Don Ameche
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday31 May 1908
Died6 December 1993 (age 85)
Place of birthKenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Known credits92
Biography
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. Ameche, standing in at a height of 5' 11"…
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009 · (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 · Self (archiveFootage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Corrina, Corrina
1994 · Grandpa Harry
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 · Shadow (voice)
Sunstroke
1992 · Jake
Folks!
1992 · Harry Aldrich
Our Shining Moment
1991 · John 'Papa' McGuire Sr.
Oscar
1991 · Father Clemente
Oddball Hall
1990 · G. Paul Siebriese
Things Change
1988 · Gino
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Art Selwyn
Coming to America
1988 · Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Pals
1987 · Art Riddle
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986 · Frank Aherne
The Golden Girls
1985 · Brother Martin
Cocoon
1985 · Arthur Selwyn
Trading Places
1983 · Mortimer Duke
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
The Chinese Typewriter
1979 · Armand Beller
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
The Love Boat
1977 · Stewart Coolidge
The Love Boat
1977 · Henry Dobson
The Love Boat
1977 · Hollis Witkin
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Harry Whitehead
Good Heavens
1976
Ellery Queen
1975 · Dr. Norman Marsh
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Gidget Gets Married
1972 · Otis Ramsey
Columbo
1971 · Frank Simpson
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970 · Col. Flanders
The Boatniks
1970 · Commander Taylor
McCloud
1970
Julia
1968 · Director
Shadow Over Elveron
1968 · Justin Travers
Rings Around the World
1967 · Host/Ringmaster
Picture Mommy Dead
1966 · Edward Shelley
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Uncle George
Burke's Law
1963 · Whitman Saunders
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · Collie McCullough
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
A Fever in the Blood
1961 · Senator Alex S. Simon
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Harry Graves
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