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