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Don Ameche
Data de nascimento:
31/05/1908
Local de nascimento:
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Data de falecimento:
06/12/1993
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)- 5.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Corina, Uma Babá Perfeita (1994)- 6.67 ★Grandpa Harry
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A Incrível Jornada (1993)- 6.96 ★Shadow (voice)
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Folks! (1992)- 5.59 ★Harry Aldrich
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Sunstroke (1992)- 3.00 ★Jake
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Oscar - Minha Filha quer Casar (1991)- 6.30 ★Father Clemente
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Oddball Hall (1990)- 0.00 ★G. Paul Siebriese
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Cocoon II: O Regresso (1988)- 6.52 ★Art Selwyn
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As Coisas Mudam (1988)- 6.19 ★Gino
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Um Príncipe em Nova York (1988)- 6.88 ★Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)
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Um Hóspede do Barulho (1987)- 6.10 ★Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
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Pals (1987)- 3.70 ★Fern Stobbs
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Cocoon (1985)- 6.62 ★Arthur Selwyn
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Trocando as Bolas (1983)- 7.20 ★Mortimer Duke
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Night of 100 Stars (1982)- 6.00 ★Self
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Gidget Gets Married (1972)- 5.60 ★Otis Ramsey
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S.O.S: Gatunos ao Mar! (1970)- 5.40 ★Commander Taylor
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Vamos Fazer a Guerra? (1970)- 5.00 ★Col. Flanders
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Shadow Over Elveron (1968)- 8.30 ★Justin Travers
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Rings Around the World (1967)- 0.00 ★Host/Ringmaster
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O Estranho Retrato (1966)- 5.20 ★Edward Shelley
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A Fever in the Blood (1961)- 6.50 ★Senator Alex S. Simon
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Era Somente Amor (1949)- 6.50 ★John Gayle
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Sonha, Meu Amor (1948)- 6.30 ★Richard W. Courtland
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That's My Man (1947)- 6.00 ★Joe Grange
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So Goes My Love (1946)- 7.00 ★Hiram Stephen Maxim
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Esposa de Dois Maridos (1945)- 6.20 ★Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker
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It's in the Bag! (1945)- 5.00 ★Don Ameche
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Uma Asa e uma Prece (1944)- 6.50 ★Bingo Harper
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Serenata Boêmia (1944)- 6.00 ★Kenneth Harvey
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O Diabo Disse Não (1943)- 6.90 ★Henry Van Cleve
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Canta Coração (1943)- 5.80 ★Ken Douglas
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Happy Land (1943)- 6.20 ★Lew Marsh
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The Magnificent Dope (1942)- 7.00 ★Dwight Dawson
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Girl Trouble (1942)- 6.50 ★Pedro Sullivan
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Uma Noite no Rio (1941)- 6.20 ★Larry Martin / Baron Manuel Duarte
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Moon Over Miami (1941)- 6.10 ★Phil O'Neil (Credits) / Phil 'Mac' McNeil
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Confirm or Deny (1941)- 3.80 ★'Mitch' Mitchell
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The Feminine Touch (1941)- 5.10 ★John Hathaway
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)- 5.00 ★Lloyd Lloyd
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Serenata Tropical (1940)- 6.00 ★Ricardo Quintana
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Four Sons (1940)- 7.00 ★Chris Bern
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Lillian Russell (1940)- 6.11 ★Edward Solomon
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Meia-Noite (1939)- 7.38 ★Tibor Czerny
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A História de Alexander Graham Bell (1939)- 6.03 ★Alexander Graham Bell
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Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)- 5.10 ★Mike Connors
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The Three Musketeers (1939)- 5.80 ★D'Artagnan
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Swanee River (1939)- 0.00 ★Stephen Foster
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Land of Liberty (1939)- 0.00 ★Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage)
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A Epopéia do Jazz (1938)- 6.60 ★Charlie Dwyer
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Happy Landing (1938)- 5.50 ★Jimmy Hall
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In Old Chicago (1938)- 6.40 ★Jack O'Leary
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Gateway (1938)- 6.50 ★Dick Court
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Josette (1938)- 6.70 ★David Brassard Jr.
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Love Is News (1937)- 6.00 ★Martin J. Canavan
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One in a Million (1937)- 7.00 ★Bob Harris
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Love Under Fire (1937)- 5.50 ★Tracy Egan
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You Can't Have Everything (1937)- 5.70 ★George Macrae
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Fifty Roads to Town (1937)- 0.00 ★Peter Nostrand
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Ramona (1936)- 5.10 ★Alessandro
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Ladies In Love (1936)- 5.80 ★Dr. Rudi Imre
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Sins of Man (1936)- 0.00 ★Karl Freyman / Mario Signarelli