Leon Ames

Leon Ames

​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...

Known For

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Frank Knox

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Alonzo Smith

Peggy Sue Got Married

as Barney Alvorg

Cast Credits

Peggy Sue Got Married

as Barney Alvorg

Jake Speed

as Pop Winston

Testament

as Henry Abhart

Just You and Me, Kid

as Manduke the Magnificent

The Best Place to Be

as William Callahan

Claws

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

Timber Tramps

as Deacon

The Meal

as Kroger

Hammersmith Is Out

as General Sam Pembroke

Toklat

as Old Man

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Frank Knox

The Monkey's Uncle

as Judge Holmsby

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Son of Flubber

as Rufus Daggett

From the Terrace

as Samuel Eaton

Peyton Place

as Leslie Harrington

Engagement Party

as Elliott Winston

Sabre Jet

as Lt. Col. Eckert

Let's Do It Again

as Chet Stuart

Angel Face

as Fred Barrett

It's a Big Country

as Secret Service Man

Cattle Drive

as Chester Graham, Sr.

On Moonlight Bay

as George Winfield

Watch the Birdie

as Grantland D. Farns

Dial 1119

as Earl