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.
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.6
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Romance4.6average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
- Psychological4.0, average 5.6
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Psychological Tension 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Film Noir 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Fast-Paced Action 2
- Comfort Watch 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPaul VogelCinematographerLady in the Lake, Scene of the Crime, Watch the Birdie, The Amazing Mr. Nordill, 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, Song of the Thin Man, Son of Flubber, No Leave, No Love- EEdward ColmanCinematographerThe 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
Charles D. BrownActorUndercover Maisie, Mr. Moto in Danger Island, Merton of the Movies
Dick SimmonsActorLady in the Lake, On an Island with You, Undercover Maisie
Dean StockwellActorSong of the Thin Man, Cattle Drive, The Happy Years
Paul HurstActorEllery Queen and the Murder Ring, Island in the Sky, Secrets of a Nurse
Phillip TrentActorThe Man Who Dared, Strangers All, Soak the Poor
Douglass DumbrilleActorMr. Moto in Danger Island, That's My Boy, The Man Who Dared
Movies and TV shows
521930s
52 titles · average score 61
69
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
as Maj. Phillip Waring
59
as Commissioner Madero
as Adjutant
as 'Chick' Foster
as J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
as Jackson
as Hinge Jackson
as Murdock
58
as Ballinger (uncredited)
61
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
as Smythe
as Carter
as Maj. Philip Waring
57
as Paul Brissac
66
as Marty Butler
as Frank Denton
as Joe Largo
as Otto Wagner / Baroni
57
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)
58
as Napoleon III - Emperor of France
as Monte Silver
as Joe Gurney
as Frank Gatty
as Special Investigator Stanton
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
as Vincent
63
as Buzz Moran
as Rodney Hunter
61
as Phil
57
as Carl Goering
as McMurtrie
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)
as Frank Walker
as Don Clayton / McDonald
53
as Ralph Watson
56
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)
as Spud Marshall
as Louie Strauss
as John Holden
as John Thurman
as Yosef Novak
46
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)
85
as Lee (Uncredited)
68
as Pierre Dupin
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
as Tommy
as Al Williams
as Jack Logan
65
as Judd Brooks
62
as Barney Davis
59
as Hood