Leon Ames

Leon Ames

1902-01-20 – 1993-10-12 (age 91) Portland, Indiana, USA
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Biography

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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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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Frank Knox

Little Women
Little Women

1949

as Father March

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Barney Alvorg

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Testament
Testament

1983

as Henry Abhart

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Alonzo Smith

Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

as Fred Barrett

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral's Aide

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Lieut. Jurika

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

as Major James Morton

Peyton Place
Peyton Place

1957

as Leslie Harrington

Battleground
Battleground

1949

as The Chaplain

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber

1963

as Rufus Daggett

Jake Speed
Jake Speed

1986

as Pop Winston

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Rufus Daggett

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Edgar Draque

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

as Pierre Dupin

Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake

1946

as Derace Kingsby