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Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Acting·1908–1993·66 films

Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career surged in a comeback in the 1980s with fine work as an aging millionaire in Trading Places (1983) and a rejuvenated oldster in Cocoon (1985). Don Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor.

Filmography

Coming to America
Coming to America (1988)Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Trading Places
Trading Places (1983)Mortimer Duke
Cocoon
Cocoon (1985)Arthur Selwyn
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)Shadow (voice)
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return (1988)Art Selwyn
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Oscar
Oscar (1991)Father Clemente
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina (1994)Grandpa Harry
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1943)Henry Van Cleve
Midnight
Midnight (1939)Tibor Czerny
Things Change
Things Change (1988)Gino
Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)Richard W. Courtland
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)Jack O'Leary
Folks!
Folks! (1992)Harry Aldrich
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)Charlie Dwyer
The Boatniks
The Boatniks (1970)Commander Taylor
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way (1940)Ricardo Quintana
That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio (1941)Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)Alexander Graham Bell
Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami (1941)Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)Self (archive footage)
Picture Mommy Dead
Picture Mommy Dead (1966)Edward Shelley
Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer (1944)Bingo Harper
Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (1940)Edward Solomon
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope (1942)Dwight Dawson
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1939)D'Artagnan
Love Is News
Love Is News (1937)Martin J. Canavan
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1941)John Hathaway
One in a Million
One in a Million (1937)Bob Harris
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)Mike Connors
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! (1945)Don Ameche
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)Col. Flanders
Gidget Gets Married
Gidget Gets Married (1972)Otis Ramsey
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village (1944)Kenneth Harvey
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)Justin Travers
Slightly French
Slightly French (1949)John Gayle
Ramona
Ramona (1936)Alessandro
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About (1943)Ken Douglas
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love (1936)Dr. Rudi Imre
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1946)Hiram Stephen Maxim
A Fever in the Blood
A Fever in the Blood (1961)Senator Alex S. Simon
Josette
Josette (1938)David Brassard Jr.
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Happy Land
Happy Land (1943)Lew Marsh
Happy Landing
Happy Landing (1938)Jimmy Hall
Gateway
Gateway (1938)Dick Court
Four Sons
Four Sons (1940)Chris Bern
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything (1937)George Macrae
Swanee River
Swanee River (1939)Stephen Foster
Love Under Fire
Love Under Fire (1937)Tracy Egan
Pals
Pals (1987)Art Riddle
Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny (1941)'Mitch' Mitchell
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)Self (archiveFootage)
That's My Man
That's My Man (1947)Joe Grange
Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble (1942)Pedro Sullivan
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)Lloyd Lloyd
Rings Around the World
Rings Around the World (1967)Host/Ringmaster
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)(archive footage)
Sunstroke
Sunstroke (1992)Jake
The Chinese Typewriter
The Chinese Typewriter (1979)Armand Beller
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)Don Ameche
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town (1937)Peter Nostrand
Sins of Man
Sins of Man (1936)Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli
Oddball Hall
Oddball Hall (1990)G. Paul Siebriese