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Leon Ames was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) with Judy Garland as one of his daughters, Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951), and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). The fathers whom Ames portrayed were often somewhat stuffy and exasperated by the younger generation, but ultimately kind and understanding. One of his best-known roles was as DA Kyle Sackett in the film, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
Birth Name
Harry Leon Wycoff
Born
Monday, 20 January 1902
Died
Tuesday, 12 October 1993
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Peggy Sue Got Married | Barney Alvorg | 1986 |
Jake Speed | Pop Winston | 1986 |
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
Testament | Henry Abhart | 1983 |
The Littlest Hobo | Jasper McGillicutty | 1979 |
Just You and Me, Kid | Manduke the Magnificent | 1979 |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Messenger | 1977 |
Claws | Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner / Commissioner | 1977 |
Sherlock Holmes in New York | Daniel Furman | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Peggy Sue Got Married | Barney Alvorg | 1986 |
Jake Speed | Pop Winston | 1986 |
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
Testament | Henry Abhart | 1983 |
The Littlest Hobo | Jasper McGillicutty | 1979 |
Just You and Me, Kid | Manduke the Magnificent | 1979 |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Messenger | 1977 |
Claws | Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner / Commissioner | 1977 |
Sherlock Holmes in New York | Daniel Furman | 1976 |
The Timber Tramps | Deacon | 1975 |
The Meal | Kroger / Bernard Wallace Kroger | 1975 |
The Jeffersons | Grandpa Willis | 1975 |
That's Entertainment! | Self - at Banquet | 1974 |
Apple's Way | Henshaw | 1974 |
Brother of the Wind | Narrator | 1973 |
Hammersmith Is Out | General Sam Pembroke | 1972 |
Emergency! | Dr. Ned Tuttle / Alex Sudoff | 1972 |
Toklat | Old Man / Narrator | 1971 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Burt Clews | 1970 |
Tora! Tora! Tora! | Frank Knox / Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox | 1970 |
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Bradford Williams | 1968 |
The Name of the Game | Diedrick | 1968 |
ABC Stage 67 | Gray | 1966 |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Morton Gregory | 1965 |
The Monkey's Uncle | Judge Holmsby | 1965 |
Bewitched | Howard McMann | 1964 |
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Lex Fortas / Judge Holmsby | 1964 |
Son of Flubber | President Rufus Daggett / Rufus Daggett | 1963 |
The Lucy Show | Colonel Anderson | 1962 |
The Beverly Hillbillies | Colonel Foxhall | 1962 |
The Virginian | Judge Fitzroy | 1962 |
Father of the Bride | Stanley Banks | 1961 |
The Absent Minded Professor | President Rufus Daggett | 1961 |
Mister Ed | Gordon Kirkwood | 1961 |
The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Hampton | 1960 |
My Three Sons | Dr. Roy Osborne | 1960 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Damon Carlisle | 1960 |
From the Terrace | Samuel Eaton | 1960 |
About Faces | Self | 1959 |
Peyton Place | Mr. Harrington / Leslie Harrington | 1957 |
Panic! | Harry Hall | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | Leland Wolff | 1956 |
Engagement Party | Elliott Winston | 1956 |
Screen Directors Playhouse | Col. T. Jennings Parker / Pop | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Everett Nordill aka Everton | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | President Rufus Daggett / Judge Holmsby | 1954 |
Life with Father | Clarence Day, Sr. / Clarence Day Sr. | 1953 |
Sabre Jet | Lt. Col. Eckert / Lt. Col. George Eckert | 1953 |
Let's Do It Again | Chet Stuart | 1953 |
By the Light of the Silvery Moon | George Winfield | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes | 1953 |
Angel Face | Fred Barrett | 1953 |
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | Secret Service Man | 1951 |
Cattle Drive | Chester Graham Sr. | 1951 |
On Moonlight Bay | George Winfield | 1951 |
Watch the Birdie | Grantland D. Farns | 1950 |
Dial 1119 | Earl | 1950 |
Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
Lux Video Theatre | Michael J. O'Connor / Adam | 1950 |
Stars Over Hollywood | Spade Winters | 1950 |
The Happy Years | Samuel H. Stover - Sr. / 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 / Major C.E. Breverly | 1950 |
Battleground | The Chaplain | 1949 |
Scene of the Crime | Capt. A.C. Forster / Captain A.C. Forster | 1949 |
Any Number Can Play | Dr. Palmer | 1949 |
Little Women | Mr. March / Father March | 1949 |
Studio One | Cyrus Walker | 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 | 1948 |
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 aka Willis Farnes / Amor/Willis Farnes | 1947 |
Lady in the Lake | Derace Kingsby / Derrace Kingsby | 1946 |
The Show-Off | Frank Harlin | 1946 |
The Cockeyed Miracle | Ralph Humphrey | 1946 |
No Leave, No Love | Colonel Elliott | 1946 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice | Kyle Sackett | 1946 |
They Were Expendable | Major James Morton / Maj. 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 / Mr. Masters | 1945 |
Front Row Center | Nat Miller | 1945 |
The Great Morgan | K.F. Studio Exec / K. F. | 1945 |
Meet Me in St. Louis | Mr. Alonzo Smith | 1944 |
The Thin Man Goes Home | Edgar Draque | 1944 |
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Lieut. Jurika | 1944 |
The Iron Major | Robert 'Bob' Stewart | 1943 |
Crime Doctor | William Wheeler | 1943 |
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | John Stack | 1941 |
No Greater Sin | Dr. Edward Cavanaugh | 1941 |
East Side Kids | Pat O'Day | 1940 |
Fugitive at Large | Carter | 1939 |
Legion of Lost Flyers | Smythe | 1939 |
The Marshal of Mesa City | Sheriff Jud Cronin | 1939 |
Pack Up Your Troubles | Adjutant | 1939 |
Calling All Marines | Murdock | 1939 |
Thunder Afloat | 1939 | |
Help Wanted | J.T. Evans - Labor Commissioner | 1939 |
Man of Conquest | John Hoskins | 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 | 1939 |
Secrets of a Nurse | Joe Largo | 1938 |
Strange Faces | Joe Gurney | 1938 |
Cipher Bureau | Maj. Philip Waring | 1938 |
Suez | Napoleon III - Emperor of France | 1938 |
Mysterious Mr. Moto | Paul Brissac | 1938 |
Come on, Leathernecks! | Baroni / Otto Wagner | 1938 |
Island in the Sky | Marty Butler | 1938 |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Ex-Chauffeur | 1938 |
Walking Down Broadway | Frank Gatty | 1938 |
International Settlement | Monte Silvers / Monte Silver | 1938 |
The Spy Ring | Frank Denton | 1938 |
45 Fathers | Vincent | 1937 |
Murder in Greenwich Village | Rodney Hunter | 1937 |
Dangerously Yours | Phil | 1937 |
Charlie Chan on Broadway | Buzz Moran | 1937 |
Soak the Poor | Special Investigator Stanton | 1937 |
Death in the Air | Carl Goering | 1936 |
Get That Man | Don Clayton / McDonald | 1935 |
Rescue Squad | Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff) / Lester Vaughn | 1935 |
Strangers All | Frank Walker | 1935 |
Reckless | Ralph Watson | 1935 |
Mutiny Ahead | McMurtrie | 1935 |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Beauchamp | 1934 |
Now I'll Tell | Max | 1934 |
I'll Tell the World | Spud Marshall | 1934 |
The Crosby Case | Clifford Mulford | 1934 |
Only Yesterday | Lee / Lee (Uncredited) | 1933 |
Ship of Wanted Men | Capt. John Holden / John Holden | 1933 |
The Man Who Dared | Yosef Novak | 1933 |
Alimony Madness | John Thurman | 1933 |
Forgotten | Louie Strauss | 1933 |
Parachute Jumper | Pilot with Alabama | 1933 |
Silver Dollar | Yates' Secretary | 1932 |
Uptown New York | Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff) / Max Silver | 1932 |
That's My Boy | Al Williams | 1932 |
Thirteen Women | Undetermined Role | 1932 |
A Successful Calamity | Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate / Barney Davis | 1932 |
State's Attorney | First Trial Prosecutor | 1932 |
The Famous Ferguson Case | Judd Brooks | 1932 |
Stowaway | Tommy | 1932 |
Cannonball Express | Jack Logan | 1932 |
Murders in the Rue Morgue | Pierre Dupin | 1932 |
Quick Millions | Hood | 1931 |