Acting
Leon Ames
- Titles
- 122movies21TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19321986
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Happy Years72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Crime4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Psychological4.3, average 5.6
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Classic Detective 2
- Classic Sitcom 2
- Period Piece 2
- Classic Disney 2
- Family Comedy 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPaul VogelCinematographerLady in the Lake, Scene of the Crime, Dial 1119, Watch the Birdie, The Happy Years, +1 more
Tommy KirkActorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Keenan WynnActorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, Song of the Thin Man, No Leave, No Love
Robert StevensonDirectorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones- EEdward ColmanCinematographerThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
- CCotton WarburtonEditorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Douglass DumbrilleActorMr. Moto in Danger Island, That's My Boy, The Man Who Dared
Paul HurstActorEllery Queen and the Murder Ring, Secrets of a Nurse, Island in the Sky
Charles D. BrownActorUndercover Maisie, Mr. Moto in Danger Island, Merton of the Movies
Dick SimmonsActorLady in the Lake, Undercover Maisie, On an Island with You
Phillip TrentActorThe Man Who Dared, Soak the Poor, Strangers All
Dean StockwellActorSong of the Thin Man, Cattle Drive, The Happy Years
Movies and TV shows
1421980s
3 titles · average score 63
46
as Pop Winston
78
as Barney Alvorg
66
as Henry Abhart
1970s
14 titles · average score 69
57
as Manduke the Magnificent
72
TV show · as Messenger
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
58
as Daniel Furman
as Deacon
as Kroger
74
TV show
75
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
78
TV show
54
as General Sam Pembroke
as Old Man
73
as Frank Knox
1960s
16 titles · average score 68
58
as Judge Holmsby
63
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
77
TV show
61
as Rufus Daggett
69
TV show · as Judge Fitzroy
71
TV show · as Colonel Anderson
70
TV show · as Colonel Foxhall
68
TV show · as Gordon Kirkwood
65
as Rufus Daggett
TV show · as Stanley Banks
80
TV show · as Mr. Hampton
68
TV show
1950s
22 titles · average score 63
as Elliott Winston
64
as George Winfield
TV show
71
as Fred Barrett
44
as Chet Stuart
66
as George Winfield
63
as Chester Graham, Sr.
67
as Sam Proctor
62
as Earl
58
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
72
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
as Carl Bellcap
1940s
35 titles · average score 65
64
as Capt. A.C. Forster
57
as Commander Harrison
64
as Gordon Dunning
68
as Mitchell Talbin
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
71
as Amor/Willis Farnes
72
as Kyle Sackett
63
as Derace Kingsby
58
as Mr. Candle
62
as Anton
72
as Alonzo Smith
59
as Pat O'Day
1930s
52 titles · average score 62
as Maj. Phillip Waring
as Maj. Philip Waring
62
as Paul Brissac
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
51
as Carl Goering
as John Thurman
as John Holden
as Louie Strauss
61
as Pierre Dupin
as Tommy
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
64
as Al Williams