Acting
Leon Ames
- Titles
- 122movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1986, busiest in 1939 with 9 main titles.
- 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
211970s
3 titles · average score 74
72
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
TV show · as Messenger
74
The Jeffersons (1975)
TV show
78
Emergency! (1972)
TV show
1960s
11 titles · average score 71
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV show · as Gray
77
Bewitched (1964)
TV show
69
The Virginian (1962)
TV show · as Judge Fitzroy
71
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV show · as Colonel Anderson
70
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV show · as Colonel Foxhall
68
Mister Ed (1961)
TV show · as Gordon Kirkwood
Father of the Bride (1961)
TV show · as Stanley Banks
80
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV show · as Mr. Hampton
68
My Three Sons (1960)
TV show
69
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV show · as Damon Carlisle
1950s
6 titles · average score 65
Panic! (1957)
TV show
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV show · as Col. T. Jennings Parker - Pop
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
TV show · as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)
Life With Father (1953)
TV show
65
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Dr. Butolph / Malcolm Fownes
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Michael J. O'Connor / Adam
1940s
1 title · average score 63
63
Studio One (1948)
TV show · as Cyrus Walker