LEON AMES (ACTOR)

'Leon Ames' (b. January 20 1902, Portland, Indiana - d. October 12 1993, Los Angeles, California), born 'Leon Wycoff' to a Russian family, was an American film and television actor.
He is most widely remembered for playing a number of fatherly figures in such titles as ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''Little Women'' (1949), and the 1950s sitcom ''Life with Father'', but 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), and ''Peyton Place'' (1957).
Other television roles included ''Father of the Bride'' and ''Mr. Ed''. His last role was as Kathleen Turner's grandfather in the film ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986).
He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, of which he was one of the founding members, from 1957 to 1958.
He married Christine Gossett in 1938 and they had a son Leon ("Lee") and a daughter Shelley. Ames died of a stroke in 1993, aged 91.

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