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Acting

Leon Ames

Career: Active from 1932 to 1986, busiest in 1939 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles: 28
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Meet Me in St. Louis
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Leon Ames Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.7, average 5.4
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Violence
2.7, average 4.1
Melancholy
3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 5
Social Commentary 5
Nostalgic Charm 5
Historical Setting 4
Character-Driven 4
Classic Sitcom 3
Wholesome Entertainment 3
Family-Friendly 3
Psychological Tension 3
Old Hollywood Charm 2
Film Noir 2
Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

144

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 63

Jake Speed

34

as Pop Winston

Peggy Sue Got Married

72

as Barney Alvorg

Testament

75

as Henry Abhart

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Henry Abhart

1970s

14 titles · average score 63

Claws

49

as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

48

TV show · as Messenger

Sherlock Holmes in New York

54

as Daniel Furman

Timber Tramps

as Deacon

as Kroger

The Jeffersons

80

TV show

That's Entertainment!

84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emergency!

78

TV show

Hammersmith Is Out

43

as General Sam Pembroke

Toklat

as Old Man

Tora! Tora! Tora!

64

as Frank Knox

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

84

as Burt Clews

1960s

16 titles · average score 63

The Monkey's Uncle

52

as Judge Holmsby

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

61

as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas

Bewitched

69

TV show

Son of Flubber

72

as Rufus Daggett

The Beverly Hillbillies

47

TV show · as Colonel Foxhall

The Virginian

70

TV show · as Judge Fitzroy

The Lucy Show

47

TV show · as Colonel Anderson

Mister Ed

45

TV show · as Gordon Kirkwood

The Absent-Minded Professor

72

as Rufus Daggett

Father of the Bride

TV show · as Stanley Banks

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Mr. Hampton

My Three Sons

78

TV show

1950s

23 titles · average score 64

Engagement Party

as Elliott Winston

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

70

as George Winfield

Life With Father

TV show

Angel Face

75

as Fred Barrett

Let's Do It Again

60

as Chet Stuart

On Moonlight Bay

64

as George Winfield

Cattle Drive

53

as Chester Graham, Sr.

The Big Hangover

59

as Carl Bellcap

Crisis

65

as Sam Proctor

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

53

as Dr. Philip Abbott

Ambush

64

as Maj. C.E. Breverly

Watch the Birdie

63

as Grantland D. Farns

1940s

35 titles · average score 63

The Velvet Touch

68

as Gordon Dunning

On an Island with You

54

as Commander Harrisen

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

as Everett Nordill aka Everton

Song of the Thin Man

63

as Mitchell Talbin

Undercover Maisie

71

as Amor/Willis Farnes

The Postman Always Rings Twice

81

as Kyle Sackett

Lady in the Lake

59

as Derace Kingsby

The Great Morgan

55

as K. F.

Fall Guy

as Floyd Parkson

Yolanda and the Thief

67

as Mr. Candle

Meet Me in St. Louis

86

as Alonzo Smith

East Side Kids

59

as Pat O'Day

1930s

52 titles · average score 61

The Marshal Of Mesa City

69

as Sheriff Jud Cronin

Panama Patrol

as Maj. Phillip Waring

Cipher Bureau

as Maj. Philip Waring

Mysterious Mr. Moto

57

as Paul Brissac

Soak the Poor

as Special Investigator Stanton

Song of Revolt

as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Pilot X

57

as Carl Goering

Forgotten

as Louie Strauss

Alimony Madness

as John Thurman

Murders in the Rue Morgue

68

as Pierre Dupin

Stowaway

as Tommy

Uptown New York

as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)