Leon Ames

Leon Ames

1902-01-20 – 1993-10-12 (age 91) Portland, Indiana, USA
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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).

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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Frank Knox

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Alonzo Smith

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Barney Alvorg

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Little Women
Little Women

1949

as Father March

Battleground
Battleground

1949

as The Chaplain

Testament
Testament

1983

as Henry Abhart

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Rufus Daggett

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral's Aide

Peyton Place
Peyton Place

1957

as Leslie Harrington

Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

as Fred Barrett

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

as Major James Morton

Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake

1946

as Derace Kingsby

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief

1945

as Mr. Candle

Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man

1947

as Mitchell Talbin

The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle

1965

as Judge Holmsby

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Lieut. Jurika

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber

1963

as Rufus Daggett