AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Leon Ames

Also Known As: Leon Waycoff,
Leon Wykoff

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TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
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Henchman
1931
THAT'S MY BOY
Leon Waycoff
Al Williams
1932
STOWAWAY
Leon Waycoff
Tommy
1932
UPTOWN NEW YORK
Leon Waycoff
Max Silver
1932
MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
Leon Waycoff
Pierre Dupin
1932
CANNONBALL EXPRESS
Leon Waycoff
Jack Logan
1932
STATE'S ATTORNEY
Leon Waycoff
City prosecutor
1932
THE FAMOUS FERGUSON CASE
Leon Waycoff
Judd Brooks
1932
A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY
Leon Waycoff
Barney Davis
1932
SILVER DOLLAR
Leon Waycoff
Secretary
1932
THIRTEEN WOMEN
Leon Waycoff
1932
THE MAN WHO DARED: AN IMAGINATIVE BIOGRAPHY
Yosef Novak
1933
ALIMONY MADNESS
Leon Waycoff
John Thurman
1933
THE SHIP OF WANTED MEN
Leon Waycoff
Captain John Holden
1933
FORGOTTEN
Leon Waycoff
Louis Strauss
1933
ONLY YESTERDAY
Leon Waycoff
1933
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Leon Waycoff
Beauchamp
1934
I'LL TELL THE WORLD
Leon Waycoff
Marshall
1934
THE CROSBY CASE
Leon Waycoff
Cliff
1934
NOW I'LL TELL
Leon Waycoff
Max
1934
STRANGERS ALL
Frank Walker
1935
FIGHTING PILOT
1935
RESCUE SQUAD
Leon Waycoff
Lester Vaughn, a philanderer
1935
MUTINY AHEAD
McMurtrie
1935
GET THAT MAN
Don Clayton
1935
RECKLESS
Leon Waycoff
Ralph Watson
1935
MURDER IN GREENWICH VILLAGE
Rodney Hunter
1937
CHARLIE CHAN ON BROADWAY
Buzz Moran
1937
DANGEROUSLY YOURS
Phil
1937
45 FATHERS
Vincent
1937
DEATH IN THE AIR
Carl Goering
1937
BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE
Ex-chauffeur
1938
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT
Monte Silvers
1938
ISLAND IN THE SKY
Marty Butler
1938
SECRETS OF A NURSE
[Joe] Largo
1938
MYSTERIOUS MR. MOTO
Paul Brissac
1938
THE SPY RING
Frank Denton
1938
CIPHER BUREAU
Philip Waring
1938
COME ON, LEATHERNECKS
Otto Wagner
1938
STRANGE FACES
Joe Gurney/William Evans
1938
SUEZ
Louis Napoleon
1938
WALKING DOWN BROADWAY
Frank Gatty
1938
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES
Adjutant
1939
FUGITIVE AT LARGE
Carter
1939
I WAS A CONVICT
Jackson
1939
CODE OF THE STREETS
Chick Foster [also known as Denver Collins]
1939
CALLING ALL MARINES
Murdock
1939
MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND
Commissioner Madero
1939
PANAMA PATROL
Major Phillip Waring
1939
THE MARSHAL OF MESA CITY
Sheriff Jud Cronin
1939
RISKY BUSINESS
Hinge Jackson
1939
LEGION OF LOST FLYERS
1939
MAN OF CONQUEST
John Hoskins
1939
BLACKWELL'S ISLAND
Ballinger
1939
THUNDER AFLOAT
Recruiting officer
1939
EAST SIDE KIDS
Pat O'Day
1940
ELLERY QUEEN AND THE MURDER RING
John Stack
1941
NO GREATER SIN
Dr. [Edward] Cavanaugh
1941
CRIME DOCTOR
Captain William Wheeler
1943
THE IRON MAJOR
Bob Stewart
1943
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Mr. Alonzo ["Lon"] Smith
1944
WEEK-END AT THE WALDORF
Henry Burton
1945
THE THIN MAN GOES HOME
Edgar Draque
1945
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE
Major James Morton
1945
THE GREAT MORGAN
K. F.
1945
YOLANDA AND THE THIEF
Mr. Candle
1945
SON OF LASSIE
Anton
1945
ANCHORS AWEIGH
Admiral's aide
1945
THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO
Lieut. Jurika
1945
THE COCKEYED MIRACLE
Ralph Humphrey
1946
THE SHOW-OFF
Frank Harlin
1946
NO LEAVE, NO LOVE
Colonel Elliott
1946
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Kyle Sackett
1946
SONG OF THE THIN MAN
Mitchell Talbin
1947
UNDERCOVER MAISIE
Amor, [assumed name of] Willis Farnes
1947
MERTON OF THE MOVIES
Lawrence Rupert
1947
LADY IN THE LAKE
Derace Kingsby
1947
A DATE WITH JUDY
Lucien T. Pringle
1948
ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU
Commander Harrisen
1948
ALIAS A GENTLEMAN
Matt Enley
1948
THE VELVET TOUCH
Gordon Dunning
1948
ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY
Dr. Palmer
1949
LITTLE WOMEN
Mr. March
1949
SCENE OF THE CRIME
Captain A. C. Forster
1949
BATTLEGROUND
The chaplain
1950
AMBUSH
Major [C. E.] Breverly
1950
CRISIS
Sam Proctor
1950
THE HAPPY YEARS
Samuel H. Stover, Sr.
1950
THE SKIPPER SURPRISED HIS WIFE
Dr. Philip Abbott
1950
THE BIG HANGOVER
Carl Bellcap
1950
DIAL 1119
Earl
1950
WATCH THE BIRDIE
Grantland D. Farns
1951
ON MOONLIGHT BAY
George Winfield
1951
CATTLE DRIVE
Chester Graham, Sr.
1951
IT'S A BIG COUNTRY: AN AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY
Secret Service man
1952
ANGEL FACE
Fred Barrett
1953
LET'S DO IT AGAIN
Chet Stuart
1953
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
George Winfield
1953
SABRE JET
Lt. Col. Eckert
1953
PEYTON PLACE
Leslie Harrington
1957
FROM THE TERRACE
Samuel Eaton
1960
THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
Pres. Rufus Daggett
1961
SON OF FLUBBER
Pres. Rufus Daggett
1963
THE MISADVENTURES OF MERLIN JONES
Judge Holmby
1964
THE MONKEY'S UNCLE
Judge Holmsby
1965
TORA! TORA! TORA!
Frank Knox
1970
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
Clews
1970
TOKLAT
Narr/Old man
1971
HAMMERSMITH IS OUT
General Sam Pembroke
1972
BROTHER OF THE WIND
[Narration] Spoken by
1973
JUST YOU AND ME, KID
Manduke the Magnificent
1979
TESTAMENT
Henry Abhart
1983
JAKE SPEED
Pop
1986
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
Barney Alvorg
1986

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