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Leon Ames was an American film and television actor. He was born on January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana. He began his career in the 1930s, appearing in films such as The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). He was best known for his roles in the Andy Hardy series of films, and for his roles in the films The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and The Three Faces of Eve (1957). In addition to his film career, Ames also appeared in numerous television series, including The Donna Reed Show, Leave It to Beaver, and The Munsters. He was also a regular on the television series Father Knows Best, playing the role of Jim Anderson. Ames was married to actress Christine Larson from 1934 until his death in 1993. He had two children, Leon Jr. and Sharon. Leon Ames had an estimated net worth of $2 million at the time of his death. He earned his wealth through his successful career in film and television.

Popular As Harry Leon Wycoff
Occupation actor,soundtrack
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 20 January, 1902
Birthday 20 January
Birthplace Portland, Indiana, U.S.
Date of death October 12, 1993
Died Place Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Leon Ames Height, Weight & Measurements

At 91 years old, Leon Ames height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .

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Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Who Is Leon Ames's Wife?

His wife is Christine Gossett (m. 1938)

Family
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Wife Christine Gossett (m. 1938)
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Children Leon Ames Jr., Shelley Ames, Robert Fletcher

Leon Ames Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Leon Ames worth at the age of 91 years old? Leon Ames’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Leon Ames's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Timeline

1986

Leon continued in films well until his twilight years and was last seen as Kathleen Turner's grandfather in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986).

1964

On February 12, 1964, Leon Ames and his wife were held hostage by Lynn Brenner who burst into their home brandishing a .22 pistol and demanding $50,000. Ames, who owned several automobile dealerships, called one of his managers to bring the money. He notified police who arrested Brenner and freed the couple.

1960

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.

1957

(1957-1958) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

1953

On television, he had a popular run starring in Life with Father (1953) and Father of the Bride (1961) (played by Spencer Tracy on the big screen) as well as playing Wilbur Post's neighbor Gordon Kirkwood in Mister Ed (1958).

1948

Signed to a contract at MGM, Leon was now cast in pivotal character roles in more important A-grade output, usually as put-upon, loving fathers: A Date with Judy (1948), Little Women (1949), (where he again teamed up with Mary Astor), By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953), to name but a few.

1946

For something completely different, he also played district attorney Kyle Sackett in the film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and, against type, portrayed Paul Newman's thoroughly unpleasant father in From the Terrace (1960).

1945

For thirty years (commencing in 1945) he held a senior executive position as recording secretary and served as national president of the organization between 1957 and 1979. He also served on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

1944

Louis (1944), directed by Vincente Minnelli. For the first time, Leon's acting abilities were well employed, especially his ability to deliver dryly humorous one-liners.

1940

Had two children: Shelley Ames (born in 1940) and Leon Ames Jr. (born in 1943).

1938

Moto (1938) and the eminently forgettable Secrets of a Nurse (1938).

There were also occasional highlights: he popped up in Ernst Lubitsch's last film at Paramount, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938), with Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy, and even starred as the leading man of Cipher Bureau (1938) and Panama Patrol (1939), albeit at Grand National. Leon's career improved dramatically after playing Judy Garland's father Alonzo (along with Mary Astor as the matriarch of the family) in MGM's classic, Meet Me in St.

1937

For the next few years he served yet another apprenticeship, playing a variety of stalwart characters and the occasional bad guy in such cheerful potboilers as the anemic Murder in Greenwich Village (1937), the amusing Mysterious Mr.

1934

In 1934, he switched from his first stage name, Leon Waycoff, to Kurt Ames, which he used briefly in the legitimate theatre, appearing under that name in "Thirty Thousand to Go" onstage in Hollywood that year.

1933

It took him until 1933 to make his debut on Broadway. His play at the Morosco Theatre, "It Pays to Sin", lasted for only three performances after receiving disastrous critical reviews.

Leon had another claim to fame in being one of 19 actors, who -- after a clandestine meeting in June 1933 -- established the Screen Actor's Guild.

1932

By then he had already appeared in his first movie, the sombre, expressionistic Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), an Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, in which Leon played the dependable love interest of heroine Sidney Fox. For the next three year, he appeared under his birth name (Leon Waycoff) in a variety of B-movies for "Poverty Row" studios like Mayfair, Showmen's Pictures, World-Wide, Empire and Majestic.

His first film as 'Leon Ames' was the Shirley Temple vehicle, Stowaway (1932).

1920

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.

1625

He was the son of Charles Elmer Wycoff and Cora Alice (DeMoss). His patrilineal line can be traced back to Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, who was born, c. 1625, in the Netherlands. His parents' families had lived in the United States for many generations, and were mostly of British Isles ancestry.