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Leon Ames
Born 1902-01-20Portland, Indiana, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Peggy Sue Got MarriedBarney AlvorgJake SpeedPop WinstonTestamentHenry AbhartJust You and Me, KidManduke the MagnificentThe Best Place to BeWilliam CallahanClawsBen Jones, Forest CommissionerSherlock Holmes in New YorkDaniel FurmanTimber TrampsDeaconThe MealKrogerThat's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)Brother of the WindRoleHammersmith Is OutGeneral Sam PembrokeToklatOld ManOn a Clear Day You Can See ForeverBurt ClewsTora! Tora! Tora!Frank KnoxThe Monkey's UncleJudge HolmsbyThe Misadventures of Merlin JonesJudge Holmsby / Lex FortasSon of FlubberRufus DaggettThe Absent-Minded ProfessorRufus DaggettFrom the TerraceSamuel EatonPeyton PlaceLeslie HarringtonEngagement PartyElliott WinstonSabre JetLt. Col. Eckert