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Florenz Ames is a Actor American born on 6 september 1883

Florenz Ames

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Birth name Florenz Sebastian Kolb
Nationality USA
Birth 6 september 1883
Death 11 february 1958 (at 74 years)

Florenz Ames est un acteur américain né le 6 janvier 1883 et mort le 6 mars 1961.

Biography

Florenz Ames commence très tardivement sa carrière d'acteur. Avec le soutien de son frère ainé Winthrop Ames, le plus important producteur de théâtre et de music-hall de New York de l'époque, il débute sa vie d'artiste comme chanteur et danseur dans le vaudeville, effectuant souvent de petites scènes avec sa femme Alice « Adelaide » Winthrop. Sous le nom de Ames et Winthrop, ils apparaissent dans une revue appelée Alice in Blunderland avec Winthrop dans le rôle-titre et Ames jouant les autres rôles. Il s'installe sur la scène de Broadway et apparaît dans un certain nombre de spectacles et comédies musicales d'avant la Première Guerre mondiale jusqu'à la guerre de Corée, y compris les productions originales de Of Thee I Sing et Oklahoma! ainsi qu'un certain nombre d'opéras de Gilbert et Sullivan.

De 1950 à 1956, il interprète le rôle de l'inspecteur Richard Queen dans la 1 version télévisée des enquêtes policières du célèbre Ellery Queen, partageant le rôle-titre avec Lee Bowman. Dès lors, sa carrière à l'écran est fulgurante, enchaînant de 1950 à 1958 de nombreux rôles tant au cinéma qu'à la télévision. On le voit alors aux côtés des plus grands noms du cinéma hollywoodien des années 1950 : Grace Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Barry Sullivan, Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Glenn Ford, Greer Garson, Doris Day...

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Filmography of Florenz Ames (12 films)

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Teacher's Pet, 2h
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about education, Films about journalists
Actors Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young, Mamie Van Doren, Nick Adams, Florenz Ames
Roles J. L. Ballentine
Rating70% 3.545683.545683.545683.545683.54568
Journalism instructor Erica Stone asks journalist James Gannon to speak to her night-school class. He turns down the invitation via a nasty letter to her. His managing editor, however, orders him to accept the assignment. He arrives late to find Stone reading aloud his letter and mocking him in front of her class.
The Deadly Mantis, 1h19
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Donald Randolph, Florenz Ames, Paul Smith
Roles Prof. Anton Gunther
Rating51% 2.5508552.5508552.5508552.5508552.550855
Figée dans les glaces de l'Antarctique depuis la préhistoire, une mante religieuse géante est libérée à la suite de la brisure d'un iceberg. Le monstre attaque alors New York, puis Washington. L'armée va devoir stopper l'insecte.
The Big Caper, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa, James Gregory, Corey Allen, Paul Picerni, Robert H. Harris
Roles Dutch Paulmeyer
Rating64% 3.2434153.2434153.2434153.2434153.243415
His portion of the loot from a recent heist squandered, minor-league criminal Frank Harper talks his boss, Flood, into a more lucrative project: on the weekend before a Monday payday, break into a San Felipe, California bank, which will be holding a million-dollar payroll for the Marine Base at Camp Pendleton. Flood plans the operation, sending his moll Kay with Frank to become established in the community at San Felipe and to lay the groundwork for the heist.
The Fastest Gun Alive, 1h36
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Russ Tamblyn, Allyn Joslyn, Leif Erickson
Roles Joe Fenwick
Rating70% 3.545523.545523.545523.545523.54552
Son of a notorious fast drawing Sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Glenn Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) settle down in the peaceful town of Cross Creek under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become famous for shooting down the "fastest gun alive." Now known as George Temple, he becomes a mild-mannered teetotal shopkeeper, little respected by the other townsfolk.
The Girl He Left Behind, 1h43
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus, Murray Hamilton, Fredd Wayne
Roles Mr. Hillaby
Rating52% 2.6084352.6084352.6084352.6084352.608435
Andy Schaeffer is a spoiled mama's boy who usually gets his way. He breezes through college while girlfriend Susan Daniels studies hard while also working at a job to pay for her education.
That Certain Feeling, 1h43
Directed by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders, David Lewis, Pearl Bailey, Jerry Mathers
Roles Senator Winston
Rating63% 3.192653.192653.192653.192653.19265
A beautiful, sophisticated New York woman who goes by the name Dunreath Henry seems to have it all. She is not only the private secretary to the wealthy and popular cartoonist Larry Larkin, she is also his fiancee.
He Laughed Last, 1h17
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Anthony Dexter, Lucy Marlow, Richard Long, Alan Reed, Jesse White, Florenz Ames
Roles George Eagle
Rating55% 2.7665052.7665052.7665052.7665052.766505
A Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about a show girl who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob boss.
The King and Four Queens, 1h26
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Barbara Nichols, Jo Van Fleet, Jean Willes, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Josiah Sweet, Undertaker
Rating60% 3.0465853.0465853.0465853.0465853.046585
The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law; the drifter turns on the charm.
Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
, 1h26
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, Ray Collins, James Bell, Horace McMahon, Gregory Walcott
Roles Wilson
Rating55% 2.760952.760952.760952.760952.76095
On a riverboat, gambler Chris Mooney loses heavily to Prudence Webb, borrows another $30,000 and loses that to her, too.
Man with the Gun, 1h23
Directed by Richard Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Florenz Ames, Henry Hull, Karen Sharpe, Emile Meyer
Roles Doc Hughes
Rating66% 3.343073.343073.343073.343073.34307
Clint Tollinger arrives in town, and is recognized as the "man in grey", a gun for hire who had a reputation for cleaning up other towns. After 14 killings in a year are followed by a night shooting and the burning of a house under construction, and the town marshal tells the town council he's not sure what can be done, the council hires Tollinger as their new "town tamer". The marshal deputizes Tollinger, then tells him he is on his own. Tollinger begins by warning two known gunmen to leave town. He then begins to disarm everyone in the town. Then in an unseen confrontation he kills the two gunmen he'd previously warned to leave town.
The Human Jungle, 1h22
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Lamont Johnson, Chuck Connors, Paula Raymond
Roles Leonard Ustick
Rating59% 2.9507652.9507652.9507652.9507652.950765
A Chicago, le capitaine Danforth (Gary Merrill) s'apprête à quitter la police après dix années de service pour devenir avocat. Il mène une dernière enquête sur le meurtre d'une danseuse et, en parallèle, se voit proposer par son supérieur un dernier défi : rétablir l'ordre dans un commissariat situé dans les quartiers pauvres et malfamés de la ville
Viva Zapata!, 1h53
Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Alan Reed, Margo
Roles Senor Espejo
Rating72% 3.6458553.6458553.6458553.6458553.645855
Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) is part of a delegation sent to complain about injustices to corrupt longtime President Porfirio Díaz (Fay Roope), but Díaz dismisses their concerns, and tries to bribe their leader, offering him some land which Zapata rejects. As a result, Zapata is driven to open rebellion, along with his brother Eufemio (Anthony Quinn). He in the south and Pancho Villa (Alan Reed) in the north unite under the leadership of naive reformer Francisco Madero (Harold Gordon).