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.
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
![The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s1TjxmFqj63rhvXq9zR4oo8UKXj.jpg)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
![Corrina, Corrina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xuEubxRGut2Yh118RyNa6ruXXCp.jpg)
Corrina, Corrina
![Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/el6dJEpK97OJRQiQhuiSGk2jkV5.jpg)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
![Sunstroke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e6RsskQJXQdmBHhTsGJ7WDIbGhE.jpg)
Sunstroke
![Folks!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lWj2IO7dwv8VDveYdOjNlwlKiPv.jpg)
Folks!
![Oscar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rGJOzUwHlkx8MKy2oR2qEiT7g4G.jpg)
Oscar
![Oddball Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNfNEKTr0eI2fjAvpk69e9Bjtfo.jpg)
Oddball Hall
![Things Change](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xKjGI2AAg5UHaBvVVR7oI865Zth.jpg)
Things Change
![Cocoon: The Return](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xBsXdBl8qCXoQsWX6vfsVjWOMGk.jpg)
Cocoon: The Return
![Coming to America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/djRAvxyvvN2yqlJKDbT3uy4vOBw.jpg)
Coming to America
![Harry and the Hendersons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ZNWhOEsuNHIQ1gbtwdTGK7srCr.jpg)
Harry and the Hendersons
![Pals](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hg5UCYuTSejlfaLSJ2eenqaPpU0.jpg)
Pals
![The Golden Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lJKAjneNGquVBmUqHY6ZFOFImfD.jpg)
The Golden Girls
![Cocoon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wqNNm36j3nkucAucHEGAW5pNZcd.jpg)
Cocoon
![Trading Places](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8mBuLCOcpWnmYtZc4aqtvDXslv6.jpg)
Trading Places
![Night of 100 Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jQkoylaOUPWYdYZzkG5Etz8yj0x.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars
![The Love Boat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnsnazlj2bt3Fuj0pJ7wBPmuMLO.jpg)
The Love Boat
![Quincy, M.E.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e0bsxZqhE5fhRjaX2LKu8GuKccE.jpg)
Quincy, M.E.
![Good Heavens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tN7DiUJF8IijT1AqWCOov8NkomB.jpg)
Good Heavens
![Ellery Queen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fkj83agW5OOAy4Vy8dJWw7Sma2A.jpg)
Ellery Queen
![The American Film Institute Salute to ...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4RUqfbY8Z1ds6E5nKzLR17aiIFd.jpg)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
![Gidget Gets Married](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gIO5yBMCiWI3GOJuSvhQO1o2SD1.jpg)
Gidget Gets Married
![Columbo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2JCD8vab3fircOU8cM2HJCxfv4I.jpg)
Columbo
![Alias Smith and Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cvivxPeLnXUGiZtgeHdLVA6xGmb.jpg)
Alias Smith and Jones
![Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/enKEVCsH5PR6CdTKcE0YIUy26NJ.jpg)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
![The Boatniks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/slp6InTBStdShdasaUCfRPXpIiz.jpg)
The Boatniks
![McCloud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wP1bOYyPuTzesvpFMc7DyXWTPgp.jpg)
McCloud
![Julia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hf9pQ311qdpg6uPz2cQt5pscCtm.jpg)
Julia
![Shadow Over Elveron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mcidoel4u2QDgz1F45Qdlvrzsmu.jpg)
Shadow Over Elveron
![Rings Around the World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xTRuLKxAVZKaOAZXAO7qN97PTwp.jpg)
Rings Around the World
![Picture Mommy Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m84WhfxJuGVcwoENn3rmEBi6VJG.jpg)
Picture Mommy Dead
![Petticoat Junction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2kTGzz870hmdmQ074CYTdKFRqSm.jpg)
Petticoat Junction
![Burke's Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ePKRW7T0RCgzSzuVJPwHxcqBPXG.jpg)
Burke's Law
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![A Fever in the Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8muvzuAdRI7pLCLvqy3Gl5zbz1K.jpg)
A Fever in the Blood
![Climax!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fO9xn3sIVQHs5ap4gUnQ4AacONE.jpg)
Climax!
![What's My Line?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9T7xSQFnlxFgZkqC4lmHYPXhq4.jpg)
What's My Line?
![Slightly French](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/olI9o8ldJPF3p7PdDFiQGoZ2va6.jpg)
Slightly French
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show
![Sleep, My Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9frXdBO5Z8gP0YwNHNt3DhKavBt.jpg)
Sleep, My Love
![That's My Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xiQcGUbWCRlCFV6g4xcvNVWBdk8.jpg)
That's My Man
![So Goes My Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kWB4sWKY962T7butoOrb3fDvyiv.jpg)
So Goes My Love
![Guest Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sY47Qx5kb1EcmHWUZA8vIqAc1Mr.jpg)
Guest Wife
![It's in the Bag!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l9MthlyVrjwzwGwHMXPzp5t8hj8.jpg)
It's in the Bag!
![Greenwich Village](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dcgtHug2U6VIJyT5s82Zp8o63zA.jpg)
Greenwich Village
![Wing and a Prayer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cHx4awWZOTyGLD2eWBkDj7yy6Z1.jpg)
Wing and a Prayer
![Happy Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ccLL33LUcAMXgLXDMIQLWRSTaX7.jpg)
Happy Land
![Heaven Can Wait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c0jKfLvvggNqvMDhOWxaBMGXkz7.jpg)
Heaven Can Wait
![Something to Shout About](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNFiTCRji2ATvlG4Ls16eIRUABj.jpg)
Something to Shout About
![Girl Trouble](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AaguNmJZLfkVN4Z4wgtmooxKFl5.jpg)
Girl Trouble
![The Magnificent Dope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/seacdoBtsKIYP9jwxxZDMhRcu0B.jpg)
The Magnificent Dope
![Confirm or Deny](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ut18gt8G2irjEyE0InQQHraFaRN.jpg)
Confirm or Deny
![The Feminine Touch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/unvJPKwsB9pwNWcfh8m5QQO6wE0.jpg)
The Feminine Touch
![Kiss the Boys Goodbye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gLYmRNT61BfpH0my9UpYUxDPBrY.jpg)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
![Moon Over Miami](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cFvEKqTV3O4UOr1Lr9DbwQjyrRb.jpg)
Moon Over Miami
![That Night in Rio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8MuegxKrJDLmQGsfEQwBzmThLwM.jpg)
That Night in Rio
![Down Argentine Way](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gg3DgplgKq8ZBFnMwMfgGuhSZCs.jpg)
Down Argentine Way
![Four Sons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qbkoJKuQC1lGYUAQYm0Rr2DIeG7.jpg)
Four Sons
![Lillian Russell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3zHQRm8vig16p6KjKPQRAQGG7t0.jpg)
Lillian Russell
![Swanee River](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4dAbyzq2a53ut0uT7yrLXimdCue.jpg)
Swanee River
![Hollywood Cavalcade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3vDvH3IDcUqU2eGtCoPwirJ9Ls2.jpg)
Hollywood Cavalcade
![Land of Liberty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dJYRH9bbQjuDq65oOmtzFhtr39a.jpg)
Land of Liberty
![The Story of Alexander Graham Bell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mi1IX2qBgtwiMihaNTGiPC8nG72.jpg)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
![Midnight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tT7nhCDJ3ngJjATlJVehKMijwSG.jpg)
Midnight
![The Three Musketeers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cDGP9RV0pH4IPoufifTvgYo4eY8.jpg)
The Three Musketeers
![Gateway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4agT5Os4mQDj9SgWY6LedgcdR6l.jpg)
Gateway
![Josette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iss1Y22PRFmvbuS8ByjkNG1bMB1.jpg)
Josette
![Alexander's Ragtime Band](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tbmvwfs9C1eTIyCcuhdbnFeuQSA.jpg)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
![In Old Chicago](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s3DPtiEGx4thHOGcIjdgBlWp8D0.jpg)
In Old Chicago
![Happy Landing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/flG1vX1aHiJ8pjndcyqpMKvceIQ.jpg)
Happy Landing
![Love Under Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oUNifbWD9eGgj5joZgcJz78aaVQ.jpg)
Love Under Fire
![You Can't Have Everything](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mkrCrpgi7ObE6RdOIGiHGwSDd6A.jpg)
You Can't Have Everything
![Fifty Roads to Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pzSAeOyA2V5JiLnEI1Zhu3rxSjp.jpg)
Fifty Roads to Town
![Love Is News](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hSwBrCYU5AxPmIGYGHDiNCQ4dH0.jpg)
Love Is News
![One in a Million](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qs8e9jBY0gRgwweTeG9TJkjpwui.jpg)
One in a Million
![Ladies In Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7yy5QHQLzyhykPYFYyjc5XhNqHR.jpg)
Ladies In Love
![Ramona](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z5vwASjJuWiafNiea8hQ6U29dnU.jpg)
Ramona
![Sins of Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n0eyJxqeYXEEQFEe1U7L73Ep704.jpg)
Sins of Man