Leon Ames

Known for

Acting

Born

January 20, 1902

Birthplace

Portland, Indiana, USA

Died

October 12, 1993 (aged 91)

Biography

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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).

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Best known work

Bewitched

1964

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

Little Women

1949

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

Angel Face

1953

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Filmography

1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney Alvorg
1986
Jake Speed
as Pop Winston
1983
Testament
as Henry Abhart
1982
American PlayhouseTV
as Henry Abhart (1 episode)
1979
Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the Magnificent
1979
The Best Place to Be
as William Callahan
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTV
as Messenger (1 episode)
1977
Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel Furman
1975
Timber Tramps
as Deacon
1975
The Meal
as Kroger
1975
The JeffersonsTV
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Brother of the Wind
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam Pembroke
1972
Emergency!TV
1971
Toklat
as Old Man
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt Clews
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Frank Knox
1968
The Name of the GameTV
1966
ABC Stage 67TV
as Gray (1 episode)
1965
The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge Holmsby
1964
BewitchedTV
1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas