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Leon Ames

Acting

BornJanuary 20, 1902
DiedOctober 12, 1993 · 91
FromPortland, Indiana, USA
GenderMale

123

Movies

25

TV Shows

55

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

​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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Ames licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

AKA Leon Waycoff · Harry Leon Wycoff · Harry L. Wycoff

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

★ 7.61960

The Andy Griffith Show

1960★ 7.6

as Mr. Hampton

Bewitched

Bewitched

★ 7.81964

Bewitched

1964★ 7.8
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

★ 6.61982

American Playhouse

1982★ 6.6

as Henry Abhart

The Virginian

The Virginian

★ 6.51962

The Virginian

1962★ 6.5

as Judge Fitzroy

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

★ 6.61960

My Three Sons

1960★ 6.6
Emergency!

Emergency!

★ 7.91972

Emergency!

1972★ 7.9
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

★ 6.91962

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962★ 6.9

as Colonel Foxhall

Studio One

Studio One

★ 5.41948

Studio One

1948★ 5.4

as Cyrus Walker

Photos (3)

Filmography

123 titles

Testament1983Testamentas Henry Abhart ★ 6.4 Watch Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Frank Knox ★ 7.2 Watch Peggy Sue Got Married1986Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Barney Alvorg ★ 6.1 Watch Little Women1949Little Womenas Father March ★ 7.4 Watch Jake Speed1986Jake Speedas Pop Winston ★ 4.6 Watch Meet Me in St. Louis1944Meet Me in St. Louisas Alonzo Smith ★ 7.0 Watch Bluebeard's Eighth Wife1938Bluebeard's Eighth Wifeas Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited) ★ 7.0 Watch The Absent-Minded Professor1961The Absent-Minded Professoras Rufus Daggett ★ 6.5 Watch The Postman Always Rings Twice1946The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Kyle Sackett ★ 7.1 Watch That's Entertainment!1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Watch Murders in the Rue Morgue1932Murders in the Rue Morgueas Pierre Dupin ★ 6.0 Watch Undercover Maisie1947Undercover Maisieas Amor/Willis Farnes ★ 8.0 Watch On a Clear Day You Can See Forever1970On a Clear Day You Can See Foreveras Burt Clews ★ 6.7 Watch Battleground1949Battlegroundas The Chaplain ★ 6.7 Watch Angel Face1953Angel Faceas Fred Barrett ★ 7.1 Watch They Were Expendable1945They Were Expendableas Major James Morton ★ 6.5 Watch The Thin Man Goes Home1944The Thin Man Goes Homeas Edgar Draque ★ 7.1 Watch Peyton Place1957Peyton Placeas Leslie Harrington ★ 6.7 Watch Song of the Thin Man1947Song of the Thin Manas Mitchell Talbin ★ 6.7 Watch Lady in the Lake1946Lady in the Lakeas Derace Kingsby ★ 6.1 Watch A Date with Judy1948A Date with Judyas Lucien T. Pringle ★ 6.1 Watch Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyoas Lieut. Jurika ★ 6.7 Watch Anchors Aweigh1945Anchors Aweighas Admiral's Aide ★ 6.8 Watch On an Island with You1948On an Island with Youas Commander Harrisen ★ 5.9 Watch Sherlock Holmes in New York1976Sherlock Holmes in New Yorkas Daniel Furman ★ 6.0 Watch Yolanda and the Thief1945Yolanda and the Thiefas Mr. Candle ★ 6.0 Watch Scene of the Crime1949Scene of the Crimeas Capt. A.C. Forster ★ 6.1 Watch The Velvet Touch1948The Velvet Touchas Gordon Dunning ★ 6.2 Watch The Monkey's Uncle1965The Monkey's Uncleas Judge Holmsby ★ 5.8 Watch Charlie Chan on Broadway1937Charlie Chan on Broadwayas Buzz Moran ★ 7.1 Watch George Washington Slept Here1942George Washington Slept Hereas Leon Ames (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch Son of Flubber1963Son of Flubberas Rufus Daggett ★ 6.1 Watch Forgotten1933Forgottenas Louie Strauss ★ 7.0 Watch Any Number Can Play1949Any Number Can Playas Dr. Palmer ★ 6.8 Watch Crisis1950Crisisas Sam Proctor ★ 6.6 Watch From the Terrace1960From the Terraceas Samuel Eaton ★ 6.6 Watch I'll Tell the World1934I'll Tell the Worldas Spud Marshall ★ 7.0 Watch Week-End at the Waldorf1945Week-End at the Waldorfas Henry Burton ★ 6.5 Watch Uptown New York1932Uptown New Yorkas Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff) ★ 6.5 Watch It's a Big Country1951It's a Big Countryas Secret Service Man ★ 5.9 Watch The Misadventures of Merlin Jones1964The Misadventures of Merlin Jonesas Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas ★ 6.5 Watch Cattle Drive1951Cattle Driveas Chester Graham, Sr. ★ 6.5 Watch Cipher Bureau1938Cipher Bureauas Maj. Philip Waring ★ 5.3 Watch Son of Lassie1945Son of Lassieas Anton ★ 6.2 Watch The Spy Ring1938The Spy Ringas Frank Denton ★ 5.6 Watch On Moonlight Bay1951On Moonlight Bayas George Winfield ★ 6.5 Watch Now I'll Tell1934Now I'll Tellas Max (as Leon Waycoff) ★ 5.1 Watch The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950The Skipper Surprised His Wifeas Dr. Philip Abbott ★ 5.2 Watch Merton of the Movies1947Merton of the Moviesas Lawrence Rupert ★ 6.3 Watch A Successful Calamity1932A Successful Calamityas Barney Davis ★ 5.6 Watch Mysterious Mr. Moto1938Mysterious Mr. Motoas Paul Brissac ★ 6.2 Watch That's My Boy1932That's My Boyas Al Williams ★ 8.0 Watch Claws1977Clawsas Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner ★ 5.0 Watch Legion of Lost Flyers1939Legion of Lost Flyersas Smythe ★ 5.0 Watch By the Light of the Silvery Moon1953By the Light of the Silvery Moonas George Winfield ★ 6.2 Watch The Famous Ferguson Case1932The Famous Ferguson Caseas Judd Brooks ★ 6.6 Watch The Iron Major1943The Iron Majoras Robert 'Bob' Stewart ★ 5.7 Watch The Show-Off1946The Show-Offas Frank Harlin ★ 7.0 Watch The Cockeyed Miracle1946The Cockeyed Miracleas Ralph Humphrey ★ 7.5 Watch

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947The Amazing Mr. Nordillas Everett Nordill aka Everton ★ 6.5 Watch Strange Faces1938Strange Facesas Joe Gurney ★ 10.0 Watch Come On, Leathernecks!1938Come On, Leathernecks!as Otto Wagner / Baroni ★ 7.5 Watch Hammersmith Is Out1972Hammersmith Is Outas General Sam Pembroke ★ 5.9 Watch Watch the Birdie1950Watch the Birdieas Grantland D. Farns ★ 5.5 Watch Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring1941Ellery Queen and the Murder Ringas John Stack ★ 5.6 Watch Crime Doctor1943Crime Doctoras William Wheeler ★ 6.4 Watch International Settlement1938International Settlementas Monte Silver ★ 6.0 Watch Walking Down Broadway1938Walking Down Broadwayas Frank Gatty ★ 6.8 Watch Ambush1950Ambushas Maj. C.E. Breverly ★ 5.4 Watch Only Yesterday1933Only Yesterdayas Lee (Uncredited) ★ 7.1 Watch East Side Kids1940East Side Kidsas Pat O'Day ★ 6.4 Watch Stowaway1932Stowawayas Tommy ★ 6.5 Watch The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnellias Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch The Happy Years1950The Happy Yearsas Sr. Samuel H. Stover ★ 7.5 Watch Sabre Jet1953Sabre Jetas Lt. Col. Eckert ★ 7.0 Watch Parachute Jumper1933Parachute Jumperas Pilot with Alabama (uncredited) ★ 6.0 Watch Pilot X1936Pilot Xas Carl Goering ★ 6.3 Watch

Engagement Party

1956Engagement Partyas Elliott Winston Watch Let's Do It Again1953Let's Do It Againas Chet Stuart ★ 4.2 Watch Reckless1935Recklessas Ralph Watson ★ 5.2 Watch Murder in Greenwich Village1937Murder in Greenwich Villageas Rodney Hunter ★ 5.8 Watch Fall Guy1945Fall Guyas Floyd Parkson ★ 8.0 Watch Dangerously Yours1937Dangerously Yoursas Phil ★ 5.8 Watch Dial 11191950Dial 1119as Earl ★ 5.5 Watch Help Wanted1939Help Wantedas J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner ★ 7.0 Watch Blackwell's Island1939Blackwell's Islandas Ballinger (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Watch Alimony Madness1933Alimony Madnessas John Thurman ★ 9.0 Watch Suez1938Suezas Napoleon III - Emperor of France ★ 5.5 Watch The Marshal Of Mesa City1939The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Sheriff Jud Cronin ★ 7.5 Watch Code of the Streets1939Code of the Streetsas 'Chick' Foster ★ 7.7 Watch The Best Place to Be1979The Best Place to Beas William Callahan ★ 7.5 Watch Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Commissioner Madero ★ 6.7 Watch The Great Morgan1945The Great Morganas K. F. ★ 6.0 Watch Soak the Poor1937Soak the Pooras Special Investigator Stanton ★ 7.4 Watch Secrets of a Nurse1938Secrets of a Nurseas Joe Largo ★ 5.5 Watch

Cannonball Express

1932Cannonball Expressas Jack Logan ★ 10.0 Watch No Leave, No Love1946No Leave, No Loveas Colonel Elliott ★ 6.5 Watch The Big Hangover1950The Big Hangoveras Carl Bellcap ★ 6.4 Watch Just You and Me, Kid1979Just You and Me, Kidas Manduke the Magnificent ★ 5.7 Watch Ship of Wanted Men1933Ship of Wanted Menas John Holden ★ 3.8 Watch Island in the Sky1938Island in the Skyas Marty Butler ★ 7.0 Watch Alias a Gentleman1948Alias a Gentlemanas Matt Enley ★ 6.8 Watch Quick Millions1931Quick Millionsas Hood ★ 7.3 Watch Thunder Afloat1939Thunder Afloatas Recruiting Officer (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Watch Pack Up Your Troubles1939Pack Up Your Troublesas Adjutant ★ 6.8 Watch Between Two Women1945Between Two Womenas Masters ★ 6.1 Watch Risky Business1939Risky Businessas Hinge Jackson ★ 6.5 Watch Strangers All1935Strangers Allas Frank Walker ★ 6.8 Watch Panama Patrol1939Panama Patrolas Maj. Phillip Waring ★ 7.5 Watch Brother of the Wind1972Brother of the Wind ★ 6.7 Watch

I Was a Convict

1939I Was a Convictas Jackson ★ 6.5 Watch Get That Man1935Get That Manas Don Clayton / McDonald ★ 4.3 Watch Fugitive at Large1939Fugitive at Largeas Carter ★ 7.0 Watch Timber Tramps1975Timber Trampsas Deacon ★ 9.0 Watch 45 Fathers193745 Fathersas Vincent ★ 4.5 Watch Toklat1971Toklatas Old Man ★ 7.0 Watch The Man Who Dared1933The Man Who Daredas Yosef Novak ★ 7.5 Watch Calling All Marines1939Calling All Marinesas Murdock ★ 10.0 Watch

The Meal

1975The Mealas Kroger ★ 6.0 Watch Rescue Squad1935Rescue Squadas Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff) ★ 4.5 Watch No Greater Sin1941No Greater Sinas Dr. Edward Cavanaugh ★ 4.8 Watch Song of Revolt1937Song of Revoltas Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle ★ 6.3 Watch Mutiny Ahead1935Mutiny Aheadas McMurtrie ★ 6.5 Watch

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