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) with Lucille Bremer, Margaret O'Brien and Judy Garland as his daughters, Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). His best-known dramatic role may have been as District Attorney Kyle Sackett in the crime film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). More about Leon Ames
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Leon Ames was born Harry Leon Wycoff on January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana to Charles Elmer Wycoff and Cora Alice (DeMoss) Wycoff. Some sources list his original last name as Wykoff or Waycoff, and in his early films, he acted under the name of Leon Waycoff. In 1935, Ames explained that he had changed his name because Waycoff was often misspelled and mispronounced. Ames was his mother's maiden name.The most expensive item with a signature of Leon Ames (Waltons-Entire cast hand signed photo to Leon Ames) was sold in December 2019 for $455.00 while the cheapest item (no reserve LEON AMES autograph HAND SIGNED index card LOT 975) found a new owner for $2.25 in May 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2012 with an average selling price of $17.74 for an autographed item of Leon Ames. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with $455.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.25 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from Leon Ames is worth $9.99.
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Early Hollywood Actor Autograph - Leon Ames - Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 | $6.99 | ||
LEON AMES (1902-1993) (POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE) AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD~ | $5.50 | ||
Leon Ames (1902-1993) Sign Index Card / Autographed Actor | $14.99 | ||
LEON AMES MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE AUTOGRAPH MATTED WITH PHOTO | $9.95 | ||
LEON AMES Signed 3x5 Inch Index Card-Legendary Actor-PSA Authenticated | $14.99 | ||
LEON AMES signed movie photo SABRE JET | $19.95 | ||
Rare Leon Ames & Myrna Fahey Autographed Publicity Photograph - 8 x 10 | $9.99 | ||
Rare Leon Ames Autographed Publicity Photograph - 8 x 10 - Father Of The Bride | $9.99 | ||
Real Photo Leon Ames 3 x 5 Hollywood Movie Star Fan Club printed signature | $6.95 | ||
Vintage Hollywood Autograph - LEON AMES - Signed picture 3 1/2x2 1/2 1942 | $9.95 |