Don Ameche

actor • soundtrack • director

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, h...

Born: May 31, 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died: December 6, 1993 (age 85)

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Known For

6.6

Trading Places

Movies & TV Credits

94 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing Movie	8.0	Actor	(archive footage)	2009
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Movie	6.2	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Movie	8.0	Actor	Self (archiveFootage)	1997
Corrina, Corrina Movie	6.8	Actor	Grandpa Harry	1994
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Movie	7.2	Actor	Shadow (voice)	1993
Folks! Movie	5.9	Actor	Harry Aldrich	1992
Sunstroke Movie	5.1	Actor	Jake	1992
Oscar Movie	6.6	Actor	Father Clemente	1991
Oddball Hall Movie	4.2	Actor	G. Paul Siebriese	1990
Cocoon: The Return Movie	5.5	Actor	Art Selwyn	1988
Coming to America Movie	7.3	Actor	Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)	1988
Things Change Movie	6.9	Actor	Gino	1988
Harry and the Hendersons Movie	6.0	Actor	Dr. Wallace Wrightwood	1987
Pals Movie	5.1	Actor	Fern Stobbs	1987
A Masterpiece of Murder Movie	5.3	Actor	Frank Aherne	1986
Cocoon Movie	6.6	Actor	Arthur Selwyn	1985
The Golden Girls TV Show	8.1	Actor	Brother Martin(1 Episode)	1985
Trading Places Movie	7.7	Actor	Mortimer Duke	1983
Night of 100 Stars TV Special	6.9	Actor	Self	1982
The Chinese Typewriter Movie	5.5	Actor	Armand Beller	1979
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actor	Hollis Witkin(1 Episode)	1977
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actor	Stewart Coolidge(1 Episode)	1977
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actor	Henry Dobson(1 Episode)	1977
Good Heavens TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1976
Quincy, M.E. TV Show	7.4	Actor	Harry Whitehead(1 Episode)	1976
Ellery Queen TV Show	8.1	Actor	Dr. Norman Marsh(1 Episode)	1975
AFI Life Achievement Award Limited Series	5.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1973
Gidget Gets Married Movie	4.4	Actor	Otis Ramsey	1972
Columbo TV Show	8.2	Actor	Frank Simpson(1 Episode)	1971
Alias Smith and Jones TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1971
The Boatniks Movie	5.4	Actor	Commander Taylor	1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? Movie	5.2	Actor	Col. Flanders	1970
McCloud TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1970
Shadow Over Elveron Movie	6.9	Actor	Justin Travers	1968
Julia TV Show	7.5	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1968
Rings Around the World Movie	7.6	Actor	Host/Ringmaster	1967
Picture Mommy Dead Movie	5.1	Actor	Edward Shelley	1966
The Greatest Show on Earth TV Show	7.4	Actor	Collie McCullough(1 Episode)	1963
Petticoat Junction TV Show	6.8	Actor	Uncle George(1 Episode)	1963
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Whitman Saunders(1 Episode)	1963
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1962
A Fever in the Blood Movie	6.2	Actor	Senator Alex S. Simon	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self - Co-Host(3 Episodes)	1961
The DuPont Show of the Month TV Show	7.0	Actor	Harry Graves(1 Episode)	1957
The Lux Show TV Show	8.5	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1957
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1957
Climax! TV Show	6.3	Actor	Sam Waterman(1 Episode)	1954
Coke Time TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1953
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self - Panelist(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
Slightly French Movie	6.1	Actor	John Gayle	1949
Sleep, My Love Movie	6.9	Actor	Richard W. Courtland	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1948
That's My Man Movie	5.9	Actor	Joe Grange	1947
So Goes My Love Movie	6.4	Actor	Hiram Stephen Maxim	1946
Guest Wife Movie	6.2	Actor	Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker	1945
It's in the Bag! Movie	6.4	Actor	Don Ameche	1945
Greenwich Village Movie	6.0	Actor	Kenneth Harvey	1944
Wing and a Prayer Movie	6.4	Actor	Bingo Harper	1944
Happy Land Movie	6.5	Actor	Lew Marsh	1943
Heaven Can Wait Movie	7.1	Actor	Henry Van Cleve	1943
Something to Shout About Movie	5.2	Actor	Ken Douglas	1943
Girl Trouble Movie	6.5	Actor	Pedro Sullivan	1942
The Magnificent Dope Movie	6.6	Actor	Dwight Dawson	1942
Confirm or Deny Movie	6.1	Actor	'Mitch' Mitchell	1941
Moon Over Miami Movie	6.5	Actor	Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil	1941
The Feminine Touch Movie	6.2	Actor	John Hathaway	1941
That Night in Rio Movie	6.5	Actor	Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte	1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Movie	6.6	Actor	Lloyd Lloyd	1941
Down Argentine Way Movie	6.5	Actor	Ricardo Quintana	1940
Four Sons Movie	6.3	Actor	Chris Bern	1940
Lillian Russell Movie	6.2	Actor	Edward Solomon	1940
Hollywood Cavalcade Movie	6.3	Actor	Mike Connors	1939
Midnight Movie	7.9	Actor	Tibor Czerny	1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Movie	6.8	Actor	Alexander Graham Bell	1939
The Three Musketeers Movie	5.7	Actor	D'Artagnan	1939
Swanee River Movie	5.9	Actor	Stephen Foster	1939
Land of Liberty Movie	7.3	Actor	Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage)	1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Short Film	1.6	Actor	Don Ameche	1939
Alexander's Ragtime Band Movie	6.7	Actor	Charlie Dwyer	1938
Happy Landing Movie	6.0	Actor	Jimmy Hall	1938
In Old Chicago Movie	6.5	Actor	Jack O'Leary	1938
Josette Movie	5.8	Actor	David Brassard Jr.	1938
Gateway Movie	6.1	Actor	Dick Court	1938
Love Is News Movie	6.7	Actor	Martin J. Canavan	1937
One in a Million Movie	5.7	Actor	Bob Harris	1937
You Can't Have Everything Movie	6.1	Actor	George Macrae	1937
Fifty Roads to Town Movie	6.0	Actor	Peter Nostrand	1937
Love Under Fire Movie	5.5	Actor	Tracy Egan	1937
Ladies In Love Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Rudi Imre	1936
Ramona Movie	5.7	Actor	Alessandro	1936
Sins of Man Movie	6.3	Actor	Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli	1936

Don Ameche

Known For

Cocoon

Coming to America

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Trading Places

Movies & TV Credits