Acting
Leon Ames
- Titles
- 122movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1986, busiest in 1939 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Meet Me in St. Louis86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.7
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.8average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Romance4.6average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.4
- Psychological3.9, average 5.6
- Violence2.7, average 4.2
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Nostalgic Charm 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Classic Sitcom 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Classic Film Noir 2
- Classic Detective 2
- Whodunit 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPaul VogelCinematographerLady in the Lake, Scene of the Crime, The Happy Years, Watch the Birdie, Dial 1119, +1 more
Keenan WynnActorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, Song of the Thin Man, No Leave, No Love
Tommy KirkActorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Robert StevensonDirectorThe 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
- EEdward ColmanCinematographerThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Monkey's Uncle, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Virginia O'BrienActorThe Show-Off, Merton of the Movies, The Great Morgan
Douglass DumbrilleActorThat's My Boy, Mr. Moto in Danger Island, The Man Who Dared
Dick SimmonsActorLady in the Lake, On an Island with You, Undercover Maisie
Robert WarwickActorCome On, Leathernecks!, That's My Boy, The Spy Ring
Van JohnsonActorScene of the Crime, No Leave, No Love, The Big Hangover
Phillip TrentActorThe Man Who Dared, Strangers All, Soak the Poor
Movies and TV shows
1441980s
4 titles · average score 62
as Pop Winston
as Barney Alvorg
as Henry Abhart
TV show · as Henry Abhart
1970s
14 titles · average score 63
as Manduke the Magnificent
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
TV show · as Messenger
as Deacon
as Kroger
TV show
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV show
as General Sam Pembroke
as Old Man
as Frank Knox
as Burt Clews
1960s
16 titles · average score 63
as Judge Holmsby
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
TV show
as Rufus Daggett
TV show · as Colonel Foxhall
TV show · as Judge Fitzroy
TV show · as Colonel Anderson
TV show · as Gordon Kirkwood
as Rufus Daggett
TV show · as Stanley Banks
TV show · as Mr. Hampton
TV show
1950s
23 titles · average score 64
as Elliott Winston
as George Winfield
as Fred Barrett
TV show
as Chet Stuart
as George Winfield
as Chester Graham, Sr.
as Carl Bellcap
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
as Sam Proctor
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
as Earl
1940s
35 titles · average score 63
as Capt. A.C. Forster
as Commander Harrisen
as Gordon Dunning
as Mitchell Talbin
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
as Kyle Sackett
as Derace Kingsby
as K. F.
as Mr. Candle
as Floyd Parkson
as Alonzo Smith
as Pat O'Day
1930s
52 titles · average score 61
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
as Maj. Phillip Waring
as Maj. Philip Waring
as Special Investigator Stanton
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
as McMurtrie
as Louie Strauss
as John Thurman
as John Holden
as Pierre Dupin
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
as Tommy