Don Ameche

Don Ameche

actor, director, soundtrack

Don Ameche was born on May 31, 1908 in USA. Don Ameche's big-screen debut came with Clive of India directed by Richard Boleslawski in 1935, strarring Prisoner in the Black Hole (unconfirmed, uncredited). Don Ameche is known for Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults directed by Shelley Lyons, Joan Collins stars as Self - Host and Don Ameche as Self. The most recent award Don Ameche achieved is Venice Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Don Ameche plays is Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults which will be released on Nov 18, 1997.

Don Ameche 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 Un fauteuil pour deux (1983) and a rejuvenated oldster in Cocoon (1985).Ameche was born Dominic Felix Amici in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Barbara Edda (Hertel) and Felice Amici, a bartender.

  • Birthday

    May 31, 1908
  • Place of Birth

    Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 0 nominations

Venice Film Festival
1988
Best Actor
Winner - Pasinetti Award
1988
Best Actor
Winner - Pasinetti Award
Academy Awards, USA
1986
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner - Oscar
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