Florenz Ames

Born: 1883-09-06

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.


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Viva Zapata!

as Senor Espejo
Released: 1952-02-07

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt,...

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Teacher's Pet

as J. L. Ballentine
Released: 1958-04-01

A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

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The Fastest Gun Alive

as Joe Fenwick
Released: 1956-07-12

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to...

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The Deadly Mantis

as Prof. Anton Gunther
Released: 1957-05-01

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on...

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The King and Four Queens

as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
Released: 1956-12-21

Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws...

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Man with the Gun

as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
Released: 1955-11-05

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls....

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The Girl He Left Behind

as Mr. Hillaby
Released: 1956-10-26

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the...

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Texas Lady

as Wilson
Released: 1955-11-23

Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas,...

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That Certain Feeling

as Senator Winston
Released: 1956-06-04

When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X....

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The Big Caper

as Dutch Paulmeyer
Released: 1957-03-28

A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.

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The Human Jungle

as Leonard Ustick
Released: 1954-10-03

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled...

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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

as Silas Applegate
Released: 1956-10-02

Frank and Joe Hardy are the sons of Fenton Hardy, a famous private detective. Finding everyday...

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He Laughed Last

as George Eagle
Released: 1956-08-12

A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.

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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

as Silas Applegate
Released: 1957-09-15

A 15 episode serial in which boy detectives Frank and Joe Hardy try to solve the mystery of a...

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Screen Director's Playhouse

as J.B. Vandemeer
First aired: 1955-10-05

Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...

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Broken Arrow

as Emperor Joshua Norton
First aired: 1956-09-25

Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on...

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The Hardy Boys

as Silas Applegate
First aired: 1956-09-21

The sons of the great detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe are eager to impress their father...

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