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Don Ameche (1908–1993)
Actor | Soundtrack | Director
Don Ameche 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. ...
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Known for
Cocoon (1985),
Trading Places (1983),
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993),
Coming to America (1988)
Details
May
31,
1908 (died Dec
6,
1993)
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5' 10½"
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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Greenwich Village (1944)
Kenneth Harvey, Performer ("Swingin' Down the Lane", "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose") (uncredited) |
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
Lloyd Lloyd, Soundtrack ("Find Yourself a Melody"), Performer ("I'll Never Let a Day Pass By") |
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Moon Over Miami (1941)
Phil O'Neil, Soundtrack ("You Started Something" (1941)), Performer ("I've Got You All To Myself" (1941), "Loveliness and Love" (1941)) |
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That Night in Rio (1941)
Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte, Performer ("Chica Chica Boom Chic", "The Conference", "They Met in Rio (A Midnight Serenade)", "Boa Noite (Good-Night)") (uncredited) |
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Down Argentine Way (1940)
Ricardo Quintana, Performer ("Down Argentina Way" (1940), "Two Dreams Met" (1940)) (uncredited) |
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Lillian Russell (1940)
Edward Solomon, Performer ("Adored One" (1940), "Blue Lovebird" (1940), "After the Ball" (1892) (uncredited)) |
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The Three Musketeers (1939)
D'Artagnan, Soundtrack ("My Lady" (1939)) (uncredited), Performer ("Song of the Musketeers" (1939), "My Lady" (1939), "Voila" (1939)) (uncredited) |
$1MM
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Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Charlie Dwyer, Performer ("Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1911), "Now It Can Be Told" (1938), "Easter Parade" (1933), "Some Sunny Day" (1922)) (uncredited) |
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In Old Chicago (1938)
Jack O'Leary, Performer ("Sweet Genevieve" (1869), "The Irish Washerwoman") (uncredited) |
$1.8MM
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You Can't Have Everything (1937)
George Macrae, Soundtrack ("Afraid to Dream" (1937), "Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" (1937)) (uncredited), Performer ("Afraid to Dream" (1937)) (uncredited) |
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$749K
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage), Performer ("Easter Parade" (uncredited), "Some Sunny Day") |
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The Love Boat (1979–1984)
(TV Series) - Stewart Coolidge / Hollis Witkin / Henry Dobson (3 episodes, 1979)
The Lady and the Maid/Love Is Blind/The Babymakers (Mar
3,
1984)
Season 7,
Episode 22
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Stewart Coolidge
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The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
(TV Series) - Harry Graves (1 episode, 1957), Performer ("Let's Make It Christmas All Year 'Round", "Junior Miss") (1 episode, 1957)
Junior Miss (Dec
20,
1957)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Harry Graves,
Performer ("Let's Make It Christmas All Year 'Round", "Junior Miss")
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1985–1986)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1985) |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1966)
Carl Reiner, Don Ameche, David Susskind, Reni Santoni, Aliza Kashi (Jul
25,
1966)
Season 3,
Episode 229
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Self
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To Tell the Truth (1957–1961)
(TV Series) - Self - Panelist (85 episodes, 1957)
Tom Poston, Dina Merrill, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle (Jun
19,
1961)
Season 5,
Episode 41
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Self - Panelist
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The Perry Como Show (1958–1961)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - spokesman for Polaroid Land Camera (6 episodes, 1958)
Frances Langford, Don Ameche, Paul Lynde, The West Point Glee Club (May
17,
1961)
Season 13,
Episode 32
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Self
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The Ken Murray Show (1951)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1951)
Don Ameche/Gypsy Rose Lee/Robert Q. Lewis/Constance Moore/Phil Silvers/Dagmar/Frank Sinatra (Apr
28,
1951)
Season 2,
Episode 29
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Self - Guest
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Four Star Revue (1951)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest Actor (1 episode, 1951)
Host: Jimmy Durante; Guests: Don Ameche, Patricia Wheel, Ben Wrigley, Trini Reyes, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano (Feb
21,
1951)
Season 1,
Episode 21
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Self - Guest Actor
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The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1950)
Jack Carter, Don Ameche, Franchot Tone, Gertrude Niesen, Cass Daley, The Step Brothers (Mar
4,
1950)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self
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We, the People (1949)
(TV Series) - Self - Actor (1 episode, 1949)
Phil Rizzuto, Gene Hermanski, Denise Darcel, Don Ameche, Herbert Ross (Dec
2,
1949)
Season 2,
Episode 5
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Self - Actor
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Edición Especial Coleccionista (2012)
(TV Series) - Mortimer Duke (1 episode, 2012)
Especial Navideño (Top Películas Navideñas) (Dec
25,
2012)
Season 5,
Episode 5
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Mortimer Duke (archive footage)
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) |
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Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)
(TV Movie) - Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Biography (1995–1999)
(TV Series) - Self / Ricardo Quintana (clip from Down Argentine Way (1940)) / Alexander Graham Bell (5 episodes, 1995) |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)
(TV Special) - Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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