Don Ameche
Acting
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.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Shadow (voice)
Age 84 (now 85)
Harry and the Hendersons
as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Age 79 (now 85)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Alexander Graham Bell
Age 30 (now 85)
Moon Over Miami
as Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
Age 33 (now 85)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
Age 101 (now 85)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)
Age 89 (now 85)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 85) Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Shadow (voice)
Age 84 (now 85)
Coming to America
as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
Age 80 (now 85) Harry and the Hendersons
as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Age 79 (now 85)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Col. Flanders
Age 62 (now 85)
Moon Over Miami
as Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
Age 33 (now 85)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Don Ameche
Age 30 (now 85) The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Alexander Graham Bell
Age 30 (now 85)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 64 (now 85)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Collie McCullough
Age 55 (now 85)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 54 (now 85)
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Also Known As
Дон Амичи, Dominic Felix Amici
IMDB
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