Don Ameche
American actor (1908-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Don Ameche was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935.
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1993Died6 December 1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm, 1993Shadow (voice)1991
OscarFilm, Father Clemente1988Volpi Cup for Best ActorAward1987
Harry and the HendersonsFilm, Dr. Wallace Wrightwood1986Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAward1985
The Golden GirlsSeries, Brother Martin1983
Trading PlacesFilm, Mortimer Duke1977
The Love BoatSeries, Stewart Coolidge1975
Ellery QueenSeries, Dr. Norman Marsh1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series1972
Gidget Gets MarriedFilm, Otis Ramsey1970
McCloudSeries1968
Shadow Over ElveronFilm, Justin Travers1963
Burke's LawSeries, Whitman Saunders1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries
A Fever in the BloodFilm, 1961Senator Alex S. Simon1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1957
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Harry Graves1953Coke Time with Eddie FisherSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Sleep, My LoveFilm, 1948Richard W. Courtland1944
Greenwich VillageFilm, Kenneth Harvey1942
The Magnificent DopeFilm, Dwight Dawson1940
Down Argentine WayFilm, Ricardo Quintana1938
Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm, Charlie Dwyer1936
Ladies in LoveFilm, Dr. Rudi Imre1908Born31 May 1908
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm, 1993Shadow (voice)1991OscarFilm, Father Clemente1988Volpi Cup for Best ActorAward1987Harry and the HendersonsFilm, Dr. Wallace Wrightwood1986Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAward1985The Golden GirlsSeries, Brother Martin1983Trading PlacesFilm, Mortimer Duke1977The Love BoatSeries, Stewart Coolidge1975Ellery QueenSeries, Dr. Norman Marsh1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series1972Gidget Gets MarriedFilm, Otis Ramsey1970McCloudSeries1968Shadow Over ElveronFilm, Justin Travers1963Burke's LawSeries, Whitman Saunders1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesA Fever in the BloodFilm, 1961Senator Alex S. Simon1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeries, Harry Graves1953Coke Time with Eddie FisherSeries1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSleep, My LoveFilm, 1948Richard W. Courtland1944Greenwich VillageFilm, Kenneth Harvey1942The Magnificent DopeFilm, Dwight Dawson1940Down Argentine WayFilm, Ricardo Quintana1938Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm, Charlie Dwyer1936Ladies in LoveFilm, Dr. Rudi Imre1908Born31 May 1908People around Don
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced In Old Chicago (1937)
Irving Cummings Directed Down Argentine Way (1940)
Kenneth Macgowan Produced In Old Chicago (1938)
John Landis Directed Coming to America and Trading Places
Henry King Directed In Old Chicago (1937)
Walter Lang Directed Moon Over Miami (1941)
Alice Faye Also in Hollywood Cavalcade and Lillian Russell
Gino Corrado Also in Down Argentine Way and Midnight
Lynn Bari Also in Hollywood Cavalcade and Dante's Inferno
Norman Taurog Directed You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Douglas Sirk Directed Sleep, My Love and Slightly French
Allan Dwan Directed The Three Musketeers and Josette
Nunnally Johnson Produced Love Under Fire and It's in the Bag!
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return
Archie Mayo Directed Confirm or Deny and Four Sons
Gregory Ratoff Directed Sins of Man (1936)
Russell Hicks Also in In Old Chicago (1938)
Sidney Lanfield Directed One in a Million and Swanee River
Raymond Griffith Produced Clive of India and The Three Musketeers
Dave Morris Also in Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
David Buttolph Wrote Love Is News and Hollywood Cavalcade
Bruce Manning Produced Guest Wife and So Goes My Love
Sol M. Wurtzel Produced Dante's Inferno and Ramona
Tyrone Power Also in In Old Chicago and Love Is News
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Midnight 1939
Trading Places 1983
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993
Coming to America 1988
Heaven Can Wait 1943
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1993 · aged 85
