Leon Ames
| First Name | Leon |
| Last Name | Ames |
| Full Name at Birth | Leon Waycoff |
| Age | 91 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1902 |
| Birthplace | Portland, Indiana, USA |
| Date of Death | October 12, 1993 |
| Location of Death | Laguna Beach, California, USA |
| Cause of Death | (stroke) |
| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Meet Me in St. Louis |
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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Filmography
Selected Leon Ames film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1979
The Littlest Hobo
Jasper McGillicutty
1979
The Best Place to Be
William Callahan
1977
Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1975
Timber Tramps
Deacon
1975
The Meal
Kroger
1974
Apple's Way
Henshaw
1971
Toklat
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1970
Men at Law
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1966
ABC Stage 67
Gray
1961
Father of the Bride
Stanley Banks
1960
Maggie
Mark Bradley
1957
Panic!
Harry Hall
1955
Front Row Center
Nat Miller
1953
Life with Father
Clarence Day Sr.
1950
Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
1950
Stars Over Hollywood
Spade Winters
1948
Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Everett Nordill aka Everton
1946
No Leave, No Love
Colonel R.G. Elliott
1946
The Great Morgan
K.F. Studio Exec
1945
Fall Guy
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1939
Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
1939
The Marshal of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer
1939
Calling All Marines
Murdock
1939
Help Wanted
J.T. Evans - Labor Commissioner
1939
Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
1939
Mr. Sheldon Goes to Town
Salesman
1938
Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner/Baroni
1938
Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
1938
The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
1938
Cipher Bureau
Maj. Philip Waring
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
1938
Strange Faces
Joe Gurney
1938
Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
1937
45 Fathers
Vincent
1937
Song of Revolt
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1937
Soak the Poor
Special Investigator Stanton
1935
Strangers All
Frank Walker
1935
Get That Man
Don Clayton/McDonald
1935
Rescue Squad
Lester Vaughn
1934
The Crosby Case
Clifford Mulford
1934
I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall
1933
Alimony Madness
John Thurman
1933
Forgotten
Louie Strauss
1933
The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak
1932
State's Attorney
First Trial Prosecutor
1932
Cannonball Express
Jack Logan
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks
Soundtrack Credits
1939
The Marshal of Mesa City
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