Florenz Ames
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.
Acting
Movie
Viva Zapata!
as Senor Espejo
1952
Movie
Teacher's Pet
as J. L. Ballentine
1958
Movie
The Deadly Mantis
as Prof. Anton Gunther
1957
Movie
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Joe Fenwick
1956
Movie
Man with the Gun
as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
1955
Movie
The King and Four Queens
as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
1956
Movie
The Big Caper
as Dutch Paulmeyer
1957
Movie
The Human Jungle
as Leonard Ustick
1954
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Hapewell
1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Scratch
1952
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Pa
1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Pop
1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Uetick
1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Movie
That Certain Feeling
as Senator Winston
1956
Movie
The Girl He Left Behind
as Mr. Hillaby
1956
Movie
Texas Lady
as Wilson
1955
TV
Broken Arrow
as Emperor Joshua Norton
1956
TV
Screen Director's Playhouse
as J.B. Vandemeer
1955
TV
The Hardy Boys
as Silas Applegate
1956
TV
Hey, Jeannie!
as Mr. Hesby
1956
Movie
He Laughed Last
as George Eagle
1956
Movie
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
as Silas Applegate
1956
Movie
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
as Silas Applegate
1957