Don Ameche

Don Ameche

ActorDirectorSoundtrack
Born
May 31, 1908
Died
December 6, 1993
Awards
15 wins, 15 nominations

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. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film…

Biography

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. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career surged in a comeback in the 1980s with fine work as an aging millionaire in Trading Places (1983) and a rejuvenated oldster in Cocoon (1985).

Ameche was born Dominic Felix Amici in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Barbara Edda (Hertel) and Felice Amici, a bartender.

Director

JuliaJulia(1968)

Actor

Corrina, CorrinaCorrina, Corrina(1994)as Grandpa Harry
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey(1993)as Shadow
SunstrokeSunstroke(1992)as Jake
Folks!Folks!(1992)as Harry Aldrich
209 Hamilton Drive(1991)

Thanks

Corrina, CorrinaCorrina, Corrina(1994)

Archive Footage

Les Chroniques du MeaLes Chroniques du Mea(2012)as Self
The Movies That Made UsThe Movies That Made Us(2019)as Self - Actor, 'Mortimer Duke'
Filmmaker Focus: Director John Landis on 'Trading Places'(2021)as Mortimer Duke
CompressionCompression(1995)as Self
Special Collector's EditionSpecial Collector's Edition(2010)as Mortimer Duke

Known for

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Don Ameche in The Boatniks (1970)Don Ameche and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)Don Ameche and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)Don Ameche and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)

Credit Score: Don Ameche

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Cocoon325.0019856.72273280
2Midnight6.5019397.8006426
3Alexander's Ragtime Band6.5019386.8162502
4Harry and the Hendersons5.0019876.11140804
5Trading Places4.8819837.501182525
6Heaven Can Wait4.8819437.30313405
7Coming to America3.7519887.102240059
8Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey3.2519937.00055489
9The Story of Alexander Graham Bell3.2519397.0001284
10In Old Chicago2.6019386.7262855