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.
Known for
Columbo
Frank Simpson
The Love Boat
Stewart Coolidge
The Love Boat
Henry Dobson
The Love Boat
Hollis Witkin
Quincy, M.E.
Harry Whitehead
The Golden Girls
Brother Martin
Climax!
Sam Waterman
Petticoat Junction
Uncle George
What's My Line?
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
Burke's Law
Whitman Saunders
Trading Places
Mortimer Duke
McCloud
Cocoon
Arthur Selwyn
Oscar
Father Clemente
Love Is News
Martin J. Canavan
Corrina, Corrina
Grandpa Harry
Slightly French
John Gayle
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Swanee River
Stephen Foster
Ellery Queen
Dr. Norman Marsh
Midnight
Tibor Czerny
Alias Smith and Jones
The Boatniks
Commander Taylor
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Shadow (voice)
Ramona
Alessandro
Josette
David Brassard Jr.
Happy Land
Lew Marsh
Picture Mommy Dead
Edward Shelley
Greenwich Village
Kenneth Harvey
Harry and the Hendersons
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
The Feminine Touch
John Hathaway
Coming to America
Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Gateway
Dick Court
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Folks!
Harry Aldrich
Cocoon: The Return
Art Selwyn
Pals
Fern Stobbs
You Can't Have Everything
George Macrae
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Charlie Dwyer
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Things Change
Gino
That's My Man
Joe Grange
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Collie McCullough
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Heaven Can Wait
Henry Van Cleve
Hollywood Cavalcade
Mike Connors
Guest Wife
Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (archiveFootage)
Sleep, My Love
Richard W. Courtland
Happy Landing
Jimmy Hall
DuPont Show of the Month
Harry Graves
Four Sons
Chris Bern
Love Under Fire
Tracy Egan
Good Heavens
Confirm or Deny
'Mitch' Mitchell
The Lux Show
Self
Land of Liberty
Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage)
Down Argentine Way
Ricardo Quintana
A Fever in the Blood
Senator Alex S. Simon
In Old Chicago
Jack O'Leary
Moon Over Miami
Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
Shadow Over Elveron
Justin Travers
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Col. Flanders
One in a Million
Bob Harris
Ladies in Love
Dr. Rudi Imre
The Magnificent Dope
Dwight Dawson
Sins of Man
Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli
Wing and a Prayer
Bingo Harper
So Goes My Love
Hiram Stephen Maxim
Something to Shout About
Ken Douglas
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Don Ameche
Fifty Roads to Town
Peter Nostrand
Girl Trouble
Pedro Sullivan
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Lloyd Lloyd
Gidget Gets Married
Otis Ramsey
Sunstroke
Jake
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
The Chinese Typewriter
Armand Beller
A Masterpiece of Murder
Frank Aherne
Lillian Russell
Edward Solomon
Our Shining Moment
Rings Around the World
Host/Ringmaster
That Night in Rio
Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
It's in the Bag!
Don Ameche
Oddball Hall
G. Paul Siebriese
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self