Florenz Ames

Biography

A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.

Known For

Viva Zapata!

as Senor Espejo

Teacher's Pet

as J. L. Ballentine

The Deadly Mantis

as Prof. Anton Gunther

The Fastest Gun Alive

as Joe Fenwick

Man with the Gun

as Doc Hughes (uncredited)

The King and Four Queens

as Josiah Sweet, Undertaker

The Big Caper

as Dutch Paulmeyer

The Human Jungle

as Leonard Ustick

Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Hapewell

Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Scratch