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Home/People/Leon Ames
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Born
Jan 20, 1902Died: Oct 12, 1993
Lived 91 years
Place of Birth
Portland, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

122
Movies
24
TV Shows
Also Known As
Leon Waycoff
Harry Leon Wycoff
Harry L. Wycoff
IMDb Profile

Leon Ames

Acting

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.
Peggy Sue Got Married poster

Peggy Sue Got Married

as Barney Alvorg
1986
Jake Speed poster

Jake Speed

as Pop Winston
1986
Testament poster

Testament

as Henry Abhart
1983
Just You and Me, Kid poster

Just You and Me, Kid

as Manduke the Magnificent
1979
The Best Place to Be poster

The Best Place to Be

as William Callahan
1979
Claws poster

Claws

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
1977
Sherlock Holmes in New York poster

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Daniel Furman
1976
Timber Tramps poster

Timber Tramps

as Deacon
1975
The Meal poster

The Meal

as Kroger
1975
That's Entertainment! poster

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)
1973
Brother of the Wind poster

Brother of the Wind

Cast
1972
Hammersmith Is Out poster

Hammersmith Is Out

as General Sam Pembroke
1972
Toklat poster

Toklat

as Old Man
1971
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as Burt Clews
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Frank Knox
1970
The Monkey's Uncle poster

The Monkey's Uncle

as Judge Holmsby
1965
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones poster

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
1964
Son of Flubber poster

Son of Flubber

as Rufus Daggett
1963
The Absent-Minded Professor poster

The Absent-Minded Professor

as Rufus Daggett
1961