Leon Ames

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.

Known For

Alonzo Smith

Meet Me in St. Louis

Derace Kingsby

Lady in the Lake

Fred Barrett

Angel Face

Frank Knox

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Pat O'Day

East Side Kids

The Chaplain

Battleground

Joe Largo

Secrets of a Nurse

Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Manduke the Magnificent

Just You and Me, Kid

Kyle Sackett

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Daniel Furman

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Carter

Fugitive at Large

Pierre Dupin

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Gordon Dunning

The Velvet Touch

George Winfield

On Moonlight Bay

Earl

Dial 1119

Paul Brissac

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Mitchell Talbin

Song of the Thin Man

Edgar Draque

The Thin Man Goes Home

Samuel Eaton

From the Terrace

Robert 'Bob' Stewart

The Iron Major

Father March

Little Women

Commander Harrison

On an Island with You

Leslie Harrington

Peyton Place

Mr. Candle

Yolanda and the Thief

Capt. A.C. Forster

Scene of the Crime

Buzz Moran

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Rufus Daggett

The Absent-Minded Professor

Carl Goering

Pilot X

Major James Morton

They Were Expendable

John Stack

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Sam Proctor

Crisis

George Winfield

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)

Rescue Squad

William Wheeler

Crime Doctor

Secret Service Man

It's a Big Country

Commissioner Madero

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Henry Burton

Week-End at the Waldorf

Lucien T. Pringle

A Date with Judy

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

Lt. Col. Eckert

Sabre Jet

Dr. Palmer

Any Number Can Play

Lawrence Rupert

Merton of the Movies

Sr. Samuel H. Stover

The Happy Years

Old Man

Toklat

Kroger

Deadly Encounter

Chester Graham, Sr.

Cattle Drive

Ralph Humphrey

The Cockeyed Miracle

Floyd Parkson

Fall Guy

Special Investigator Stanton

Soak the Poor

Marty Butler

Island in the Sky

Max (as Leon Waycoff)

Now I'll Tell

Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)

Uptown New York

K. F.

The Great Morgan

Frank Walker

Strangers All

Brother of the Wind

Chet Stuart

Let's Do It Again

Amor/Willis Farnes

Undercover Maisie

Elliott Winston

Engagement Party

Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Claws

Monte Silver

International Settlement

Don Clayton / McDonald

Get That Man

Adjutant

Pack Up Your Troubles

Carl Bellcap

The Big Hangover

Everett Nordill aka Everton

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

Masters

Between Two Women

Grantland D. Farns

Watch the Birdie

Maj. Phillip Waring

Panama Patrol

Ralph Watson

Reckless

Dr. Edward Cavanaugh

No Greater Sin

Judge Holmsby

The Monkey's Uncle

Admiral's Aide

Anchors Aweigh

Napoleon III - Emperor of France

Suez

Louie Strauss

Forgotten

Hinge Jackson

Risky Business

Matt Enley

Alias a Gentleman

Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)

Parachute Jumper

Pop Winston

Jake Speed

Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Spud Marshall

I'll Tell the World

J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner

Help Wanted

(archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment!

Judd Brooks

The Famous Ferguson Case

Henry Abhart

Testament

Ballinger (uncredited)

Blackwell's Island

Sheriff Jud Cronin

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Maj. C.E. Breverly

Ambush

John Holden

Ship of Wanted Men

Dr. Philip Abbott

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

Murdock

Calling All Marines

Yosef Novak

The Man Who Dared

Phil

Dangerously Yours

Colonel Elliott

No Leave, No Love

Maj. Philip Waring

Cipher Bureau

Frank Harlin

The Show-Off

Otto Wagner / Baroni

Come On, Leathernecks!

Jackson

I Was a Convict

'Chick' Foster

Code of the Streets

Smythe

Legion of Lost Flyers

Barney Alvorg

Peggy Sue Got Married

John Thurman

Alimony Madness

Hood

Quick Millions

Anton

Son of Lassie

General Sam Pembroke

Hammersmith Is Out

Barney Davis

A Successful Calamity

Rufus Daggett

Son of Flubber

Frank Denton

The Spy Ring

Leon Ames (uncredited)

George Washington Slept Here

Tommy

Stowaway

Frank Gatty

Walking Down Broadway

Rodney Hunter

Murder in Greenwich Village

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Song of Revolt

McMurtrie

Mutiny Ahead

William Callahan

The Best Place to Be

Al Williams

That's My Boy

Lee (Uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Burt Clews

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Deacon

Timber Tramps

Lieut. Jurika

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Vincent

45 Fathers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-01-20

Place of Birth

Portland, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Leon Waycoff