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Don Ameche (1908 - 94)
American leading man with stage and radio expereince,
who's real name is Dominie Felix Amici. Don Ameche
was married to Honore Prendergast from 1932 until
his death in 1993 and had six children from the marriage.
1943's HEAVEN CAN WAIT is considered by some to be
Don Ameche's best acting performance.
Known to an earlier generation primarily for his role
as telephone inventor "Alexander Graham Bell"
Don Ameche later found a whole new audience and in
the eighties in hits like: TRADING
PLACES and COCOON.
Don Ameche's first film was SINS OF MAN, in 1936,
followed by many outstanding credits including:
ONE IN A MILLION
IN OLD CHICAGO
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
MIDNIGHT
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
FOUR SONS
THAT NIGHT IN RIO
HAPPY LAND
PICTURE MOMMY DEAD
TRADING
PLACES
HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS
FOLKS
COMING TO AMERICA
COCOON: THE RETURN
THINGS CHANGE
ODDBALL HALL
OSCAR
HOMEWARD BOUND: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
CORRINA CORRINA
Don Ameche's television credits include...
TAKE A CHANCE (TV Series)
STAR TIME (TV Series)
HOLIDAY HOTEL (TV Series)
THE FRANCES LANGFORD- DON AMECHE SHOW (TV Series)
COKE TIME (TV Series)
TO TELL THE TRUTH (TV Series)
SHEPERD'S FLOCK (TV Series)
THE CHINESE TYPEWRITER
A MASTERPIECE OF MURDER
OUR SHINING MOMENT
SUNSTROKE
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