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
61/100
- Highest rated
Meet Me in St. Louis86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Melancholy3.5, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Classic Detective 2
- Vintage Cinema 2
- Whodunit 2
- Suspenseful 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPaul VogelCinematographerLady in the Lake, Scene of the Crime, The Amazing Mr. Nordill, The Happy Years, Watch the Birdie, +1 more
Tommy KirkActorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle
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 Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle
Robert StevensonDirectorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle- CCotton WarburtonEditorThe Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle
Charles D. BrownActorMr. Moto in Danger Island, Undercover Maisie, Merton of the Movies
Phillip TrentActorStrangers All, The Man Who Dared, Soak the Poor
Dean StockwellActorSong of the Thin Man, Cattle Drive, The Happy Years
Dick SimmonsActorLady in the Lake, On an Island with You, Undercover Maisie
Paul HurstActorEllery Queen and the Murder Ring, Secrets of a Nurse, Island in the Sky
Douglass DumbrilleActorMr. Moto in Danger Island, That's My Boy, The Man Who Dared
Movies and TV shows
144Great
Score 80 to 89
8 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
86
as Alonzo Smith
84
as Burt Clews
84
as Lee (Uncredited)
82
as Kyle Sackett
81
TV show · as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
81
TV show · as Mr. Hampton
80
TV show
Good
Score 70 to 79
20 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
TV show
78
TV show
76
as George Winfield
75
as Fred Barrett
72
as Rufus Daggett
72
as Mitchell Talbin
71
as Sheriff Jud Cronin
71
as Amor/Willis Farnes
71
as Rufus Daggett
70
as Sr. Samuel H. Stover
70
TV show · as Judge Fitzroy
Decent
Score 60 to 69
25 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as George Winfield
69
TV show
67
as Mr. Candle
66
as Gordon Dunning
66
as Marty Butler
65
as Sam Proctor
63
as Judge Holmsby / Lex Fortas
63
as Maj. C.E. Breverly
63
as Grantland D. Farns
62
as Anton
61
as Pierre Dupin
60
as Lawrence Rupert
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
41 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Commissioner Madero
59
as Capt. A.C. Forster
59
as Derace Kingsby
59
as Pat O'Day
59
as Carl Bellcap
58
as Judge Holmsby
54
as Chester Graham, Sr.
54
as Commander Harrison
52
as K. F.
45
TV show · as Gordon Kirkwood
40
as Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
38
as Pop Winston
Not rated yet
50 titles
Not rated yet
TV show
as Everett Nordill aka Everton
as Louie Strauss
as Elliott Winston
as Maj. Philip Waring
as Deacon
as Special Investigator Stanton
as Maj. Phillip Waring
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
as John Thurman
as McMurtrie