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Leon Ames

Acting

Born: 1902-01-20
Died: 1993-10-12
From: Portland, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Leon WaycoffHarry Leon WycoffHarry L. Wycoff

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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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

1980

Acting137 titles

Calling All Marines
10.0
Movie

Calling All Marines

1939Action
Father of the Bride
9.5
Series

Father of the Bride

1961-1962Comedy
Alimony Madness
9.0
Movie

Alimony Madness

1933Drama
Timber Tramps
9.0
Movie

Timber Tramps

1975Action
MGM Parade
9.0
Series

MGM Parade

1955-1956Drama
Fall Guy
8.0
Movie

Fall Guy

1945Drama
Undercover Maisie
8.0
Movie

Undercover Maisie

1947Thriller
That's My Boy
8.0
Movie

That's My Boy

1932Drama
Panic!
8.0
Series

Panic!

1957-1958Drama
Bewitched
7.9
Series

Bewitched

1964-1972Sci-Fi
Emergency!
7.9
Series

Emergency!

1972-1979Action
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
Cartoon

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 - ...Action
Soak the Poor
7.8
Movie

Soak the Poor

1937Thriller
Code of the Streets
7.7
Movie

Code of the Streets

1939Drama
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
Series

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-1968Comedy
The Happy Years
7.5
Movie

The Happy Years

1950Comedy
The Cockeyed Miracle
7.5
Movie

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946Comedy
Panama Patrol
7.5
Movie

Panama Patrol

1939Thriller
The Marshal Of Mesa City
7.5
Movie

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939Action
The Man Who Dared
7.5
Movie

The Man Who Dared

1933Drama
Come On, Leathernecks!
7.5
Movie

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938Action
The Best Place to Be
7.5
Movie

The Best Place to Be

1979Drama
Little Women
7.4
Movie

Little Women

1949Romance
That's Entertainment!
7.4
Movie

That's Entertainment!

1974Documentary
Quick Millions
7.3
Movie

Quick Millions

1931Thriller
Only Yesterday
7.3
Movie

Only Yesterday

1933Drama
The Jeffersons
7.3
Series

The Jeffersons

1975-1985Comedy
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Movie

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Action
Angel Face
7.1
Movie

Angel Face

1953Drama
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
7.1
Movie

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938Comedy
The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1
Movie

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946Drama
The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1
Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944Comedy
Charlie Chan on Broadway
7.1
Movie

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937Thriller
The Lucy Show
7.1
Series

The Lucy Show

1962-1968Comedy
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1
Series

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977-1979Thriller
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.0
Movie

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944Comedy
Fugitive at Large
7.0
Movie

Fugitive at Large

1939Thriller
Sabre Jet
7.0
Movie

Sabre Jet

1953Drama
Toklat
7.0
Movie

Toklat

1971Drama
Island in the Sky
7.0
Movie

Island in the Sky

1938Thriller
Forgotten
7.0
Movie

Forgotten

1933Drama
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
7.0
Movie

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973Documentary
I'll Tell the World
7.0
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1934Romance
Help Wanted
7.0
Movie

Help Wanted

1939Thriller
The Show-Off
7.0
Movie

The Show-Off

1946Comedy
The Name of the Game
7.0
Series

The Name of the Game

1968-1971Action
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
Series

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955-1956Comedy
Any Number Can Play
6.9
Movie

Any Number Can Play

1949Drama
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
Series

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962-1971Comedy
Song of the Thin Man
6.8
Movie

Song of the Thin Man

1947Comedy
Peyton Place
6.8
Movie

Peyton Place

1957Drama
Strangers All
6.8
Movie

Strangers All

1935Drama
Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939Action
Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Movie

Anchors Aweigh

1945Drama
Alias a Gentleman
6.8
Movie

Alias a Gentleman

1948Comedy
Walking Down Broadway
6.8
Movie

Walking Down Broadway

1938Drama
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.8
Movie

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970Sci-Fi
Mister Ed
6.8
Series

Mister Ed

1961-1966Comedy
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
ABC Stage 67
6.8
Series

ABC Stage 67

1966 - ...Drama
Battleground
6.7
Movie

Battleground

1949Action
Crisis
6.7
Movie

Crisis

1950Thriller
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939Thriller
Brother of the Wind
6.7
Movie

Brother of the Wind

1972Drama
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.7
Movie

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944Action
From the Terrace
6.6
Movie

From the Terrace

1960Drama
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
6.6
Movie

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964Sci-Fi
The Absent-Minded Professor
6.6
Movie

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961Comedy
The Famous Ferguson Case
6.6
Movie

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932Thriller
My Three Sons
6.6
Series

My Three Sons

1960-1972Comedy
On Moonlight Bay
6.5
Movie

On Moonlight Bay

1951Drama
They Were Expendable
6.5
Movie

They Were Expendable

1945Drama
Cattle Drive
6.5
Movie

Cattle Drive

1951Action
Uptown New York
6.5
Movie

Uptown New York

1932Romance
Risky Business
6.5
Movie

Risky Business

1939Thriller
No Leave, No Love
6.5
Movie

No Leave, No Love

1946Comedy
Stowaway
6.5
Movie

Stowaway

1932Drama
Song of Revolt
6.5
Movie

Song of Revolt

1937Drama
Mutiny Ahead
6.5
Movie

Mutiny Ahead

1935Action
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
East Side Kids
6.4
Movie

East Side Kids

1940Comedy
Crime Doctor
6.4
Movie

Crime Doctor

1943Thriller
Week-End at the Waldorf
6.4
Movie

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945Comedy
The Big Hangover
6.4
Movie

The Big Hangover

1950Comedy
Testament
6.4
Movie

Testament

1983Drama
George Washington Slept Here
6.4
Movie

George Washington Slept Here

1942Comedy
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
Series

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960-1961Drama
The Velvet Touch
6.3
Movie

The Velvet Touch

1948Drama
Pilot X
6.3
Movie

Pilot X

1936Action
Merton of the Movies
6.3
Movie

Merton of the Movies

1947Comedy
Mysterious Mr. Moto
6.2
Movie

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938Thriller
Son of Lassie
6.2
Movie

Son of Lassie

1945Action
Lady in the Lake
6.1
Movie

Lady in the Lake

1946Thriller
Murders in the Rue Morgue
6.1
Movie

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932Horror
Scene of the Crime
6.1
Movie

Scene of the Crime

1949Thriller
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
6.1
Movie

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953Comedy
A Date with Judy
6.1
Movie

A Date with Judy

1948Drama
Thunder Afloat
6.1
Movie

Thunder Afloat

1939Action
Between Two Women
6.1
Movie

Between Two Women

1945Drama
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1
Movie

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986Comedy
Son of Flubber
6.1
Movie

Son of Flubber

1963Comedy
Sherlock Holmes in New York
6.0
Movie

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976Thriller
Yolanda and the Thief
6.0
Movie

Yolanda and the Thief

1945Drama
The Great Morgan
6.0
Movie

The Great Morgan

1945Comedy
International Settlement
6.0
Movie

International Settlement

1938Action
On an Island with You
5.9
Movie

On an Island with You

1948Comedy
It's a Big Country
5.9
Movie

It's a Big Country

1951Comedy
The Monkey's Uncle
5.9
Movie

The Monkey's Uncle

1965Drama
Hammersmith Is Out
5.9
Movie

Hammersmith Is Out

1972Comedy
Parachute Jumper
5.8
Movie

Parachute Jumper

1933Drama
Murder in Greenwich Village
5.8
Movie

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937Thriller
The Iron Major
5.7
Movie

The Iron Major

1943Drama
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
5.6
Movie

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941Thriller
Dangerously Yours
5.6
Movie

Dangerously Yours

1937Drama
A Successful Calamity
5.6
Movie

A Successful Calamity

1932Comedy
The Spy Ring
5.6
Movie

The Spy Ring

1938Action
Secrets of a Nurse
5.5
Movie

Secrets of a Nurse

1938Drama
Dial 1119
5.5
Movie

Dial 1119

1950Thriller
Watch the Birdie
5.5
Movie

Watch the Birdie

1950Comedy
Suez
5.5
Movie

Suez

1938Drama
Blackwell's Island
5.5
Movie

Blackwell's Island

1939Comedy
Just You and Me, Kid
5.4
Movie

Just You and Me, Kid

1979Comedy
Ambush
5.4
Movie

Ambush

1950Action
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
5.3
Movie

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950Comedy
Cipher Bureau
5.3
Movie

Cipher Bureau

1938Drama
Now I'll Tell
5.1
Movie

Now I'll Tell

1934Drama
Reckless
5.1
Movie

Reckless

1935Drama
Claws
5.0
Movie

Claws

1977Horror
Legion of Lost Flyers
5.0
Movie

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939Comedy
No Greater Sin
4.8
Movie

No Greater Sin

1941Drama
Jake Speed
4.6
Movie

Jake Speed

1986Action
Rescue Squad
4.5
Movie

Rescue Squad

1935Thriller
45 Fathers
4.5
Movie

45 Fathers

1937Drama
Get That Man
4.3
Movie

Get That Man

1935Action
Let's Do It Again
4.2
Movie

Let's Do It Again

1953Comedy
Ship of Wanted Men
3.8
Movie

Ship of Wanted Men

1933Drama