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Florenz Ames
Born September 06, 1883 (Age: 142)
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Rochester, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Teacher's Pet
1958
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as J. L. Ballentine
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Age: 74
The King and Four Queens
1956
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as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
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Age: 73
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
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as Mr. Hillaby
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Age: 73
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
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as Silas Applegate
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Age: 73
He Laughed Last
1956
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as George Eagle
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Age: 72
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
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as Joe Fenwick
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Age: 72
That Certain Feeling
1956
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as Senator Winston
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Age: 72
Texas Lady
1955
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as Wilson
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Age: 72
Man with the Gun
1955
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as Doc Hughes (uncredited)
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Age: 72
The Human Jungle
1954
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as Leonard Ustick
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Age: 71