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Leon Ames (1902–1993)

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Leon Ames always wanted to be an actor and he did it the hard way, serving a long apprenticeship in touring amateur theatre companies, even selling shoes for a while on 42nd Street in the 1920's. It took him until 1933 to make his debut on Broadway. His play at the Morosco Theatre, "It Pays to Sin"... See full bio »

Born:

Leon Waycoff
in Portland, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Laguna Beach, California, USA
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1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
Barney Alvorg
 
1986 Jake Speed
Pop
 
1983 Testament
Henry Abhart
 
1979 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Jasper McGillicutty
– Heritage (1979) … Jasper McGillicutty
 
1979 Just You and Me, Kid
Manduke the Magnificent
 
1979 The Best Place to Be (TV movie)
William Callahan
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Messenger
– Assault on the Tower (1978) … Messenger
 
1977 Emergency! (TV series)
Alex Sudoff / Dr. Ned Tuttle
– Upward and Onward (1977) … Dr. Ned Tuttle/Alex Sudoff
 
1977 Claws
Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
 
1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV movie)
Daniel Furman
 
1975 Timber Tramps
Deacon
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Grandpa Willis
– Jenny's Grandparents (1975) … Grandpa Willis
 
1975 The Meal
Kroger
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Henshaw
– The Witness (1974) … Henshaw
 
1973 Brother of the Wind
Narrator (voice)
 
1972 Hammersmith Is Out
General Sam Pembroke
 
1971 Toklat
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Diedrick
– A Capitol Affair (1971) … Diedrick
 
1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Judge Fitzroy
– The Animal (1971) … Judge Fitzroy
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
– The Electric Kid (1970)
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
 
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Burt Clews
 
1970 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
Bradford Williams
– Wedding Day????? (1970) … Bradford Williams
 
1970 Bewitched (TV series)
Mr. Howard McMann
– What Makes Darrin Run? (1970) … Mr. Howard McMann
 
1968 My Three Sons (TV series)
Dr. Roy Osborne
– Expendable Katie (1968) … Dr. Roy Osborne
– My Three Grandsons (1968) … Dr. Roy Osborne
– Big Ol' Katie (1968) … Dr. Roy Osborne
– Dr. Osborne, M.D. (1968) … Dr. Roy Osborne
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Gray
– The Wide Open Door (1967) … Gray
 
1966 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. Hampton
– The Senior Play (1966) … Mr. Hampton
 
1966 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Colonel Foxhall
– The Badgers Return (1966) … Colonel Foxhall
– The Badger Game (1966) … Colonel Foxhall
 
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Morton Gregory
– The Monster in the Basement (1966) … Morton Gregory
 
1965 The Monkey's Uncle
Judge Holmsby
 
1963-1965 Mister Ed (TV series)
Gordon Kirkwood
– My Horse, the Ranger (1965) … Gordon Kirkwood
– Jon Provost Meets Mister Ed (1965) … Gordon Kirkwood
– Ed the Artist (1965) … Gordon Kirkwood
– Robin Hood Ed (1965) … Gordon Kirkwood
– Whiskers and Tails (1965) … Gordon Kirkwood
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1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
 
1963 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Colonel Anderson
– Lucy and the Military Academy (1963) … Colonel Anderson
 
1963 Son of Flubber
President Rufus Daggett
 
1961-1962 Father of the Bride (TV series)
Stanley Banks
– The Visit (1962) … Stanley Banks
– The Hammers (1962) … Stanley Banks
– Bradley's Shack (1962) … Stanley Banks
– The Band (1962) … Stanley Banks
– The Hospital (1962) … Stanley Banks
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1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Damon Carlisle
– The Assassin (1961) … Damon Carlisle
 
1961 The AbsentMinded Professor
President Rufus Daggett
 
1960 Maggie (TV movie)
Mark Bradley
 
1960 From the Terrace
Samuel Eaton
 
1958-1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
– Adam's Apples (1960) … Malcolm Fownes
– The Odd Ball (1958) … Dr. Butolph
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Marvin Tannis
– The Raider (1959) … Marvin Tannis
 
1958 Panic! (TV series)
Harry Hall
– The Amnesiac (1958) … Harry Hall
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Cyrus Walker
– Tongues of Angels (1958) … Cyrus Walker
 
1957 Peyton Place
Mr. Harrington
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Adam / Michael J. O'Connor
– Adam Had Four Sons (1957) … Adam
– It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1957) … Michael J. O'Connor
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Daughter of the Seventh (1956)
 
1956 Engagement Party (short)
Elliott Winston
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Col. T. Jennings Parker / Pop
– Want Ad Wedding (1955) … Col. T. Jennings Parker/Pop
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Nat Miller
– Ah, Wilderness! (1955) … Nat Miller
 
1954 Life with Father (TV series)
Clarence Day Sr.
– Father Buys a Horse (1954) … Clarence Day Sr.
 
1953 Sabre Jet
Lt. Col. George Eckert
 
1953 Let's Do It Again
Chet Stuart
 
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
George Winfield
 
1952 Angel Face
Fred Barrett
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Secret Service Man
 
1951 Cattle Drive
Chester Graham Sr.
 
1951 On Moonlight Bay
George Winfield
 
1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
Spade Winters
– The Ace of Spades (1951) … Spade Winters
 
1950 Watch the Birdie
Grantland D. Farns
 
1950 Dial 1119
Earl
 
1950 The Happy Years
Samuel H. Stover - Sr.
 
1950 Crisis
Sam Proctor
 
1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Dr. Philip Abbott
 
1950 The Big Hangover
Carl Bellcap
 
1950 Ambush
Maj. C.E. Breverly
 
1949 Battleground
The Chaplain
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Capt. A.C. Forster
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
Dr. Palmer
 
1949 Little Women
Mr. March
 
1948 A Date with Judy
Lucien T. Pringle
 
1948 The Velvet Touch
Gordon Dunning
 
1948 On an Island with You
Commander Harrison
 
1948 Alias a Gentleman
Matt Enley
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Lawrence Rupert
 
1947 The Amazing Mr. Nordill (short)
Everett Nordill aka Everton
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man
Mitchell Talbin
 
1947 Undercover Maisie
Amor/Willis Farnes
 
1947 Lady in the Lake
Derace Kingsby
 
1946 The Show-Off
Frank Harlin
 
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle
Ralph Humphrey
 
1946 No Leave, No Love
Colonel Elliott
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kyle Sackett
 
1946 The Great Morgan
K.F. Studio Exec
 
1945 They Were Expendable
Major James Morton
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief
Mr. Candle
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
Henry Burton
 
1945 Anchors Aweigh
Admiral's Aide
 
1945 Son of Lassie
Anton
 
1945 Fall Guy (short)
 
1945 Between Two Women
Mr. Masters (uncredited)
 
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
Edgar Draque
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
Mr. Alonzo Smith
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Lieut. Jurika
 
1943 The Iron Major
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
 
1943 Crime Doctor
William Wheeler
 
1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
John Stack
 
1941 No Greater Sin
Dr. Edward Cavanaugh
 
1940 East Side Kids
Pat O'Day
 
1939 The Marshal of Mesa City
Sheriff Jud Cronin
 
1939 Legion of Lost Flyers
Smythe
 
1939 Pack Up Your Troubles
Adjutant
 
1939 Calling All Marines
Murdock
 
1939 Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
 
1939 Fugitive at Large
Carter
 
1939 Help Wanted (short)
J.T. Evans - Labor Commissioner (uncredited)
 
1939 Man of Conquest
John Hoskins
 
1939 Code of the Streets
'Chick' Foster
 
1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Commissioner Madero
 
1939 Panama Patrol
Maj. Phillip Waring
 
1939 I Was a Convict
Jackson
 
1939 Blackwell's Island
County Prosceutor Ballinger (uncredited)
 
1939 Risky Business
Hinge Jackson
 
1939 Mr. Sheldon Goes to Town (short)
Salesman
 
1938 Secrets of a Nurse
Joe Largo
 
1938 Strange Faces
Joe Gurney
 
1938 Cipher Bureau
Maj. Philip Waring
 
1938 Suez
Napoleon III - Emperor of France
 
1938 Mysterious Mr. Moto
Paul Brissac
 
1938 Come On, Leathernecks!
Otto Wagner/Baroni
 
1938 Island in the Sky
Marty Butler
 
1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1938 Walking Down Broadway
Frank Gatty
 
1938 International Settlement
Monte Silvers
 
1938 The Spy Ring
Frank Denton
 
1937 45 Fathers
Vincent
 
1937 Murder in Greenwich Village
Rodney Hunter
 
1937 Dangerously Yours
Phil
 
1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway
Buzz Moran
 
1937 Soak the Poor (short)
Special Investigator Stanton
 
1937 Song of Revolt (short)
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
 
1936 Death in the Air
Carl Goering
 
1935 Get That Man
Don Clayton/McDonald (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1935 Strangers All
Frank Walker
 
1935 Reckless
Ralph Watson (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1935 Rescue Squad
Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1935 Mutiny Ahead
McMurtrie
 
1934 The Count of Monte Cristo
Beauchamp (uncredited)
 
1934 Now I'll Tell
Max (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1934 I'll Tell the World
Spud Marshall (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1934 The Crosby Case
Clifford Mulford (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1933 Only Yesterday
Lee (uncredited)
 
1933 Ship of Wanted Men
Capt. John Holden (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1933 The Man Who Dared
Yosef Novak (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1933 Alimony Madness
John Thurman (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1933 Forgotten
Louie Strauss (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1933 Parachute Jumper
Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
 
1932 Silver Dollar
Yates' Secretary (uncredited)
 
1932 Uptown New York
Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 That's My Boy
Al Williams (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 A Successful Calamity
Barney Davis - Witon's Junior Associate (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 Thirteen Women
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
 
1932 The Famous Ferguson Case
Judd Brooks (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 State's Attorney
First Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1932 Stowaway
Tommy (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue
Pierre Dupin (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1932 Cannonball Express
Jack Logan (as Leon Waycoff)
 
1931 Quick Millions
Hood (as Leon Waycoff)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - uncredited, "Moonlight Bay" - uncredited)
 
1948 A Date with Judy (performer: "Its a Most Unusual Day" Reprise #2 - Finale)
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis (performer: "You and I" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1943 The Iron Major (performer: "As the Backs Go Tearing By Dartmouth Fight Song" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Marshal of Mesa City ("Oh! Susanna" 1848 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here
Himself - neighbor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2006 Private Screenings (TV series)
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1967-1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Winesburg, Ohio (1958). Written by Christopher Sergel from the book by Sherwood Anderson. Directed by Joseph Anthony. National Theatre: 5 Feb 1958- 15 Feb 1958 (13 performances). As "Dr. Reefy." Cast included: James Whitmore, Ian Wolfe. See more »

Alternate Names:

Leon Waycoff

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

In June of 1933 Ames, with 18 other actors, held a meeting to organize the Screen Actors Guild. He held SAG card number 15. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius