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Leon Ames (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. His most famous role came as DA Kyle Sackett from the film ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946). ==Life and career== Leon Ames was born Harry Wycoff〔http://www.costumedesignersguild.com/aw-archive/aw-recipient.asp?AwardID=3&awardtype=4〕 on January 20, 1902, in Portland, Indiana, son of Charles Elmer Wycoff and his wife Cora A. De Moss..〔https://books.google.com/books?id=nxcNAAAAIAAJ&dq=Cora+Demoss++Charles+Wycoff&q=Wycoff〕 Some sources list his original last name as "Wykoff" or "Waycoff", and in his early films, he acted under the name Leon Waycoff. Ames made his film debut in ''Quick Millions'' (1931). During the 1940s, he was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ames made his first radio appearance in January 1947 on ''Grand Central Station''. Ames appeared in a featured role in ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946) as district attorney Kyle Sackett. He also appeared in the Doris Day-Gordon MacRae film ''On Moonlight Bay'' and in its sequel, ''By the Light of the Silvery Moon''; and ''Peyton Place'' (1957). He played the role of Samuel Eaton, Alfred Eaton's (Paul Newman) father, in ''From the Terrace'' (1960). He appeared in the 1961 Walt Disney comedy, ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' as Medfield College President Rufus Daggett, and in the 1963 sequel, ''Son of Flubber''. In 1970, he played Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox in the action war film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!.'' His last film role was in ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986), as Kathleen Turner's character's grandfather Barney Alvorg. His television roles included leads in the adaptations of ''Life With Father'' (1953–55) and ''Father of the Bride'' (1961–62). His presence in the latter program was such that, after the show had been on the air a few months, Ames' role was increased because "'father,' as played by veteran character actor Leon Ames became the dominant figure in the whole show."〔 〕 He joined the cast of ''Mister Ed'' (1963–66) as Wilbur Post's neighbor, Colonel Gordon Kirkwood, after Larry Keating's death. He also appeared in episodes of the NBC anthology series, ''The Barbara Stanwyck Show'' and on the short-lived CBS legal drama, ''Storefront Lawyers''. He was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933.〔 He served as its president in 1957. In 1980, after 50 years in show business, Leon Ames was presented with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leon Ames」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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