Leon Ames: movies and TV shows
Leon Ames has 148 credits in the archive: 123 films and 25 TV series, from 1931 to 1986. Highest rated: Emergency! (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1931 – 1986 · busiest year: 1939 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Barney Alvorg | Film | 6.1 | 84 |
| 1986 | Jake Speed | Pop Winston | Film | 4.6 | 84 |
| 1983 | Testament | Henry Abhart | Film | 6.4 | 81 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Henry Abhart | TV | 6.6 | 80 |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Manduke the Magnificent | Film | 5.4 | 77 |
| 1979 | The Best Place to Be | William Callahan | Film | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Messenger | TV | 7.1 | 75 |
| 1977 | Claws | Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner | Film | 5.0 | 75 |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Daniel Furman | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 73 | |
| 1975 | The Meal | Kroger | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Deacon | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | TV | 7.9 | 70 | |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | General Sam Pembroke | Film | 5.9 | 70 |
| 1972 | Brother of the Wind | Film | 6.7 | 70 | |
| 1971 | Toklat | Old Man | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Frank Knox | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Burt Clews | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | TV | 7.0 | 66 | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Gray | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Judge Holmsby | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1964 | Bewitched | TV | 7.9 | 62 | |
| 1964 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Rufus Daggett | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Judge Fitzroy | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Colonel Anderson | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Colonel Foxhall | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Gordon Kirkwood | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1961 | Father of the Bride | Stanley Banks | TV | 9.5 | 59 |
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Rufus Daggett | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Hampton | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | TV | 6.6 | 58 | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Damon Carlisle | TV | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Samuel Eaton | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1957 | Panic! | TV | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1957 | Peyton Place | Leslie Harrington | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1956 | Engagement Party | Elliott Winston | Film | — | 54 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | President Rufus Daggett (archive footage) | TV | 7.9 | 52 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Dr. Butolph | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Malcolm Fownes | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1953 | Life With Father | TV | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 1953 | Angel Face | Fred Barrett | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Chet Stuart | Film | 4.2 | 51 |
| 1953 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | George Winfield | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1953 | Sabre Jet | Lt. Col. Eckert | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Chester Graham, Sr. | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1951 | On Moonlight Bay | George Winfield | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Secret Service Man | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Michael J. O'Connor | TV | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Adam | TV | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1950 | Watch the Birdie | Grantland D. Farns | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Dr. Philip Abbott | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1950 | Dial 1119 | Earl | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1950 | Crisis | Sam Proctor | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1950 | Ambush | Maj. C.E. Breverly | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover | Carl Bellcap | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Sr. Samuel H. Stover | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1949 | Little Women | Father March | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1949 | Battleground | The Chaplain | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1949 | Scene of the Crime | Capt. A.C. Forster | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Dr. Palmer | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Cyrus Walker | TV | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1948 | A Date with Judy | Lucien T. Pringle | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Gordon Dunning | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1948 | On an Island with You | Commander Harrisen | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1948 | Alias a Gentleman | Matt Enley | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Amor/Willis Farnes | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Mitchell Talbin | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1947 | The Amazing Mr. Nordill | Everett Nordill aka Everton | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Lawrence Rupert | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Kyle Sackett | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Derace Kingsby | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | Ralph Humphrey | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | Frank Harlin | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love | Colonel Elliott | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Major James Morton | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Admiral's Aide | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | Floyd Parkson | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Henry Burton | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | Mr. Candle | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie | Anton | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | K. F. | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1945 | Between Two Women | Masters | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Alonzo Smith | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Lieut. Jurika | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Edgar Draque | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Robert 'Bob' Stewart | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | William Wheeler | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Leon Ames (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | John Stack | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1941 | No Greater Sin | Dr. Edward Cavanaugh | Film | 4.8 | 39 |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Pat O'Day | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Commissioner Madero | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Hinge Jackson | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1939 | Help Wanted | J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | Blackwell's Island | Ballinger (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1939 | Legion of Lost Flyers | Smythe | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | 'Chick' Foster | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Adjutant | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1939 | Calling All Marines | Murdock | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | Panama Patrol | Maj. Phillip Waring | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Sheriff Jud Cronin | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1939 | I Was a Convict | Jackson | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1939 | Fugitive at Large | Carter | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1938 | Strange Faces | Joe Gurney | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto | Paul Brissac | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks! | Otto Wagner / Baroni | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1938 | International Settlement | Monte Silver | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse | Joe Largo | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Frank Denton | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1938 | Suez | Napoleon III - Emperor of France | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Frank Gatty | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1938 | Island in the Sky | Marty Butler | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1938 | Cipher Bureau | Maj. Philip Waring | Film | 5.3 | 36 |
| 1937 | Murder in Greenwich Village | Rodney Hunter | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Buzz Moran | Film | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours | Phil | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1937 | Soak the Poor | Special Investigator Stanton | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1937 | 45 Fathers | Vincent | Film | 4.5 | 35 |
| 1937 | Song of Revolt | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1936 | Pilot X | Carl Goering | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1935 | Reckless | Ralph Watson | Film | 5.1 | 33 |
| 1935 | Strangers All | Frank Walker | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1935 | Get That Man | Don Clayton / McDonald | Film | 4.3 | 33 |
| 1935 | Mutiny Ahead | McMurtrie | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1935 | Rescue Squad | Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff) | Film | 4.5 | 33 |
| 1934 | I'll Tell the World | Spud Marshall | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Max (as Leon Waycoff) | Film | 5.1 | 32 |
| 1933 | Forgotten | Louie Strauss | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | Pilot with Alabama (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Lee (Uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Men | John Holden | Film | 3.8 | 31 |
| 1933 | The Man Who Dared | Yosef Novak | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1933 | Alimony Madness | John Thurman | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | Stowaway | Tommy | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Pierre Dupin | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1932 | Cannonball Express | Jack Logan | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1932 | That's My Boy | Al Williams | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Judd Brooks | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity | Barney Davis | Film | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1932 | Uptown New York | Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff) | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1931 | Quick Millions | Hood | Film | 7.3 | 29 |