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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Viva Zapata! (1952) — Senor Espejo
2. Teacher's Pet (1958) — J. L. Ballentine
3. The Deadly Mantis (1957) — Prof. Anton Gunther
4. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) — Joe Fenwick
5. Man with the Gun (1955) — Doc Hughes (uncredited)
6. The King and Four Queens (1956) — Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
7. The Big Caper (1957) — Dutch Paulmeyer
8. The Human Jungle (1954) — Leonard Ustick
9. Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Mr. Hapewell
10. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Pa
11. That Certain Feeling (1956) — Senator Winston
12. The Girl He Left Behind (1956) — Mr. Hillaby
13. Texas Lady (1955) — Wilson
14. Broken Arrow (1956) — Emperor Joshua Norton
15. Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) — J.B. Vandemeer
16. The Hardy Boys (1956) — Silas Applegate
17. Hey, Jeannie! (1956) — Mr. Hesby
18. He Laughed Last (1956) — George Eagle
19. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) — Silas Applegate
20. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957) — Silas Applegate