Leon Ames

Leon Waycoff | Harry Leon Wycoff | Harry L. Wycoff

About the person

Career:

Acting

Date of birth:

1902-01-20

Place of birth:

Portland, Indiana, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Date of death

1993-10-12

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).

Filmography

Rating by year

Peggy Sue Got Married
Barney Alvorg
1986-10-10
6.1658
Jake Speed
Pop Winston
1986-05-30
4.617
Testament
Henry Abhart
1983-11-04
6.4140
Just You and Me, Kid
Manduke the Magnificent
1979-07-13
5.418
The Best Place to Be
William Callahan
1979-05-27
7.52
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Messenger
1977-01-30
7.131
Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977-01-01
5.05
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Daniel Furman
1976-10-18
6.036
Timber Tramps
Deacon
1975-12-31
9.01
The Meal
Kroger
1975-10-01
6.02
The Jeffersons
1975-01-18
7.3122
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974-06-21
7.467
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973-01-01
7.01
Brother of the Wind
1972-11-08
6.73
Hammersmith Is Out
General Sam Pembroke
1972-05-12
5.98
Emergency!
1972-01-22
7.952
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Burt Clews
1970-06-17
6.868
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Frank Knox
1970-01-26
7.2605
The Name of the Game
1968-09-20
7.013
ABC Stage 67
Gray
1966-09-14
6.86
The Monkey's Uncle
Judge Holmsby
1965-08-18
5.927
Bewitched
1964-09-17
7.9741
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964-03-25
6.627
Son of Flubber
Rufus Daggett
1963-01-16
6.169
The Lucy Show
Colonel Anderson
1962-10-01
7.151
The Beverly Hillbillies
Colonel Foxhall
1962-09-26
6.9130
The Virginian
Judge Fitzroy
1962-09-19
6.535
Father of the Bride
Stanley Banks
1961-09-29
9.52
The Absent-Minded Professor
Rufus Daggett
1961-01-20
6.6200
Mister Ed
Gordon Kirkwood
1961-01-05
6.754
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Hampton
1960-10-03
7.6169
My Three Sons
1960-09-29
6.640
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Damon Carlisle
1960-09-19
6.45
From the Terrace
Samuel Eaton
1960-07-15
6.657
Peyton Place
Leslie Harrington
1957-12-13
6.891
Panic!
1957-03-05
8.01
Engagement Party
Elliott Winston
1956-01-01
0.00
Screen Director's Playhouse
Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
1955-10-05
7.05
The Wonderful World of Disney
President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
1954-10-27
7.935
Life With Father
1953-11-22
10.01
Sabre Jet
Lt. Col. Eckert
1953-09-04
7.04
Let's Do It Again
Chet Stuart
1953-06-16
4.25
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
George Winfield
1953-03-26
6.121
General Electric Theater
Dr. Butolph
1953-02-01
6.86
General Electric Theater
Malcolm Fownes
1953-02-01
6.86
Angel Face
Fred Barrett
1953-01-02
7.1186
It's a Big Country
Secret Service Man
1951-11-20
5.98
Cattle Drive
Chester Graham, Sr.
1951-08-01
6.516
On Moonlight Bay
George Winfield
1951-07-26
6.532
Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
1950-12-11
5.58
Dial 1119
Earl
1950-11-03
5.529
Lux Video Theatre
Michael J. O'Connor
1950-10-02
6.77
Lux Video Theatre
Adam
1950-10-02
6.77
Crisis
Sam Proctor
1950-07-07
6.728
The Happy Years
Sr. Samuel H. Stover
1950-07-07
7.54
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Dr. Philip Abbott
1950-06-29
5.34
The Big Hangover
Carl Bellcap
1950-05-26
6.46
Ambush
Maj. C.E. Breverly
1950-01-13
5.416
Battleground
The Chaplain
1949-11-09
6.8102
Scene of the Crime
Capt. A.C. Forster
1949-07-28
6.123
Any Number Can Play
Dr. Palmer
1949-07-15
6.913
Little Women
Father March
1949-03-10
7.4229
Studio One
Cyrus Walker
1948-11-07
5.413
A Date with Judy
Lucien T. Pringle
1948-07-29
6.121
The Velvet Touch
Gordon Dunning
1948-07-13
6.332
On an Island with You
Commander Harrison
1948-05-03
5.917
Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
1948-02-03
6.85
Merton of the Movies
Lawrence Rupert
1947-10-11
6.35
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Everett Nordill aka Everton
1947-08-30
6.55
Song of the Thin Man
Mitchell Talbin
1947-08-28
6.7103
Undercover Maisie
Amor/Willis Farnes
1947-03-01
8.02
Lady in the Lake
Derace Kingsby
1946-12-19
6.1114
The Show-Off
Frank Harlin
1946-12-01
7.03
The Cockeyed Miracle
Ralph Humphrey
1946-10-26
7.54
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kyle Sackett
1946-05-02
7.1377
No Leave, No Love
Colonel Elliott
1946-03-10
6.52
They Were Expendable
Major James Morton
1945-12-07
6.5136
Yolanda and the Thief
Mr. Candle
1945-11-22
6.013
Week-End at the Waldorf
Henry Burton
1945-10-04
6.413
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral's Aide
1945-08-13
6.8167
Son of Lassie
Anton
1945-04-20
6.221
Fall Guy
Floyd Parkson
1945-04-14
8.02
Between Two Women
Masters
1945-03-28
6.15
The Great Morgan
K. F.
1945-01-01
6.03
The Thin Man Goes Home
Edgar Draque
1944-12-24
7.1107
Meet Me in St. Louis
Alonzo Smith
1944-11-28
7.0431
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Lieut. Jurika
1944-11-15
6.766
The Iron Major
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
1943-10-31
5.77
Crime Doctor
William Wheeler
1943-06-22
6.414
George Washington Slept Here
Leon Ames (uncredited)
1942-10-30
6.418
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
John Stack
1941-11-18
5.65
No Greater Sin
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
1941-08-29
4.84
East Side Kids
Pat O'Day
1940-02-10
6.48
Fugitive at Large
Carter
1939-12-07
7.02
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939-11-03
7.52
Legion of Lost Flyers
Smythe
1939-11-02
5.04
Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
1939-10-24
6.83
Calling All Marines
Murdock
1939-09-20
10.01
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939-09-15
6.16
Help Wanted
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
1939-06-10
7.03
Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
1939-04-13
7.73
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Commissioner Madero
1939-04-07
6.723
Panama Patrol
Maj. Phillip Waring
1939-03-20
7.52
I Was a Convict
Jackson
1939-03-06
6.52
Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
1939-03-03
6.52
Blackwell's Island
Ballinger (uncredited)
1939-01-24
5.58
Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
1938-12-02
5.54
Suez
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
1938-10-28
5.517
Cipher Bureau
Maj. Philip Waring
1938-10-25
5.36
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Paul Brissac
1938-09-17
6.221
Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner / Baroni
1938-08-08
7.52
Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
1938-04-01
7.05
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
1938-03-25
7.1107
Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
1938-03-11
6.84
International Settlement
Monte Silver
1938-02-04
6.07
The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
1938-01-08
5.65
45 Fathers
Vincent
1937-11-26
4.52
Murder in Greenwich Village
Rodney Hunter
1937-11-03
5.88
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Buzz Moran
1937-09-22
7.124
Dangerously Yours
Phil
1937-09-21
5.86
Soak the Poor
Special Investigator Stanton
1937-08-21
7.45
Song of Revolt
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1937-05-29
6.33
Pilot X
Carl Goering
1936-12-01
6.33
Get That Man
Don Clayton / McDonald
1935-07-10
4.36
Rescue Squad
Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
1935-05-15
4.52
Reckless
Ralph Watson
1935-04-19
5.114
Strangers All
Frank Walker
1935-04-01
6.82
Mutiny Ahead
McMurtrie
1935-03-01
6.52
Now I'll Tell
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
1934-06-07
5.17
I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall
1934-04-20
7.01
Only Yesterday
Lee (Uncredited)
1933-11-01
7.17
Ship of Wanted Men
John Holden
1933-09-08
3.84
The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak
1933-06-30
7.52
Alimony Madness
John Thurman
1933-03-31
9.01
Forgotten
Louie Strauss
1933-02-14
7.04
Parachute Jumper
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
1933-01-28
5.821
Uptown New York
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
1932-11-27
6.56
That's My Boy
Al Williams
1932-11-13
8.01
A Successful Calamity
Barney Davis
1932-09-17
5.67
The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks
1932-04-19
6.67
Stowaway
Tommy
1932-03-01
6.52
Cannonball Express
Jack Logan
1932-02-07
10.01
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Pierre Dupin
1932-01-27
6.1145
Quick Millions
Hood
1931-04-17
7.311