Leon Ames
from the trailer for the film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Born	Leon Wycoff January 20, 1902(1902-01-20) Portland, Indiana, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1993 (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931 – 1986
Spouse(s)	Christine Gossett (1938-1993)

Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Biography

Ames was born Leon Wycoff^[1] in Portland, Indiana to Russian immigrants. He is most widely remembered for playing a number of fatherly figures in such titles as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and Little Women (1949).

[edit] Career

He also appeared in notable roles in Quick Millions (1931), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), The Velvet Touch (1947), A Date with Judy (1948), the Doris Day-Gordon MacRae film On Moonlight Bay (1951) and its sequel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953), and Peyton Place (1957). Other television roles included lead roles in the television adaptations of Life With Father (1953-55) and Father of the Bride (1961-62), and as Mr. Ed's neighbor, Gordon "The Colonel" Kirkwood (1961-66). He also appeared in the NBC anthology series, The Barbara Stanwyck Show.

He is also notable as one of the performers who founded the Screen Actors Guild in 1933.^[1]

His last film role was in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), with Kathleen Turner, as Barney Alvorg.

[edit] External links

• Leon Ames at the Internet Movie Database
• Leon Ames at Allmovie
• Leon Ames at the TCM Movie Database
• Leon Ames at the Internet Broadway Database
• Leon Ames at Find a Grave

[edit] References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Katharine Hepburn	Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 1980	Succeeded by Danny Kaye

v • d • e Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild Ralph Morgan (1933) · Eddie Cantor (1933) · Robert Montgomery (1935) · Ralph Morgan (1938) · Edward Arnold (1940) · James Cagney (1942) · George Murphy (1944) · Robert Montgomery (1946) · Ronald Reagan (1947) · Walter Pidgeon (1952) · Leon Ames (1957) · Howard Keel (1958) · Ronald Reagan (1959) · George Chandler (1960) · Dana Andrews (1963) · Charlton Heston (1965) · John Gavin (1971) · Dennis Weaver (1973) · Kathleen Nolan (1975) · William Schallert (1979) · Edward Asner (1981) · Patty Duke (1985) · Barry Gordon (1988) · Richard Masur (1995) · William Daniels (1999) · Melissa Gilbert (2001) · Alan Rosenberg (2005) · Ken Howard (2009)

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NAME	Ames, Leon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wycoff, Leon
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1902-1-20
PLACE OF BIRTH	Portland, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	1993-10-12
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California