Florenz Ames
Born: 1883-09-06 in Rochester, New York, USA
Died: 1958-02-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
1958
- Teacher's Pet as J. L. Ballentine
1957
- The Deadly Mantis as Prof. Anton Gunther
- The Big Caper as Dutch Paulmeyer
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm as Silas Applegate
1956
- Broken Arrow as Emperor Joshua Norton
- The King and Four Queens as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
- The Fastest Gun Alive as Joe Fenwick
- The Girl He Left Behind as Mr. Hillaby
- That Certain Feeling as Senator Winston
- Hey, Jeannie! as Mr. Hesby
- The Hardy Boys as Silas Applegate
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure as Silas Applegate
- He Laughed Last as George Eagle
1955
- Texas Lady as Wilson
- Screen Director's Playhouse as J.B. Vandemeer
- Man with the Gun as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
1954
- The Human Jungle as Leonard Ustick
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Hapewell
- Viva Zapata! as Senor Espejo
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Pa