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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Teacher's Pet
Character: J. L. Ballentine
MOVIE • 1958
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Character: Silas Applegate
MOVIE • 1957
The Deadly Mantis
Character: Prof. Anton Gunther
MOVIE • 1957
The Big Caper
Character: Dutch Paulmeyer
MOVIE • 1957
The King and Four Queens
Character: Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
MOVIE • 1956
The Girl He Left Behind
Character: Mr. Hillaby
MOVIE • 1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Character: Silas Applegate
MOVIE • 1956
Broken Arrow
Character: Emperor Joshua Norton
TV • 1956
The Hardy Boys
Character: Silas Applegate
TV • 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Character: Mr. Hesby
TV • 1956
He Laughed Last
Character: George Eagle
MOVIE • 1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Character: Joe Fenwick
MOVIE • 1956
That Certain Feeling
Character: Senator Winston
MOVIE • 1956
Texas Lady
Character: Wilson
MOVIE • 1955
Man with the Gun
Character: Doc Hughes (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character: J.B. Vandemeer
TV • 1955
The Human Jungle
Character: Leonard Ustick
MOVIE • 1954
Four Star Playhouse
Character: Mr. Hapewell
TV • 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Character: Mr. Scratch
TV • 1952
Viva Zapata!
Character: Senor Espejo
MOVIE • 1952