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Don Ameche was an American actor and comedian. After playing in college shows, stock, 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.
Birth Name
Dominic Felix Amici
Born
Sunday, 31 May 1908
Died
Monday, 06 December 1993
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self | 2008 |
Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' | Mortimer Duke | 2007 |
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Self - Panelist | 2005 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Arthur Selwyn | 2000 |
E! Mysteries & Scandals | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self | 1997 |
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
Corrina, Corrina | Grandpa Harry | 1994 |
The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1994 |
A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self | 2008 |
Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' | Mortimer Duke | 2007 |
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Self - Panelist | 2005 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Arthur Selwyn | 2000 |
E! Mysteries & Scandals | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self | 1997 |
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
Corrina, Corrina | Grandpa Harry | 1994 |
The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1994 |
A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994 |
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Shadow (voice) / Shadow | 1993 |
Folks! | Harry Aldrich | 1992 |
One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
Our Shining Moment | John 'Papa' McGuire Sr. | 1991 |
Oscar | Father Clemente | 1991 |
Oddball Hall | G. Paul Siebriese | 1990 |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1989 |
Things Change | Gino | 1988 |
Cocoon: The Return | Art Selwyn | 1988 |
Coming to America | Mortimer Duke | 1988 |
Talking Pictures | Self | 1988 |
The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones | Self | 1988 |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
Harry and the Hendersons | Dr. Wallace Wrightwood | 1987 |
Biography | Self / (archive footage) | 1987 |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
Pals | Fern Stobbs / Art Riddle | 1987 |
The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1986 |
The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | 1986 |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1985 |
The Golden Girls | Brother Martin | 1985 |
Cocoon | Art Selwyn / Arthur Selwyn | 1985 |
Detective in the House | Amos Cord | 1985 |
Mr. Smith | Dr. Breckenridge | 1983 |
Trading Places | Mortimer Duke | 1983 |
Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
The Love Boat | Henry Dobson / Hollis Witkin / Stewart Coolidge | 1977 |
Fantasy Island | Ferrini | 1977 |
Quincy M.E. | Harry Whitehead | 1976 |
Good Heavens | Clay | 1976 |
Ellery Queen | Dr. Norman Marsh | 1975 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
F for Fake | Self | 1973 |
Gidget Gets Married | Otis Ramsey | 1972 |
Columbo | Frank Simpson | 1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones | Diamond Jim Guffy | 1971 |
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | Col. Flanders | 1970 |
The Boatniks | Commander Taylor | 1970 |
McCloud | Rene Jauvert | 1970 |
The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
Julia | Dr. Foster Prestwick | 1968 |
Shadow Over Elveron | Justin Pettit / Justin Travers | 1968 |
Picture Mommy Dead | Edward Shelley | 1966 |
Rings Around the World | Host / Ringmaster / Host/Ringmaster | 1966 |
The Hollywood Palace | Self | 1964 |
Petticoat Junction | Uncle George | 1963 |
Burke's Law | Whitman Saunders | 1963 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Collie McCullough | 1963 |
The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
The Tonight Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest | 1961 |
Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
International Showtime | Self - Host | 1961 |
A Fever in the Blood | Senator Alex S. Simon | 1961 |
Our American Heritage | Self - Narrator | 1959 |
The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom | Himself | 1957 |
The DuPont Show of the Month | Harry Graves | 1957 |
The Lux Show | Self | 1957 |
The Polly Bergen Show | Self - Guest | 1957 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself - Guest | 1957 |
To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Commander Taylor | 1954 |
Climax! | Sam Waterman | 1954 |
Phantom Caravan | Lawrence Evans | 1954 |
Person to Person | Self - Guest | 1953 |
Coke Time | Self - Host | 1953 |
The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
Goodyear Playhouse | Burnham Wicks | 1951 |
The Frank Sinatra Show | Self - Sketch Actor | 1950 |
All Star Revue | Self - Guest Actor | 1950 |
The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse | Self - Host | 1950 |
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
The Ken Murray Show | Self - Guest | 1950 |
Slightly French | John Gayle | 1949 |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself / Himself - spokesman for Polaroid Land Camera | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Henry Orient | 1948 |
The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actor | 1948 |
We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
Sleep, My Love | Richard W. Courtland | 1948 |
That's My Man | Joe Grange | 1947 |
So Goes My Love | Hiram Stephen Maxim | 1946 |
Guest Wife | Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker | 1945 |
It's in the Bag! | Don Ameche | 1945 |
Wing and a Prayer | Flight Cmdr. Bingo Harper / Bingo Harper | 1945 |
Greenwich Village | Kenneth Harvey | 1944 |
Happy Land | Lew Marsh | 1943 |
Heaven Can Wait | Henry Van Cleve | 1943 |
Something to Shout About | Ken Douglas | 1943 |
Girl Trouble | Pedro Sullivan | 1942 |
The Magnificent Dope | Dwight Dawson | 1942 |
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 (Credits) / Phil O'Neil / Phil 'Mac' McNeil | 1941 |
That Night in Rio | Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte | 1941 |
Down Argentine Way | Ricardo Quintana | 1940 |
Four Sons | Chris / Chris Bern | 1940 |
Lillian Russell | Edward Solomon | 1940 |
Swanee River | Stephen Foster | 1940 |
Hollywood Cavalcade | Michael Linnett Connors / Mike Connors | 1939 |
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Alexander Graham Bell | 1939 |
Midnight | Tibor Czerny | 1939 |
The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | 1939 |
Land of Liberty | Alexander Graham Bell | 1939 |
Alexander's Ragtime Band | Charlie Dwyer | 1938 |
Gateway | Dick Court | 1938 |
Josette | David Brassard Jr. | 1938 |
In Old Chicago | Jack O'Leary | 1938 |
Happy Landing | Jimmy Hall | 1938 |
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 | 1937 |
One in a Million | Bob Harris | 1936 |
Ladies in Love | Dr. Rudi Imre | 1936 |
Ramona | Alessandro / Señora Moreno | 1936 |
Sins of Man | Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli | 1936 |
Dante's Inferno | Man in Stoke-Hold | 1935 |
Clive of India | Prisoner in the Black Hole | 1935 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Julia | 1968 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1986 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |