- Films
- 48
- Avg rating
- 6.61
- Peak run
- 1938’45
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Leon by the numbers
Average
6.61
29 rated films
Vote weighted
6.65
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
56y
1931 to 1986
Total votes
168K
across every film
Best
7.5
Meet Me in St. Louis
Worst
6.3
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Newest first
Filmography
| 1986 | Jake Speed | Pop Winston | 4.9 | 1,233 |
| 1983 | Testament | Henry Abhart | 6.9 | 8,232 |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Manduke the Magnificent | 5.9 | 1,185 |
| 1977 | Claws | Commissioner | · | 387 |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | General Sam Pembroke | · | 514 |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Judge Holmsby | 5.9 | 1,096 |
| 1964 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones | Judge Holmsby | · | 948 |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber | President Rufus Daggett | 6.1 | 3,432 |
| 1961 |  The Absent Minded Professor | President Rufus Daggett | 6.7 | 10,224 |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Samuel Eaton | 6.7 | 3,499 |
| 1953 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | George Winfield | 7.0 | 2,761 |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Chet Stuart | · | 499 |
| 1952 |  Angel Face | Fred Barrett | 7.2 | 10,317 |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Chester Graham Sr. | · | 892 |
| 1951 | On Moonlight Bay | George Winfield | 6.9 | 3,415 |
| 1950 | Ambush | Major C.E. Breverly | · | 944 |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover | Carl Bellcap | · | 603 |
| 1950 | Crisis | Sam Proctor | 6.7 | 2,117 |
| 1950 | Dial 1119 | Earl | 6.8 | 1,733 |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Samuel H. Stover, Sr. | · | 836 |
Better together?
Leon Ames's regulars
- Tommy KirkCo-star · 3 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.20
- Robert StevensonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.27
- Vincente MinnelliDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg●0.00
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Leon Ames
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