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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.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)

Corrina, Corrina
as Grandpa Harry

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Shadow (voice)

Sunstroke
as Jake

Folks!
as Harry Aldrich
Our Shining Moment
as John 'Papa' McGuire Sr.

Oscar
as Father Clemente

Oddball Hall
as G. Paul Siebriese

Things Change
as Gino

Cocoon: The Return
as Art Selwyn

Coming to America
as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Harry and the Hendersons
as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood

Pals
as Art Riddle
A Masterpiece of Murder
as Frank Aherne

The Golden Girls
as Brother Martin

Cocoon
as Arthur Selwyn

Trading Places
as Mortimer Duke

Night of 100 Stars
as Self

The Chinese Typewriter
as Armand Beller

The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

The Love Boat
as Stewart Coolidge

Quincy, M.E.
as Harry Whitehead

Good Heavens

Ellery Queen
as Dr. Norman Marsh

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

Gidget Gets Married
as Otis Ramsey

Columbo
as Frank Simpson

Alias Smith and Jones

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Col. Flanders

The Boatniks
as Commander Taylor

McCloud

Shadow Over Elveron
as Justin Travers

Rings Around the World
as Host/Ringmaster

Picture Mommy Dead
as Edward Shelley

Petticoat Junction
as Uncle George

Burke's Law
as Whitman Saunders
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Collie McCullough

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host

A Fever in the Blood
as Senator Alex S. Simon

DuPont Show of the Month
as Harry Graves
The Lux Show
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

Climax!
as Sam Waterman
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher

What's My Line?
as Self

Slightly French
as John Gayle

The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

Sleep, My Love
as Richard W. Courtland

That's My Man
as Joe Grange

So Goes My Love
as Hiram Stephen Maxim

Guest Wife
as Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker

It's in the Bag!
as Don Ameche

Greenwich Village
as Kenneth Harvey

Wing and a Prayer
as Bingo Harper

Happy Land
as Lew Marsh

Heaven Can Wait
as Henry Van Cleve