1933 --
Alimony Madness
| John Thurman
1933 --
Forgotten
| Louie Strauss
1933 --
Parachute Jumper
| Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
1932 --
Uptown New York
| Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
1932 --
That's My Boy
| Al Williams
1932 --
A Successful Calamity
| Barney Davis
1932 --
The Famous Ferguson Case
| Judd Brooks
1932 --
Stowaway
| Tommy
1932 --
Murders in the Rue Morgue
| Pierre Dupin
1931 --
Quick Millions
| Hood