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Actor
Florenz Ames
- Born September 6, 1883 in Rochester, New York, USA
- Died February 11, 1958
A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles.
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He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.
Known for
Viva Zapata!1952
Teacher's Pet1958
The Deadly Mantis1957
The Fastest Gun Alive1956
Man with the Gun1955
The King and Four Queens1956
The Big Caper1957
The Human Jungle1954
Filmography
- 1958Teacher's PetFilmJ. L. Ballentine
- 1957The Deadly MantisFilmProf. Anton Gunther
- 1957The Big CaperFilmDutch Paulmeyer
- 1957The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost FarmFilmSilas Applegate
- 1956The Fastest Gun AliveFilmJoe Fenwick
- 1956The King and Four QueensFilmJosiah Sweet, Undertaker
- 1956That Certain FeelingFilmSenator Winston
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindFilmMr. Hillaby
- 1956Broken ArrowSeriesEmperor Joshua Norton
- 1956The Hardy BoysSeriesSilas Applegate
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!SeriesMr. Hesby
- 1956He Laughed LastFilmGeorge Eagle
- 1956The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate TreasureFilmSilas Applegate
- 1955Man with the GunFilmDoc Hughes (uncredited)
- 1955Texas LadyFilmWilson
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeriesJ.B. Vandemeer
- 1954The Human JungleFilmLeonard Ustick
- 1952Viva Zapata!FilmSenor Espejo
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesMr. Hapewell, Mr. Scratch
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesPa, Pop, Uetick