09/06/1883
Rochester, New York, USA:
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.
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Teacher's Pet (1958) as J. L. Ballentine |
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957) as Silas Applegate |
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The Deadly Mantis (1957) as Prof. Anton Gunther |
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The Big Caper (1957) as Dutch Paulmeyer |
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The King and Four Queens (1956) as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker |
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The Girl He Left Behind (1956) as Mr. Hillaby |
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) as Silas Applegate |
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He Laughed Last (1956) as George Eagle |
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The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as Joe Fenwick |
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That Certain Feeling (1956) as Senator Winston |
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Texas Lady (1955) as Wilson |
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Man with the Gun (1955) as Doc Hughes (uncredited) |
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The Human Jungle (1954) as Leonard Ustick |
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Viva Zapata! (1952) as Senor Espejo |