Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 6, 1883
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Florenz Ames
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.
Known For - Movies
Viva Zapata!
as Senor Espejo
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Joe Fenwick
The Deadly Mantis
as Prof. Anton Gunther
The King and Four Queens
as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
Man with the Gun
as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
as J. L. Ballentine
Texas Lady
as Wilson
The Big Caper
as Dutch Paulmeyer
The Human Jungle
as Leonard Ustick
The Girl He Left Behind
as Mr. Hillaby
Known For - TV Shows
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Hapewell
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Scratch
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
Broken Arrow
as Emperor Joshua Norton
Hey, Jeannie!
as Mr. Hesby
The Hardy Boys
as Silas Applegate