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Leon Ames

1902 - 1993

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Leon Ames (born Harry Leon 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), Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951), and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). His best-known dramatic role may have been in the crime film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Ames is the 1,619th most popular actor (up from 7,679th in 2019), the 2,993rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,339th in 2019) and the 790th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leon Ames ranks 1,619 out of 13,578. Before him are Martha Scott, Karen Allen, Prabhas, Erdoğan Atalay, Michael C. Hall, and Franco Citti. After him are Rachel McAdams, Thomas F. Wilson, Claire Bloom, Anne Heche, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Henry Calvin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Leon Ames ranks 101. Before him are Bruno Streckenbach, Samuel Goudsmit, Hans Bellmer, Elsa Lanchester, Jean Bruller, and Langston Hughes. After him are Peregrino Anselmo, Santos Iriarte, Albert Anastasia, Albert Bormann, Fuad Chehab, and Charan Singh. Among people deceased in 1993, Leon Ames ranks 78. Before him are René Pleven, Myrna Loy, Chris Hani, Desanka Maksimović, Maurice Yaméogo, and Ishirō Honda. After him are Dinmukhamed Kunaev, John Connally, Luciano Leggio, Marian Anderson, E. P. Thompson, and C. Northcote Parkinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Ames ranks 2,993 out of 20,380. Before him are Stormy Daniels (1979), Don Walsh (1931), Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), James Baker (1930), Michael C. Hall (1971), and David Patterson (1947). After him are Lew Wallace (1827), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Christa McAuliffe (1948), Anne Heche (1969), Michelle Trachtenberg (1985), and Phillip Allen Sharp (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Leon Ames ranks 790. Before him are Lea Thompson (1961), Miguel Ferrer (1955), Vera Farmiga (1973), Martha Scott (1912), Karen Allen (1951), and Michael C. Hall (1971). After him are Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Anne Heche (1969), Michelle Trachtenberg (1985), Henry Calvin (1918), Matt LeBlanc (1967), and Tracy Morgan (1968).

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