Leon Ames

Person

Leon Ames

Born 20 January 1902 Died 12 October 1993, aged 91 Portland, Indiana, USA TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
29age in their first credit on record (1931)
55years on screen and counting
13credits in 1939, their busiest year
146dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Peggy Sue Got Married poster Age: 84

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986
as Barney Alvorg
Jake Speed poster Age: 84

Jake Speed

1986
as Pop Winston
Testament poster Age: 81

Testament

1983
as Henry Abhart
Just You and Me, Kid poster Age: 77

Just You and Me, Kid

1979
as Manduke the Magnificent
The Best Place to Be poster Age: 77

The Best Place to Be

1979
as William Callahan
Claws poster Age: 74

Claws

1977
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Sherlock Holmes in New York poster Age: 74

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976
as Daniel Furman
Timber Tramps poster Age: 73

Timber Tramps

1975
as Deacon
No poster
Age: 73

The Meal

1975
as Kroger
Brother of the Wind poster Age: 70

Brother of the Wind

1972
Hammersmith Is Out poster Age: 70

Hammersmith Is Out

1972
as General Sam Pembroke
Toklat poster Age: 68

Toklat

1971
as Old Man
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster Age: 68

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970
as Burt Clews
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster Age: 68

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970
as Frank Knox
The Monkey's Uncle poster Age: 63

The Monkey's Uncle

1965
as Judge Holmsby
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones poster Age: 62

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
Son of Flubber poster Age: 60

Son of Flubber

1963
as Rufus Daggett
The Absent-Minded Professor poster Age: 59

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961
as Rufus Daggett
From the Terrace poster Age: 58

From the Terrace

1960
as Samuel Eaton
Peyton Place poster Age: 55

Peyton Place

1957
as Leslie Harrington
No poster
Age: 53

Engagement Party

1956
as Elliott Winston
Sabre Jet poster Age: 51

Sabre Jet

1953
as Lt. Col. Eckert
Let's Do It Again poster Age: 51

Let's Do It Again

1953
as Chet Stuart
By the Light of the Silvery Moon poster Age: 51

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953
as George Winfield
Angel Face poster Age: 50

Angel Face

1953
as Fred Barrett
It's a Big Country poster Age: 49

It's a Big Country

1951
as Secret Service Man
Cattle Drive poster Age: 49

Cattle Drive

1951
as Chester Graham, Sr.
On Moonlight Bay poster Age: 49

On Moonlight Bay

1951
as George Winfield
Watch the Birdie poster Age: 48

Watch the Birdie

1950
as Grantland D. Farns
Dial 1119 poster Age: 48

Dial 1119

1950
as Earl
Crisis poster Age: 48

Crisis

1950
as Sam Proctor
The Happy Years poster Age: 48

The Happy Years

1950
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
The Skipper Surprised His Wife poster Age: 48

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950
as Dr. Philip Abbott
The Big Hangover poster Age: 48

The Big Hangover

1950
as Carl Bellcap
Ambush poster Age: 47

Ambush

1950
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
Battleground poster Age: 47

Battleground

1949
as The Chaplain
Scene of the Crime poster Age: 47

Scene of the Crime

1949
as Capt. A.C. Forster
Any Number Can Play poster Age: 47

Any Number Can Play

1949
as Dr. Palmer
Little Women poster Age: 47

Little Women

1949
as Father March
A Date with Judy poster Age: 46

A Date with Judy

1948
as Lucien T. Pringle
The Velvet Touch poster Age: 46

The Velvet Touch

1948
as Gordon Dunning
On an Island with You poster Age: 46

On an Island with You

1948
as Commander Harrison
Alias a Gentleman poster Age: 46

Alias a Gentleman

1948
as Matt Enley
Merton of the Movies poster Age: 45

Merton of the Movies

1947
as Lawrence Rupert
No poster
Age: 45

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

1947
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
Song of the Thin Man poster Age: 45

Song of the Thin Man

1947
as Mitchell Talbin
Undercover Maisie poster Age: 45

Undercover Maisie

1947
as Amor/Willis Farnes
Lady in the Lake poster Age: 44

Lady in the Lake

1946
as Derace Kingsby
The Show-Off poster Age: 44

The Show-Off

1946
as Frank Harlin
The Cockeyed Miracle poster Age: 44

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946
as Ralph Humphrey
The Postman Always Rings Twice poster Age: 44

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946
as Kyle Sackett
No Leave, No Love poster Age: 44

No Leave, No Love

1946
as Colonel Elliott
They Were Expendable poster Age: 43

They Were Expendable

1945
as Major James Morton
Yolanda and the Thief poster Age: 43

Yolanda and the Thief

1945
as Mr. Candle
Week-End at the Waldorf poster Age: 43

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945
as Henry Burton
Anchors Aweigh poster Age: 43

Anchors Aweigh

1945
as Admiral's Aide
Son of Lassie poster Age: 43

Son of Lassie

1945
as Anton
Fall Guy poster Age: 43

Fall Guy

1945
as Floyd Parkson
Between Two Women poster Age: 43

Between Two Women

1945
as Masters
The Great Morgan poster Age: 42

The Great Morgan

1945
as K. F.
The Thin Man Goes Home poster Age: 42

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944
as Edgar Draque
Meet Me in St. Louis poster Age: 42

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944
as Alonzo Smith
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo poster Age: 42

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944
as Lieut. Jurika
The Iron Major poster Age: 41

The Iron Major

1943
as Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Crime Doctor poster Age: 41

Crime Doctor

1943
as William Wheeler
George Washington Slept Here poster Age: 40

George Washington Slept Here

1942
as Leon Ames (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring poster Age: 39

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941
as John Stack
No Greater Sin poster Age: 39

No Greater Sin

1941
as Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
East Side Kids poster Age: 38

East Side Kids

1940
as Pat O'Day
Fugitive at Large poster Age: 37

Fugitive at Large

1939
as Carter
The Marshal Of Mesa City poster Age: 37

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
Legion of Lost Flyers poster Age: 37

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939
as Smythe
Pack Up Your Troubles poster Age: 37

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939
as Adjutant
Calling All Marines poster Age: 37

Calling All Marines

1939
as Murdock
Thunder Afloat poster Age: 37

Thunder Afloat

1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Help Wanted poster Age: 37

Help Wanted

1939
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
Code of the Streets poster Age: 37

Code of the Streets

1939
as 'Chick' Foster
Mr. Moto in Danger Island poster Age: 37

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939
as Commissioner Madero
Panama Patrol poster Age: 37

Panama Patrol

1939
as Maj. Phillip Waring
No poster
Age: 37

I Was a Convict

1939
as Jackson
Risky Business poster Age: 37

Risky Business

1939
as Hinge Jackson
Blackwell's Island poster Age: 37

Blackwell's Island

1939
as Ballinger (uncredited)
Secrets of a Nurse poster Age: 36

Secrets of a Nurse

1938
as Joe Largo
No poster
Age: 36

Strange Faces

1938
as Joe Gurney
Suez poster Age: 36

Suez

1938
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
Cipher Bureau poster Age: 36

Cipher Bureau

1938
as Maj. Philip Waring
Mysterious Mr. Moto poster Age: 36

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938
as Paul Brissac
Come On, Leathernecks! poster Age: 36

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
Island in the Sky poster Age: 36

Island in the Sky

1938
as Marty Butler
Bluebeard's 8th Wife poster Age: 36

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
Walking Down Broadway poster Age: 36

Walking Down Broadway

1938
as Frank Gatty
International Settlement poster Age: 36

International Settlement

1938
as Monte Silver
The Spy Ring poster Age: 35

The Spy Ring

1938
as Frank Denton
45 Fathers poster Age: 35

45 Fathers

1937
as Vincent
Murder in Greenwich Village poster Age: 35

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937
as Rodney Hunter
Charlie Chan on Broadway poster Age: 35

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937
as Buzz Moran
Dangerously Yours poster Age: 35

Dangerously Yours

1937
as Phil
Soak the Poor poster Age: 35

Soak the Poor

1937
as Special Investigator Stanton
Song of Revolt poster Age: 35

Song of Revolt

1937
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Pilot X poster Age: 34

Pilot X

1936
as Carl Goering
Get That Man poster Age: 33

Get That Man

1935
as Don Clayton / McDonald
Rescue Squad poster Age: 33

Rescue Squad

1935
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
Reckless poster Age: 33

Reckless

1935
as Ralph Watson
Strangers All poster Age: 33

Strangers All

1935
as Frank Walker
Mutiny Ahead poster Age: 33

Mutiny Ahead

1935
as McMurtrie
Now I'll Tell poster Age: 32

Now I'll Tell

1934
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
I'll Tell the World poster Age: 32

I'll Tell the World

1934
as Spud Marshall
Only Yesterday poster Age: 31

Only Yesterday

1933
as Lee (Uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men poster Age: 31

Ship of Wanted Men

1933
as John Holden
The Man Who Dared poster Age: 31

The Man Who Dared

1933
as Yosef Novak
Alimony Madness poster Age: 31

Alimony Madness

1933
as John Thurman
Forgotten poster Age: 31

Forgotten

1933
as Louie Strauss
Parachute Jumper poster Age: 31

Parachute Jumper

1933
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
Uptown New York poster Age: 30

Uptown New York

1932
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
That's My Boy poster Age: 30

That's My Boy

1932
as Al Williams
A Successful Calamity poster Age: 30

A Successful Calamity

1932
as Barney Davis
The Famous Ferguson Case poster Age: 30

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932
as Judd Brooks
Stowaway poster Age: 30

Stowaway

1932
as Tommy
No poster
Age: 30

Cannonball Express

1932
as Jack Logan
Murders in the Rue Morgue poster Age: 30

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932
as Pierre Dupin
Quick Millions poster Age: 29

Quick Millions

1931
as Hood
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TV credits

Newest first
American Playhouse poster Age: 79

American Playhouse

1982
as Henry Abhart
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster Age: 75

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
as Messenger
The Jeffersons poster Age: 72

The Jeffersons

1975
Emergency! poster Age: 70

Emergency!

1972
The Name of the Game poster Age: 66

The Name of the Game

1968
ABC Stage 67 poster Age: 64

ABC Stage 67

1966
as Gray
Bewitched poster Age: 62

Bewitched

1964
The Lucy Show poster Age: 60

The Lucy Show

1962
as Colonel Anderson
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 60

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
as Colonel Foxhall
The Virginian poster Age: 60

The Virginian

1962
as Judge Fitzroy
Father of the Bride poster Age: 59

Father of the Bride

1961
as Stanley Banks
Mister Ed poster Age: 58

Mister Ed

1961
as Gordon Kirkwood
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 58

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Mr. Hampton
My Three Sons poster Age: 58

My Three Sons

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster Age: 58

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
as Damon Carlisle
Panic! poster Age: 55

Panic!

1957
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 53

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
MGM Parade poster Age: 53

MGM Parade

1955
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 52

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
No poster
Age: 51

Life With Father

1953
General Electric Theater poster Age: 51

General Electric Theater

1953
as Dr. Butolph
General Electric Theater poster Age: 51

General Electric Theater

1953
as Malcolm Fownes
No poster
Age: 48

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Michael J. O'Connor
No poster
Age: 48

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Adam
Studio One poster Age: 46

Studio One

1948
as Cyrus Walker
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