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Leon Ames

Born 1902-01-20

​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.

Known for

Peggy Sue Got Married 1986 · 6.4 Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970 · 7.5 Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 · 7.5 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 · 7.4 Angel Face 1953 · 7.2 Anchors Aweigh 1945 · 7.0 The Absent Minded Professor 1961 · 6.7 They Were Expendable 1945 · 7.2 Battleground 1949 · 7.4 Testament 1983 · 6.9 Lady in the Lake 1946 · 6.5 The Thin Man Goes Home 1944 · 7.3 Song of the Thin Man 1947 · 6.9 Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 · 6.3 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938 · 7.2 From the Terrace 1960 · 6.7 By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1953 · 7.0 A Date with Judy 1948 · 6.5 Parachute Jumper 1933 · 6.4 Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976 · 5.8 Jake Speed 1986 · 4.9 Just You and Me, Kid 1979 · 5.9 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 1964 · 6.2