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Don Ameche

Acting

Born May 31, 1908 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died December 6, 1993

Also known as Дон Амичи · Dominic Felix Amici

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Biography

Don Ameche was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Volpi Cup — Best Actor · 1988
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1986
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1986 · nominated

Filmography28 titles

Columbo

1971as Frank Simpson

The Golden Girls

1985as Brother Martin

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Harry Whitehead

Midnight

1939as Tibor Czerny

Trading Places

1983as Mortimer Duke

McCloud

1970

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993as Shadow (voice)

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Coming to America

1988as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

1943as Henry Van Cleve

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938as Charlie Dwyer

Corrina, Corrina

1994as Grandpa Harry

Greenwich Village

1944as Kenneth Harvey

Lillian Russell

1940as Edward Solomon

In Old Chicago

1938as Jack O'Leary

Cocoon: The Return

1988as Art Selwyn

Oscar

1991as Father Clemente

Sleep, My Love

1948as Richard W. Courtland

Down Argentine Way

1940as Ricardo Quintana

The Love Boat

1977as Stewart Coolidge

Things Change

1988as Gino

Harry and the Hendersons

1987as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood

Petticoat Junction

1963as Uncle George

Picture Mommy Dead

1966as Edward Shelley

The Boatniks

1970as Commander Taylor

Climax!

1954as Sam Waterman