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Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins. See more awards »

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Cocoon Art Selwyn

(1985)

Trading Places Mortimer Duke

(1983)

Heaven Can Wait Henry Van Cleve

(1943)

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Shadow

(1993)

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Actor (95 credits)

1994 Corrina, Corrina
Grandpa Harry

1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Shadow (voice)

1992 Sunstroke (TV Movie)
Jake

1992 Folks!
Harry Aldrich

1991 209 Hamilton Drive (TV Movie)

1991 Pros and Cons (TV Series)

- Once a kid (1991)

1991 Our Shining Moment (TV Movie)
John 'Papa' McGuire Sr.

1991 Oscar
Father Clemente

1990 The Golden Girls (TV Series)
Brother Martin

- Once in St. Olaf (1990) ... Brother Martin

1990 Oddball Hall
G. Paul Siebriese

1988 Cocoon: The Return
Art Selwyn

1988 Things Change
Gino

1988 Coming to America
Mortimer Duke

1987 Harry and the Hendersons
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood

1987 Pals (TV Movie)
Art Riddle

1986 A Masterpiece of Murder (TV Movie)
Frank Aherne

1985 Cocoon
Art Selwyn

1985 Detective in the House (TV Series)
Amos Cord

- Fathers and Other Strangers (1985) ... Amos Cord

1984 Not in Front of the Kids (TV Movie)
Ben Rosen

1979-1984 The Love Boat (TV Series)
Stewart Coolidge / Hollis Witkin / Henry Dobson

- The Lady and the Maid/Love Is Blind/The Babymakers (1984) ... Stewart Coolidge

- The Duel/Two for Julie/Aunt Hilly (1981) ... Hollis Witkin

- Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a Day (1979) ... Henry Dobson

1983 Mr. Smith (TV Series)
Dr. Breckenridge

- Mr. Smith Goes Public (1983) ... Dr. Breckenridge

1983 Trading Places
Mortimer Duke

1980 Fantasy Island (TV Series)
Ferrini

- The Invisible Woman/The Snowbird (1980) ... Ferrini

1979 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
Harry Whitehead

- The Death Challenge (1979) ... Harry Whitehead

1979 The Chinese Typewriter (TV Movie)
Armand Beller

1976 Good Heavens (TV Series)
Clay

- Superscoop (1976) ... Clay

1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series)
Dr. Norman Marsh

- The Adventure of the Lover's Leap (1975) ... Dr. Norman Marsh

1975 McCloud (TV Series)
Rene Jauvert

- The Man with the Golden Hat (1975) ... Rene Jauvert

1972 Gidget Gets Married (TV Movie)
Otis Ramsey

1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series)
Diamond Jim Guffy

- Dreadful Sorry Clementine (1971) ... Diamond Jim Guffy

1971 Columbo (TV Series)
Frank Simpson

- Suitable for Framing (1971) ... Frank Simpson

1971 Shepherd's Flock (TV Movie)
Dr. Hewitt

1970 The Boatniks
Commander Taylor

1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came
Col. Flanders

1969-1970 Julia (TV Series)
Dr. Foster Prestwick

- Call Me by My Rightful Number (1970) ... Dr. Foster Prestwick

- The Grass Is Sometimes Greener (1969) ... Dr. Foster Prestwick

1970 Petticoat Junction (TV Series)
Uncle George

- Steve's Uncle George (1970) ... Uncle George

1968 Shadow Over Elveron (TV Movie)
Justin Pettit

1967 The Bickersons (Short)
John Bickerson

1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Henry Orient

- Episode #21.8 (1967) ... Henry Orient

1966 Picture Mommy Dead
Edward Shelley

1963-1964 The Christophers (TV Series)

- Tips for Teenagers (1964)

- Keep Our Heritage Strong (1963)

1964 Burke's Law (TV Series)
Whitman Saunders

- Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964) ... Whitman Saunders

1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series)
Collie McCullough

- The Glorious Days of the Used to Be (1964) ... Collie McCullough

1961 A Fever in the Blood
Senator Alex S. Simon

1959 Too Young to Go Steady (TV Series)
Tom Blake

- Pilot (1959) ... Tom Blake

1958 Climax! (TV Series)
Sam Waterman

- Albert Anastasia - His Life and Death (1958) ... Sam Waterman

1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
Harry Graves

- Junior Miss (1957) ... Harry Graves

1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series)
Burnham Wicks

- Your Every Wish (1957) ... Burnham Wicks

1956 Saturday Spectacular: High Button Shoes (TV Movie)
Henry Longstreet (uncredited)

1954 Fire One (TV Movie)
Commander Cannon

1954 Phantom Caravan
Lawrence Evans

1953 Family Theatre (TV Series)
Leader of Rosary

- Triumphant Hour (1953) ... Leader of Rosary

1951 The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show (TV Series)
Co-host (1951-52)

1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series)

- The Door (1949)

1949 Slightly French
John Gayle

1948 Sleep, My Love
Richard W. Courtland

1947 That's My Man
Joe Grange

1946 So Goes My Love
Hiram Stephen Maxim

1945 Guest Wife
Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker

1945 It's in the Bag!
Don Ameche

1944 Greenwich Village
Kenneth Harvey

1944 Wing and a Prayer
Flight Cmdr. Bingo Harper

1943 Happy Land
Lew Marsh

1943 Heaven Can Wait
Henry Van Cleve

1943 Something to Shout About
Ken Douglas

1942 Girl Trouble
Pedro Sullivan

1942 The Magnificent Dope
Dwight Dawson

1941 Confirm or Deny
'Mitch' Mitchell

1941 The Feminine Touch
John Hathaway

1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Lloyd Lloyd

1941 Moon Over Miami
Phil O'Neil

1941 That Night in Rio
Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte

1940 Down Argentine Way
Ricardo Quintana

1940 Four Sons
Chris

1940 Lillian Russell
Edward Solomon

1939 Swanee River
Stephen Foster

1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
Michael Linnett Connors

1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell

1939 Midnight
Tibor Czerny

1939 The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan

1938 Gateway
Dick Court

1938 Josette
David Brassard Jr.

1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Charlie Dwyer

1938 Happy Landing
Jimmy Hall

1938 In Old Chicago
Jack O'Leary

1937 Love Under Fire
Tracy Egan

1937 You Can't Have Everything
George Macrae

1937 Fifty Roads to Town
Peter Nostrand

1937 Love Is News
Martin J. Canavan

1936 One in a Million
Bob Harris

1936 Ladies in Love
Dr. Rudi Imre

1936 Ramona
Alessandro

1936 Sins of Man
Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli

1935 Dante's Inferno
Man in Stoke-Hold (uncredited)

1935 Clive of India
Prisoner in the Black Hole (unconfirmed, uncredited)

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Director (1 credit)

1970 Julia (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Call Me by My Rightful Number (1970)

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Soundtrack (21 credits)

1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Easter Parade" (uncredited), "Some Sunny Day")

1985 Cocoon (performer: "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Some Enchanted Evening")

1959 Beloved Infidel (performer: "Boa Noite (Good-Night)" - uncredited)

1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Junior Miss (1957) ... (performer: "Let's Make It Christmas All Year 'Round", "Junior Miss")

1949 Slightly French (performer: "Let's Fall in Love")

1945 It's in the Bag! (performer: "The Curse of an Aching Heart" (1913) - uncredited)

1944 Greenwich Village (performer: "Swingin' Down the Lane", "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" - uncredited)

1943 Something to Shout About (performer: "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To")

1942 The Magnificent Dope (performer: "Shortnin' Bread" - uncredited)

1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye ("Find Yourself a Melody") / (performer: "I'll Never Let a Day Pass By")

1941 Moon Over Miami ("You Started Something" (1941)) / (performer: "I've Got You All To Myself" (1941), "Loveliness and Love" (1941))

1941 That Night in Rio (performer: "Chica Chica Boom Chic", "The Conference", "They Met in Rio (A Midnight Serenade)", "Boa Noite (Good-Night)" - uncredited)

1940 Down Argentine Way (performer: "Down Argentina Way" (1940), "Two Dreams Met" (1940) - uncredited)

1940 Lillian Russell (performer: "Adored One" (1940), "Blue Lovebird" (1940), "After the Ball" (1892) (uncredited))

1939 The Three Musketeers ("My Lady" (1939), uncredited) / (performer: "Song of the Musketeers" (1939), "My Lady" (1939), "Voila" (1939) - uncredited)

1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band (performer: "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1911), "Now It Can Be Told" (1938), "Easter Parade" (1933), "Some Sunny Day" (1922) - uncredited)

1938 Happy Landing (performer: "A Gypsy Told Me")

1938 In Old Chicago (performer: "Sweet Genevieve" (1869), "The Irish Washerwoman" - uncredited)

1937 You Can't Have Everything ("Afraid to Dream" (1937), "Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" (1937), uncredited) / (performer: "Afraid to Dream" (1937) - uncredited)

1936 One in a Million (performer: "Who's Afraid of Love?" (1936))

1936 Ramona (lyrics: "How the Rabbit Lost His Tail" (1936) - uncredited)

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Self (68 credits)

1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.155 (1992) ... Self - Guest

1991 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV Series)
Self

- Don Ameche (1991) ... Self

1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special)
Self

1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1989 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Self

1988 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 21 November 1988 (1988) ... Self - Guest

1988 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Dream Factory (1988) ... Self

1987 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special documentary)
Self

1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1986 AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series)
Self

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1986) ... Self

1986 Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 2 April 1986 (1986) ... Self - Guest

1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1985-1986 De película (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- En busca del Oscar (1986) ... Self - Interviewee

- Otoño de película (1985) ... Self - Interviewee

1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1985-1986 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest

- Don Ameche/America Morris (1986) ... Self

- Episode #24.100 (1985) ... Self - Guest

1985 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Self

1985 Des O'Connor Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #9.1 (1985) ... Self

1985 Wogan (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.87 (1985) ... Self

1984 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Alice Faye (1984) ... Self

1982 Hour Magazine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 29 June 1982 (1982) ... Self

1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV Special)
Self

1972-1977 The Bob Braun Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 6 July 1977 (1977) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 22 June 1972 (1972) ... Self - Guest

1975 Bicentennial Minutes (TV Series short)
Self - Narrator

- Episode #1.298 (1975) ... Self - Narrator

1966-1971 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Don Ameche, Dorothy Lamour, Miyoshi Umeki, Stubby Kaye (1971) ... Self - Guest

- Carl Reiner, Don Ameche, David Susskind, Reni Santoni, Aliza Kashi (1966) ... Self - Guest

1963-1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest

- Episode #9.244 (1970) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #6.90 (1967) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #3.90 (1964) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode #3.89 (1964) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode #3.88 (1964) ... Self - Co-Host

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1970 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #2.226 (1970) ... Self - Guest

1967 The Hollywood Palace (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.31 (1967) ... Self

1966 Rings Around the World (Documentary)
Host / Ringmaster

1961-1965 International Showtime (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Episode dated 10 September 1965 (1965) ... Self - Host

- Carpathian Circus (1965) ... Self - Host

- Circus of the Little Mermaid (1965) ... Self - Host

- Austrian Ice Fantasy (1965) ... Self - Host

- Episode dated 16 July 1965 (1965) ... Self - Host

Show all 66 episodes

1964 The Match Game (TV Series)
Self - Team Captain

- Episode #3.89 (1964) ... Self - Team Captain

- Episode #3.88 (1964) ... Self - Team Captain

- Episode #3.87 (1964) ... Self - Team Captain

- Shari Lewis & Don Ameche (1964) ... Self - Team Captain

- Episode #2.108 (1964) ... Self - Team Captain

Show all 9 episodes

1964 The Price Is Right (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 7 December 1964 (1964) ... Self

1957-1964 To Tell the Truth (TV Series)
Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman - day 5 (1964) ... Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman - day 4 (1964) ... Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman - day 3 (1964) ... Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman - day 2 (1964) ... Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche, Joan Fontaine, Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman - day 1 (1964) ... Self - Panelist

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1962 The Tonight Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.116 (1962) ... Self - Guest

1962 The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #5.227 (1962) ... Self - Guest

1962 Hy Gardner Calling (TV Series)
Self

- Liberace, Don Ameche, Bud Collyer (1962) ... Self

1956-1962 I've Got a Secret (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Panelist

- Episode dated 22 January 1962 (1962) ... Self - Panelist

- Episode dated 17 July 1957 (1957) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 24 October 1956 (1956) ... Self - Guest

1961 Password (TV Series)
Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Don Ameche vs. Betty White - day 5 (1961) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Don Ameche vs. Betty White - day 4 (1961) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Betty White & Don Ameche - day 3 (1961) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Don Ameche vs. Betty White - day 2 (1961) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Don Ameche vs. Betty White - day 1 (1961) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

1958-1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series)
Self

- Frances Langford, Don Ameche, Paul Lynde, The West Point Glee Club (1961) ... Self

- Don Ameche, Frances Langford (1961) ... Self

- Carol Haney, Don Ameche, Jackie Miles, Joni James (1959) ... Self

- Fabian, Maureen O'Hara, Don Ameche, Dave King (1959) ... Self

- Ethel Merman, Conway Twitty, Marge & Gower Champion, Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin (1958) ... Self

Show all 6 episodes

1961 Our American Heritage (TV Series)
Self - Narrator

- Woodrow Wilson and the Unknown Soldier (1961) ... Self - Narrator

1960 The Frances Langford Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 1 May 1960 (1960) ... Self - Guest

1958 The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.29 (1958) ... Self

1958 The Lux Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.19 (1958) ... Self

1958 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.21 (1958) ... Self

1957 A Welcome Guest in the House (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV Special)
Henry Sylvester Bowdoin

1957 The Polly Bergen Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.4 (1957) ... Self - Guest

1953-1957 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest

- Jayne Mansfield (1957) ... Self - Panelist

- Don Ameche (1953) ... Self - Mystery Guest

1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #8.4 (1957) ... Self

1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.25 (1957) ... Self

1957 Probe and Night Beat (TV Series documentary)
Self - actor

- Don Ameche, Professor Kenneth Galbraith (1957) ... Self - actor

1956 Person to Person (TV Series documentary)
Self - Guest

- Episode #4.15 (1956) ... Self - Guest

1954 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Self

- Don Ameche (1954) ... Self

1949-1954 The Milton Berle Show (TV Series)
Self - Actor

- Gloria Swanson, Don Ameche (1954) ... Self - Actor

- Episode #5.18 (1953) ... Self - Actor

- Episode #5.11 (1952) ... Self - Actor

- Episode #2.9 (1949) ... Self - Actor

1953 Coke Time (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Episode #1.21 (1953) ... Self - Host

- Episode #1.20 (1953) ... Self - Host

- Episode #1.18 (1953) ... Self - Host

- Teresa Brewer (1953) ... Self - Host

- Episode #1.16 (1953) ... Self - Host

Show all 18 episodes

1953 The Saturday Night Revue (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 4 March 1953 (1953) ... Self

1952 Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club (Documentary short)
Self - Celebration Guest

1952 The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show (TV Series)
Self - Co-Host

- Episode dated 31 March 1952 (1952) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode dated 14 March 1952 (1952) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode dated 13 March 1952 (1952) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode dated 12 March 1952 (1952) ... Self - Co-Host

- Episode dated 11 March 1952 (1952) ... Self - Co-Host

Show all 11 episodes

1951 The Ken Murray Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Don Ameche/Gypsy Rose Lee/Robert Q. Lewis/Constance Moore/Phil Silvers/Dagmar/Frank Sinatra (1951) ... Self - Guest

1950-1951 Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Episode dated 15 March 1951 (1951) ... Self - Host

- Episode #2.25 (1951) ... Self - Host

- Episode dated 15 February 1951 (1951) ... Self - Host

- Episode dated 12 October 1950 (1950) ... Self - Host

- Episode #2.2 (1950) ... Self - Host

Show all 6 episodes

1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series)
Self - Sketch Actor

- Don Ameche, Joan Blondell (1951) ... Self - Sketch Actor

1951 All Star Revue (TV Series)
Self - Guest Actor

- Host: Jimmy Durante; Guests: Don Ameche, Patricia Wheel, Ben Wrigley, Trini Reyes, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano (1951) ... Self - Guest Actor

1950 Take a Chance (TV Series)
Self - Emcee

- Episode dated 8 October 1950 (1950) ... Self - Emcee

1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.1 (1950) ... Self

- Jack Carter, Don Ameche, Franchot Tone, Gertrude Niesen, Cass Daley, The Step Brothers (1950) ... Self

1949 We, the People (TV Series)
Self - Actor

- Phil Rizzuto, Gene Hermanski, Denise Darcel, Don Ameche, Herbert Ross (1949) ... Self - Actor

1947 Week End in Hollywood (Documentary short)
Self

1946 Rough But Hopeful (Short)
Self

1940 Angels of Mercy (Short)
Self - Performer

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Don Ameche

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Archive footage (26 credits)

2022 Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series)
Self

- Columbo: Plein Cadre (2022) ... Self

2021 The Movies That Made Us (TV Series documentary)
Self - Actor, 'Mortimer Duke'

- Coming to America (2021) ... Self - Actor, 'Mortimer Duke'

2021 Filmmaker Focus: Director John Landis on 'Trading Places' (Video documentary short)
Mortimer Duke (uncredited)

2015 Compression (TV Series documentary)

- Compression Heaven can wait de Ernst Lubitsch (2015)

2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series)
Mortimer Duke

- Especial Navideño (Top Películas Navideñas) (2012) ... Mortimer Duke

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Video documentary)
Self

2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self

2007 Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (Video documentary short)
Mortimer Duke (uncredited)

2007 The Trade in 'Trading Places' (Video short)
Mortimer Duke (uncredited)

2007 Trading Places: Dressing the Part (Video documentary short)
Mortimer Duke (uncredited)

2004 Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Panelist (uncredited)

2003 Seabiscuit: Racing Through History (Video documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

2001 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series documentary)

- Maria Montez (2001)

2000 Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (Video documentary)

2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV Movie documentary)
Arthur Selwyn

1995-1999 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self / Ricardo Quintana / Alexander Graham Bell

- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) ... Self

- The Nicholas Brothers: Flying High (1999) ... Ricardo Quintana

- Loretta Young: Hollywood's Heavenly Beauty (1998)

- Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice (1997) ... Self

- Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995) ... Alexander Graham Bell (uncredited)

1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (Documentary)
Self

1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1994 A Century of Cinema (Documentary)
Self

1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Memorial Tribute

1988 The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (Video documentary)
Self

1978 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Commander Taylor

- The Boatniks (1978) ... Commander Taylor

1978 AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series)
Alexander Graham Bell

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) ... Alexander Graham Bell (uncredited)

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1973 F for Fake (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1939 Land of Liberty
Alexander Graham Bell

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1988) Stage: Appeared in "Our Town" on Broadway. Drama (revival). See more »

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse:

Honora M Prendergast (her death) (6 children)

Parents:

Felice Amici | Barbara Etta Amici

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Personal Quote:

[on Darryl F. Zanuck] Zanuck never did anything but be nice to me. Oh yeah, maybe he chased Alice Faye around, but a lot of people chased Alice Faye around. See more »

Trivia:

Became a father for the fifth time at age 36 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Barbara Balinda Ameche on March 13, 1945. See more »

Trademark:

Was well known for having a peaceful, soothing but authoritative sounding voice.

Nickname:

The Latin Lover

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