Deceased

How Did Leon Ames Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known as Leon Waycoff, Harry Leon Wycoff, Harry L. WycoffGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/01/1902Born inPortland, Indiana, USADied12/10/1993Died inLaguna BeachCausestrokeWikidataQ326723 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#13994 ↗

Leon Ames was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951), and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). His best-known dramatic role may have been in the crime film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).

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Filmography91 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1986	Jake SpeedMovie	Pop Winston	84
1986	Peggy Sue Got MarriedMovie	Barney Alvorg	84
1979	The Best Place to BeMovie	William Callahan	77
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	Messenger	75
1975	The JeffersonsSeries	—	73
1975	Timber TrampsMovie	Deacon	73
1974	That's Entertainment!Movie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	72
1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
1972	Emergency!Series	—	70
1972	Hammersmith Is OutMovie	General Sam Pembroke	70
1970	On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverMovie	Burt Clews	68
1970	Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie	Frank Knox	68
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	—	66
1966	ABC Stage 67Series	Gray	64
1965	The Monkey's UncleMovie	Judge Holmsby	63
1964	BewitchedSeries	—	62
1963	Son of FlubberMovie	Rufus Daggett	61
1962	The VirginianSeries	Judge Fitzroy	60
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	Colonel Foxhall	60
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Colonel Anderson	60
1961	Mister EdSeries	Gordon Kirkwood	59
1961	The Absent-Minded ProfessorMovie	Rufus Daggett	59
1961	Father of the BrideSeries	Stanley Banks	59
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Mr. Hampton	58
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Damon Carlisle	58
1960	My Three SonsSeries	—	58
1960	From the TerraceMovie	Samuel Eaton	58
1957	Peyton PlaceMovie	Leslie Harrington	55
1957	Panic!Series	—	55
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	—	53
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)	52
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Malcolm Fownes	51
1953	Angel FaceMovie	Fred Barrett	51
1953	By the Light of the Silvery MoonMovie	George Winfield	51
1951	It's a Big CountryMovie	Secret Service Man	49
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Michael J. O'Connor	48
1950	The Skipper Surprised His WifeMovie	Dr. Philip Abbott	48
1950	CrisisMovie	Sam Proctor	48
1950	AmbushMovie	Maj. C.E. Breverly	48
1950	Watch the BirdieMovie	Grantland D. Farns	48
1950	Dial 1119Movie	Earl	48
1949	Scene of the CrimeMovie	Capt. A.C. Forster	47
1949	Little WomenMovie	Father March	47
1949	BattlegroundMovie	The Chaplain	47
1948	Studio OneSeries	Cyrus Walker	46
1948	The Velvet TouchMovie	Gordon Dunning	46
1948	On an Island with YouMovie	Commander Harrisen	46
1948	A Date with JudyMovie	Lucien T. Pringle	46
1947	Song of the Thin ManMovie	Mitchell Talbin	45
1947	Merton of the MoviesMovie	Lawrence Rupert	45
1946	Lady in the LakeMovie	Derace Kingsby	44
1946	The Show-OffMovie	Frank Harlin	44
1946	The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovie	Kyle Sackett	44
1945	The Great MorganMovie	K. F.	43
1945	Week-End at the WaldorfMovie	Henry Burton	43
1945	Anchors AweighMovie	Admiral's Aide	43
1945	Son of LassieMovie	Anton	43
1945	They Were ExpendableMovie	Major James Morton	43
1945	Yolanda and the ThiefMovie	Mr. Candle	43
1944	Thirty Seconds Over TokyoMovie	Lieut. Jurika	42
1944	The Thin Man Goes HomeMovie	Edgar Draque	42
1944	Meet Me in St. LouisMovie	Alonzo Smith	42
1943	The Iron MajorMovie	Robert 'Bob' Stewart	41
1943	Crime DoctorMovie	William Wheeler	41
1941	Ellery Queen and the Murder RingMovie	John Stack	39
1939	Thunder AfloatMovie	Recruiting Officer (uncredited)	37
1939	Mr. Moto in Danger IslandMovie	Commissioner Madero	37
1939	Risky BusinessMovie	Hinge Jackson	37
1939	Pack Up Your TroublesMovie	Adjutant	37
1938	Walking Down BroadwayMovie	Frank Gatty	36
1938	Bluebeard's 8th WifeMovie	Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)	36
1938	Strange FacesMovie	Joe Gurney	36
1938	Island in the SkyMovie	Marty Butler	36
1938	SuezMovie	Napoleon III - Emperor of France	36
1938	Mysterious Mr. MotoMovie	Paul Brissac	36
1938	Cipher BureauMovie	Maj. Philip Waring	36
1938	International SettlementMovie	Monte Silver	36
1937	Charlie Chan on BroadwayMovie	Buzz Moran	35
1937	Dangerously YoursMovie	Phil	35
1937	Song of RevoltMovie	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	35
1937	Murder in Greenwich VillageMovie	Rodney Hunter	35
1936	Pilot XMovie	Carl Goering	34
1935	RecklessMovie	Ralph Watson	33
1934	Now I'll TellMovie	Max (as Leon Waycoff)	32
1934	I'll Tell the WorldMovie	Spud Marshall	32
1933	Only YesterdayMovie	Lee (Uncredited)	31
1933	Parachute JumperMovie	Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)	31
1933	The Man Who DaredMovie	Yosef Novak	31
1932	Murders in the Rue MorgueMovie	Pierre Dupin	30
1932	That's My BoyMovie	Al Williams	30
1931	Quick MillionsMovie	Hood	29