Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Acting

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.

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Filmography

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing ★ 6.0 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing 2009 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults ★ 7.7 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults 1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender ★ 5.1 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997 Corrina, Corrina ★ 6.7 Corrina, Corrina 1994 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ★ 7.0 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993 Sunstroke ★ 3.0 Sunstroke 1992 Folks! ★ 5.6 Folks! 1992 Our Shining Moment ★ 8.0 Our Shining Moment 1991 Oscar ★ 6.4 Oscar 1991 Oddball Hall ★ 9.0 Oddball Hall 1990 Things Change ★ 6.1 Things Change 1988 Cocoon: The Return ★ 6.5 Cocoon: The Return 1988 Coming to America ★ 6.9 Coming to America 1988 Harry and the Hendersons ★ 6.1 Harry and the Hendersons 1987 Pals ★ 5.3 Pals 1987 A Masterpiece of Murder ★ 10.0 A Masterpiece of Murder 1986 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985 Cocoon ★ 6.6 Cocoon 1985 Trading Places ★ 7.2 Trading Places 1983 Night of 100 Stars ★ 6.8 Night of 100 Stars 1982 The Chinese Typewriter ★ 7.0 The Chinese Typewriter 1979 The Kennedy Center Honors ★ 7.4 The Kennedy Center Honors 1978 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Good Heavens ★ 7.0 Good Heavens 1976 Ellery Queen ★ 7.5 Ellery Queen 1975 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ★ 6.3 The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973 Gidget Gets Married ★ 6.3 Gidget Gets Married 1972 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ★ 7.0 Alias Smith and Jones 1971 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? ★ 5.5 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970 The Boatniks ★ 5.3 The Boatniks 1970 McCloud ★ 7.2 McCloud 1970 Shadow Over Elveron ★ 6.6 Shadow Over Elveron 1968 Rings Around the World ★ 5.0 Rings Around the World 1967 Picture Mommy Dead ★ 5.7 Picture Mommy Dead 1966 Petticoat Junction ★ 5.8 Petticoat Junction 1963 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1963 The Merv Griffin Show ★ 6.6 The Merv Griffin Show 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 A Fever in the Blood ★ 6.6 A Fever in the Blood 1961 DuPont Show of the Month ★ 7.4 DuPont Show of the Month 1957 The Lux Show ★ 6.0 The Lux Show 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ★ 7.5 Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher ★ 9.0 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 1953 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 Slightly French ★ 7.5 Slightly French 1949 The Ed Sullivan Show ★ 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show 1948 Sleep, My Love ★ 6.3 Sleep, My Love 1948 That's My Man ★ 6.7 That's My Man 1947 So Goes My Love ★ 7.3 So Goes My Love 1946 Guest Wife ★ 6.2 Guest Wife 1945 It's in the Bag! ★ 6.3 It's in the Bag! 1945 Greenwich Village ★ 6.7 Greenwich Village 1944 Wing and a Prayer ★ 6.7 Wing and a Prayer 1944 Happy Land ★ 7.1 Happy Land 1943 Heaven Can Wait ★ 6.9 Heaven Can Wait 1943 Something to Shout About ★ 6.5 Something to Shout About 1943 Girl Trouble ★ 8.3 Girl Trouble 1942 The Magnificent Dope ★ 7.3 The Magnificent Dope 1942 Confirm or Deny ★ 4.8 Confirm or Deny 1941 The Feminine Touch ★ 5.1 The Feminine Touch 1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye ★ 6.5 Kiss the Boys Goodbye 1941 Moon Over Miami ★ 6.5 Moon Over Miami 1941 That Night in Rio ★ 6.4 That Night in Rio 1941 Down Argentine Way ★ 6.3 Down Argentine Way 1940 Four Sons ★ 7.0 Four Sons 1940 Lillian Russell ★ 6.7 Lillian Russell 1940 Swanee River ★ 7.0 Swanee River 1939 Hollywood Cavalcade ★ 6.2 Hollywood Cavalcade 1939 Land of Liberty ★ 9.0 Land of Liberty 1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 ★ 4.0 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ★ 6.3 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939 Midnight ★ 7.4 Midnight 1939 The Three Musketeers ★ 6.0 The Three Musketeers 1939 Gateway ★ 7.4 Gateway 1938 Josette ★ 7.2 Josette 1938