Don Ameche
Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) 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). Don Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor. Ameche, standing in at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born May 31, 1908 (Gemini) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA as Dominic Felix Amici to mother, Barbara Edda (Hertel) and father, Felice Amici, a bartender. Has a younger brother Jim Ameche. His father was an Italian immigrant. His mother had German, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. Americans pronounced his last name incorrectly in Italian ("Ah-mee-see"). So he changed it from "Amici" (correctly pronounced "Ah-mee-chee") into "Ameche", in order to keep the original Italian pronunciation. He had the nickname "The Latin Lover". Married Honore Prendergast on the 6th of December 1932. They had 6 children together. Became a father for the first time at age 25 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Dominic Felix Ameche--aka Don Ameche Jr. on October 3, 1933. Became a father for the second time at age 27 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Ronald Ameche on December 30, 1935. He died on January 2, 2001 in Iowa, aged 65. Became a father for the third time at age 31 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Thomas Anthony Ameche on July 20, 1939. Became a father for the fourth time at age 32 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Lawrence Michael Ameche on July 20, 1940. Became a father for the fifth time at age 36 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Barbara Balinda Ameche on March 13, 1945. Became a father for the sixth time at age 39 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Constance Victoria Ameche on February 22, 1948. His wife of 54 years, died on the 5th of September 1986. He died on December 6, 1993 at the age of 85 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA from prostate cancer.
Trading Places
(Mortimer Duke)
Cocoon
(Arthur Selwyn)
Cocoon: The Return
(Art Selwyn)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
(Shadow (voice))
Midnight
(Tibor Czerny)
Oscar
(Father Clemente)
Harry and the Hendersons
(Dr. Wallace Wrightwood)
The Boatniks
(Commander Taylor)
Moon Over Miami
(Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil)
Down Argentine Way
(Ricardo Quintana)
Happy Landing
(Jimmy Hall)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(Charlie Dwyer)
That Night in Rio
(Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte)
Folks!
(Harry Aldrich)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
(Alexander Graham Bell)
Heaven Can Wait
(Henry Van Cleve)
Wing and a Prayer
(Bingo Harper)
Hollywood Cavalcade
(Mike Connors)
Things Change
(Gino)
Love Is News
(Martin J. Canavan)
Sleep, My Love
(Richard W. Courtland)
The Feminine Touch
(John Hathaway)
Confirm or Deny
('Mitch' Mitchell)
So Goes My Love
(Hiram Stephen Maxim)
In Old Chicago
(Jack O'Leary)
Something to Shout About
(Ken Douglas)
Picture Mommy Dead
(Edward Shelley)
Four Sons
(Chris Bern)
The Three Musketeers
(D'Artagnan)
One in a Million
(Bob Harris)
Guest Wife
(Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker)
Love Under Fire
(Tracy Egan)
Ramona
(Alessandro)
Swanee River
(Stephen Foster)
A Fever in the Blood
(Senator Alex S. Simon)
Greenwich Village
(Kenneth Harvey)
Lillian Russell
(Edward Solomon)
Ladies In Love
(Dr. Rudi Imre)
Oddball Hall
(G. Paul Siebriese)
Gidget Gets Married
(Otis Ramsey)
Pals
(Fern Stobbs)
Slightly French
(John Gayle)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
(Lloyd Lloyd)
Happy Land
(Lew Marsh)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
(Col. Flanders)
That's My Man
(Joe Grange)
The Magnificent Dope
(Dwight Dawson)
You Can't Have Everything
(George Macrae)
Land of Liberty
(Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage))
Josette
(David Brassard Jr.)
Gateway
(Dick Court)
Girl Trouble
(Pedro Sullivan)
It's in the Bag!
(Don Ameche)
Sins of Man
(Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli)
Shadow Over Elveron
(Justin Travers)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
(Self (archiveFootage))
Coming to America
(Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited))
Rings Around the World
(Host/Ringmaster)
A Masterpiece of Murder
(Frank Aherne)
Fifty Roads to Town
(Peter Nostrand)
Corrina, Corrina
(Grandpa Harry)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(Self (archive footage))
Sunstroke
(Jake)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(Don Ameche)
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
((archive footage))
Burke's Law
(Whitman Saunders)
The Golden Girls
(Brother Martin)
Alias Smith and Jones
Petticoat Junction
(Uncle George)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(Collie McCullough)
McCloud
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
Climax!
(Sam Waterman)
Good Heavens
Ellery Queen
(Dr. Norman Marsh)
The Love Boat
(Stewart Coolidge)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
Columbo
(Frank Simpson)
The Lux Show
(Self)
DuPont Show of the Month
(Harry Graves)
The Love Boat
(Henry Dobson)
The Love Boat
(Hollis Witkin)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Quincy, M.E.
(Harry Whitehead)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - Co-Host)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
(Self)
What's My Line?
(Self - Panelist)
