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Leon Ames was born Harry Wycoff in Portland, Indiana, to Cora Alice (DeMoss) and Charles Elmer Wycoff. He had always wanted to be an actor and he did it the hard way, serving a long apprenticeship in touring amateur theatre companies -- even selling shoes for a while on 42nd Street in the 1920s. It took him until 1933 to make his debut on Broadway.
Cannonball Express. That's My Boy. Just You and Me, Kid. The Monkey's Uncle. Let's Do It Again. The Velvet Touch. Watch the Birdie. Crisis. On an Island with You.
Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. One of my indelible memories from 1950s television is of Leon Ames, on Life with Father, standing in the midst of a family catastrophe and exclaiming, "Oh, no!"
Character actor, Leon Ames, was born Leon (or Harry) Waycoff on Jan 20, 1902 in Portland, IN. Ames appeared in over 155 film and TV roles. His best known films include Meet Me in St. Louis (as Mr. Alonzo Smith, Judy Garland's father), On Moonlight Bay (as George Winfield, Doris Day's dad), 1949's Little Women (as Mr. March) and From the Terrace (Alfred Eaton, Paul Newman's father).
Pierre Dupin (as Leon Waycoff) 1931 Quick Millions. Hood (as Leon Waycoff) Hide Soundtrack (6 credits) 1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (performer: "It's A Most Unusual Day" (1948) - uncredited) 1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Moonlight Bay" - uncredited) 1948 A Date with Judy ...
Oct 12, 1993 · Death. 12 Oct 1993 (aged 91) Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA. Burial. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map. Plot. Cts of Remembrance, Columbarium of Valor, Map #ELC0 (Unt 3 - Elv C, S wall), Outdoor Gdn Niche 64429. Memorial ID.
Leon Ames was a survivor of the Great War and a co-founder of the initial settlement at the West Everett Estates in 2078. Leon was returning from vacation with his brother Lance and his sister-in-law Janet when the nuclear bombs dropped. They had to make their way back to the West Everett Estates on foot. Once there, he began building a wall around the neighborhood, with the help of his ...
