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Leon Ames
Age
91 (passed away Oct. 12th, 1993)
Birthday
Jan. 20th, 1902
Born in
Portland, Indiana, USA
Height
5' 8"
Leon Ames' Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles1986 - Peggy Sue Got Married1983 - Testament 1979 - Just You and Me, Kid 1970 - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 - Tora! Tora! Tora! 1960 - From the Terrace 1957 - Peyton Place 1953 - By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1952 - Angel Face 1951 - On Moonlight Bay 1950 - Dial 1119 1949 - Little Women 1949 - Scene of the Crime 1949 - Battleground 1948 - The Velvet Touch 1948 - On an Island with You 1947 - Song of the Thin Man 1946 - The Postman Always Rings Twice 1945 - Son of Lassie 1945 - They Were Expendable 1945 - Anchors Aweigh 1945 - Yolanda and the Thief 1944 - Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1943 - The Iron Major 1942 - George Washington Slept Here 1940 - East Side Kids 1938 - Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938 - Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1937 - Charlie Chan on Broadway 1934 - The Count of Monte Cristo 1932 - Murders in the Rue Morgue |
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TRIVIA:
- Had two children: Shelley and Leon.
- (1957-1958) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
- Appeared sporadically on Broadway from late 1933-1958.
- In the 1960s, he owned 4 California Ford dealerships. They were located in Studio City, Encino, Redondo Beach, on Pacific Coast Highway near Prospect, and Los Angeles. In the latter part of the 1970's Leon Ames Ford was sold/bought out by Payton Craymer Ford. This in turn was sold to Power Ford. The Redondo Beach dealership closed and was moved further up the Pacific Coast highway towards Lomita. The Los Angeles dealership remains in business today and is now called "Midway Ford". It's located at 200 N. Vermont.
- Son of Russian immigrants.
- In June of 1933 Ames, with 18 other actors, held a meeting to organize the Screen Actors Guild. He held SAG card number 15.
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