Florenz Ames
Known For
Acting
Born
1883-09-06 in Rochester, New York, USA
Died
1958-02-11
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.
Most Known For
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Hapewell
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Scratch
Broken Arrow
as Emperor Joshua Norton
Screen Director's Playhouse
as J.B. Vandemeer
Lux Video Theatre
as Pa
Lux Video Theatre
as Pop
Lux Video Theatre
as Uetick
Lux Video Theatre
Hey, Jeannie!
as Mr. Hesby
Texas Lady
as Wilson
The Hardy Boys
as Silas Applegate
Teacher's Pet
as J. L. Ballentine
The King and Four Queens
as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
Viva Zapata!
as Senor Espejo
Man with the Gun
as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Joe Fenwick
The Human Jungle
as Leonard Ustick
The Deadly Mantis
as Prof. Anton Gunther
The Big Caper
as Dutch Paulmeyer
The Girl He Left Behind
as Mr. Hillaby