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.
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
121
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-01-20
Place of Birth
Portland, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Leon Waycoff