Florenz Ames
Acting
Born September 6, 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.
Filmography
- 1958Teacher's Pet — J. L. Ballentine
- 1957The Big Caper — Dutch Paulmeyer
- 1957The Deadly Mantis — Prof. Anton Gunther
- 1957The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm — Silas Applegate
- Broken Arrow — Emperor Joshua Norton
- 1956He Laughed Last — George Eagle
- Hey, Jeannie! — Mr. Hesby
- 1956That Certain Feeling — Senator Winston
- 1956The Fastest Gun Alive — Joe Fenwick
- 1956The Girl He Left Behind — Mr. Hillaby
- The Hardy Boys — Silas Applegate
- 1956The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure — Silas Applegate
- 1956The King and Four Queens — Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
- 1955Man with the Gun — Doc Hughes (uncredited)
- Screen Director's Playhouse — J.B. Vandemeer
- 1955Texas Lady — Wilson
- 1954The Human Jungle — Leonard Ustick
- Four Star Playhouse — Mr. Hapewell, Mr. Scratch
- 1952Viva Zapata! — Senor Espejo
- Lux Video Theatre — Pa, Pop, Uetick