1902 - 1993
Leon Ames American Actor
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Leon Ames was previously married to Christine Gossett (1938 - 1993).
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American Actor Leon Ames was born Leon Waycoff on 20th January, 1902 in Portland, Indiana, USA and passed away on 12th Oct 1993 Laguna Beach, California, USA aged 91. He is most remembered for Meet Me in St. Louis. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Leon Ames is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American television actors and California Republicans.
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Relationship Statistics
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Details
| First Name |
Leon
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| Last Name |
Ames
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| Full Name at Birth |
Leon Waycoff
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| Birthday |
20th January, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Portland, Indiana, USA
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| Died |
12th October, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Laguna Beach, California, USA
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| Cause of Death |
(stroke)
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| Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
Meet Me in St. Louis
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| Year(s) Active |
1931–1986
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Leon Ames (born Harry Wycoff; January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) with Judy Garland as one of his daughters, Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951), and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). The fathers whom Ames portrayed were often somewhat stuffy and exasperated by the younger generation, but ultimately kind and understanding. Probably his best-known purely dramatic role was as DA Kyle Sackett in the crime film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
