Leon Ames
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Ames licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Barney Alvorg | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Testament | Henry Abhart | FLOP | |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Burt Clews | HIT | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Frank Knox | HIT | |
| 1964 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas | HIT | |
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Rufus Daggett | HIT | |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Samuel Eaton | HIT | |
| 1957 | Peyton Place | Leslie Harrington | HIT | |
| 1953 | Sabre Jet | Lt. Col. Eckert | HIT | |
| 1953 | Angel Face | Fred Barrett | HIT | |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Chester Graham, Sr. | FLOP | |
| 1951 | On Moonlight Bay | George Winfield | FLOP | |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Sr. Samuel H. Stover | HIT | |
| 1950 | Crisis | Sam Proctor | HIT | |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover | Carl Bellcap | FLOP | |
| 1949 | Battleground | The Chaplain | HIT | |
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Dr. Palmer | HIT | |
| 1949 | Little Women | Father March | HIT | |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Gordon Dunning | FLOP | |
| 1948 | Alias a Gentleman | Matt Enley | HIT | |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Lawrence Rupert | HIT | |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Mitchell Talbin | HIT | |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Amor/Willis Farnes | HIT | |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Derace Kingsby | FLOP | |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | Frank Harlin | HIT | |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | Ralph Humphrey | HIT | |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Kyle Sackett | HIT | |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Major James Morton | HIT | |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Admiral's Aide | HIT | |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | Floyd Parkson | HIT | |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Edgar Draque | HIT | |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Alonzo Smith | HIT | |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Lieut. Jurika | HIT | |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | William Wheeler | FLOP | |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Leon Ames (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Pat O'Day | FLOP | |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Sheriff Jud Cronin | HIT | |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Adjutant | FLOP | |
| 1939 | Help Wanted | J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner | HIT | |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | 'Chick' Foster | HIT | |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Commissioner Madero | HIT | |
| 1938 | Island in the Sky | Marty Butler | HIT | |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Buzz Moran | HIT | |
| 1937 | Soak the Poor | Special Investigator Stanton | HIT | |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Lee (Uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Judd Brooks | FLOP | |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Pierre Dupin | FLOP | |
| 1931 | Quick Millions | Hood | HIT |