Leon Ames
Leon Ames is known for Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944).
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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Questions about Leon Ames
How many Leon Ames films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 110 films with Leon Ames, from 1931 to 1986.
What is the best rated Leon Ames film?
The best rated Leon Ames film in the catalogue is Little Women (1949), rated 7.4.
What was the first Leon Ames film?
The first Leon Ames film in the catalogue is Murders in the Rue Morgue, from 1932.
Who has Leon Ames worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Leon Ames shares the most credits with Morris Ankrum (4 films), Donald Curtis (3 films) and Edward Andrews (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1980)
Known for
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7.2 Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
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6.1 Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
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6.4 Testament
1983
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7.0 Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
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7.4 Little Women
1949
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7.1 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
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6.6 The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
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7.1 Angel Face
1953
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6.8 Anchors Aweigh
1945
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6.5 They Were Expendable
1945
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6.7 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
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6.7 Battleground
1949
Trivia
- Also works as
- trade unionist
- Position held
- President of SAG
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
123 films — 110 in the catalogue
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6.1
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Barney Alvorg
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4.6 Jake Speed
1986 · Pop Winston
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6.4
Testament
1983 · Henry Abhart
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5.5 Just You and Me, Kid
1979 · Manduke the Magnificent
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7.5 The Best Place to Be
1979 · William Callahan
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5.0 Claws
1977 · Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
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6.0 Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976 · Daniel Furman
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9.0 Timber Tramps
1975 · Deacon
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6.0
Deadly Encounter
1975 · Kroger
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7.4 That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.0 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 · Self (archive footage)
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6.7 Brother of the Wind
1972
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5.9 Hammersmith Is Out
1972 · General Sam Pembroke
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7.0 Toklat
1971 · Old Man
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6.7 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Burt Clews
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7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Frank Knox
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5.9 The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Judge Holmsby
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6.5 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 · Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
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6.1 Son of Flubber
1963 · Rufus Daggett
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6.6
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · Rufus Daggett
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6.6 From the Terrace
1960 · Samuel Eaton
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6.7 Peyton Place
1957 · Leslie Harrington
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Engagement Party
1956 · Elliott Winston
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7.0 Sabre Jet
1953 · Lt. Col. Eckert
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4.2 Let's Do It Again
1953 · Chet Stuart
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6.1 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 · George Winfield
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7.1
Angel Face
1953 · Fred Barrett
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5.9 It's a Big Country
1951 · Secret Service Man
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6.5 Cattle Drive
1951 · Chester Graham, Sr.
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6.5 On Moonlight Bay
1951 · George Winfield
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5.5 Watch the Birdie
1950 · Grantland D. Farns
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5.5 Dial 1119
1950 · Earl
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6.6 Crisis
1950 · Sam Proctor
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7.5 The Happy Years
1950 · Sr. Samuel H. Stover
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5.3 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 · Dr. Philip Abbott
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6.4 The Big Hangover
1950 · Carl Bellcap
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5.4 Ambush
1950 · Maj. C.E. Breverly
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6.7
Battleground
1949 · The Chaplain
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6.1 Scene of the Crime
1949 · Capt. A.C. Forster
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6.9 Any Number Can Play
1949 · Dr. Palmer
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7.4
Little Women
1949 · Father March
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6.1 A Date with Judy
1948 · Lucien T. Pringle
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6.2 The Velvet Touch
1948 · Gordon Dunning
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5.9 On an Island with You
1948 · Commander Harrisen
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6.8 Alias a Gentleman
1948 · Matt Enley
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6.3 Merton of the Movies
1947 · Lawrence Rupert
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6.5 The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947 · Everett Nordill aka Everton
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6.7 Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Mitchell Talbin
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8.0 Undercover Maisie
1947 · Amor/Willis Farnes
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6.1 Lady in the Lake
1946 · Derace Kingsby
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7.0 The Show-Off
1946 · Frank Harlin
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7.5 The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 · Ralph Humphrey
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7.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 · Kyle Sackett
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6.5 No Leave, No Love
1946 · Colonel Elliott
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6.5
They Were Expendable
1945 · Major James Morton
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6.0 Yolanda and the Thief
1945 · Mr. Candle
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6.4 Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Henry Burton
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6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Admiral's Aide
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6.2 Son of Lassie
1945 · Anton
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8.0 Fall Guy
1945 · Floyd Parkson
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6.1 Between Two Women
1945 · Masters
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6.0 The Great Morgan
1945 · K. F.
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7.1 The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Edgar Draque
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7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Alonzo Smith
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6.7
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Lieut. Jurika
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5.7 The Iron Major
1943 · Robert 'Bob' Stewart
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6.4 Crime Doctor
1943 · William Wheeler
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6.4 George Washington Slept Here
1942 · Leon Ames (uncredited)
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5.6 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · John Stack
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4.8 No Greater Sin
1941 · Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
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6.4 East Side Kids
1940 · Pat O'Day
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7.0 Fugitive at Large
1939 · Carter
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7.5 The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Sheriff Jud Cronin
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5.0 Legion of Lost Flyers
1939 · Smythe
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6.8 Pack Up Your Troubles
1939 · Adjutant
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10.0 Calling All Marines
1939 · Murdock
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6.1 Thunder Afloat
1939 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
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7.0 Help Wanted
1939 · J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
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7.7 Code of the Streets
1939 · 'Chick' Foster
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6.7 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 · Commissioner Madero
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7.5 Panama Patrol
1939 · Maj. Phillip Waring
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6.5
I Was a Convict
1939 · Jackson
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6.5 Risky Business
1939 · Hinge Jackson
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5.5 Blackwell's Island
1939 · Ballinger (uncredited)
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5.5 Secrets of a Nurse
1938 · Joe Largo
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10.0 Strange Faces
1938 · Joe Gurney
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5.5 Suez
1938 · Napoleon III - Emperor of France
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5.3 Cipher Bureau
1938 · Maj. Philip Waring
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6.2 Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 · Paul Brissac
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7.5 Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 · Otto Wagner / Baroni
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7.0 Island in the Sky
1938 · Marty Butler
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7.1 Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 · Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
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6.8 Walking Down Broadway
1938 · Frank Gatty
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6.0 International Settlement
1938 · Monte Silver
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5.6 The Spy Ring
1938 · Frank Denton
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4.5 45 Fathers
1937 · Vincent
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5.8 Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 · Rodney Hunter
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7.1 Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 · Buzz Moran
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5.8 Dangerously Yours
1937 · Phil
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7.4
Soak the Poor
1937 · Special Investigator Stanton
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6.3 Song of Revolt
1937 · Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
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6.3 Pilot X
1936 · Carl Goering
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4.3 Get That Man
1935 · Don Clayton / McDonald
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4.5 Rescue Squad
1935 · Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
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5.1 Reckless
1935 · Ralph Watson
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6.8 Dois Irmãos, Dois Estranhos
1935 · Frank Walker
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6.5 Mutiny Ahead
1935 · McMurtrie
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5.1 Now I'll Tell
1934 · Max (as Leon Waycoff)
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7.0 I'll Tell the World
1934 · Spud Marshall
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7.1 Only Yesterday
1933 · Lee (Uncredited)
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3.8 Ship of Wanted Men
1933 · John Holden
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7.5 The Man Who Dared
1933 · Yosef Novak
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9.0 Alimony Madness
1933 · John Thurman
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7.0 Forgotten
1933 · Louie Strauss
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5.9 Parachute Jumper
1933 · Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
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6.5 Uptown New York
1932 · Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
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8.0 That's My Boy
1932 · Al Williams
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5.6 A Successful Calamity
1932 · Barney Davis
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6.6 The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Judd Brooks
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6.5 Stowaway
1932 · Tommy
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10.0
Cannonball Express
1932 · Jack Logan
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6.1 Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932 · Pierre Dupin
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7.3 Quick Millions
1931 · Hood
Series and TV shows
11 titles
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7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Messenger
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7.3
The Jeffersons
1975 · Cast
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8.0
Emergency!
1972 · Cast
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7.9
Bewitched
1964 · Cast
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6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Colonel Foxhall · 2 ep.
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7.1
The Lucy Show
1962 · Colonel Anderson
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6.5
The Virginian
1962 · Judge Fitzroy
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6.8
Mister Ed
1961 · Gordon Kirkwood · 78 ep.
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6.6
My Three Sons
1960 · Cast · 4 ep.
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7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Mr. Hampton
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7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
People data: TMDb.
Cast
