Florenz Ames
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 (20 titles)
6.8MovieTeacher's Pet
J. L. Ballentine · 1958
9.0MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Silas Applegate · 1957
4.9MovieThe Deadly Mantis
Prof. Anton Gunther · 1957
6.3MovieThe Big Caper
Dutch Paulmeyer · 1957
5.7MovieThe King and Four Queens
Josiah Sweet, Undertaker · 1956
4.5MovieThe Girl He Left Behind
Mr. Hillaby · 1956
8.0MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Silas Applegate · 1956
Broken Arrow
Emperor Joshua Norton · 1956
8.8ShowThe Hardy Boys
Silas Applegate · 1956
6.2ShowHey, Jeannie!
Mr. Hesby · 1956
7.7MovieHe Laughed Last
George Eagle · 1956
6.9MovieThe Fastest Gun Alive
Joe Fenwick · 1956
5.6MovieThat Certain Feeling
Senator Winston · 1956
5.7MovieTexas Lady
Wilson · 1955
6.1MovieMan with the Gun
Doc Hughes (uncredited) · 1955
7.0ShowScreen Director's Playhouse
J.B. Vandemeer · 1955
5.6MovieThe Human Jungle
Leonard Ustick · 1954
6.8ShowFour Star Playhouse
Mr. Hapewell · 1952
6.9MovieViva Zapata!
Senor Espejo · 1952
Lux Video Theatre
Pa · 1950