Biography
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Born
31 May 1908
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Born In
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
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Died
6 December 1993 (aged 85)
AKA Dominic Felix Amici
Born: 31-May-1904
Birthplace: Kenosha, WI
Died: 6-Dec-1993
Location of death: Scottsdale, AZ
Cause of death: Cancer - Prostate
Remains: Cremated, Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Dubuque, IA
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Trading Places
Brother: Jim Ameche (actor, b. 6-Aug-1915, d. 4-Feb-1983)
Wife: Honore Prendergast (m. 6-Dec-1932, d. Sep-1986, four sons, two daughters)
Son: Ronald (d.)
Son: Dominic ("Don Ameche, Jr.")
Son: Thomas
Son: Lawrence ("Lonnie")
Daughter: Bonnie
Daughter: Connie
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1986 for Cocoon
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6101 Hollywood Blvd.
Radio Hall of Fame 1992
Italian Ancestry
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Corrina, Corrina (12-Aug-1994)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (3-Feb-1993)
Folks! (1-May-1992)
Oscar (26-Apr-1991)
Oddball Hall (1990)
Cocoon: The Return (23-Nov-1988) · Art Selwyn
Things Change (21-Oct-1988) · Gino
Coming to America (29-Jun-1988) · Mortimer Duke
Harry and the Hendersons (5-Jun-1987) · Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Pals (28-Feb-1987)
Cocoon (21-Jun-1985) · Art Selwyn
Trading Places (8-Jun-1983)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (11-Sep-1970)
The Boatniks (1-Jul-1970)
Picture Mommy Dead (2-Nov-1966)
A Fever in the Blood (28-Jan-1961)
Slightly French (2-Feb-1949) · John Gayle
Sleep, My Love (18-Feb-1948)
That's My Man (1-Jun-1947)
So Goes My Love (1-May-1946)
Guest Wife (27-Jul-1945)
It's in the Bag (21-Apr-1945)
Greenwich Village (27-Sep-1944)
Wing and a Prayer (24-Jul-1944) · Flight Cmdr. Bingo Harper
Happy Land (10-Nov-1943)
Heaven Can Wait (11-Aug-1943)
Girl Trouble (9-Oct-1942)
The Magnificent Dope (1-Jul-1942)
Confirm or Deny (19-Nov-1941)
The Feminine Touch (Oct-1941)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1-Aug-1941)
Moon Over Miami (18-Jun-1941)
That Night in Rio (11-Apr-1941)
Down Argentine Way (11-Oct-1940) · Ricardo Quintana
Four Sons (7-Jun-1940)
Lillian Russell (15-May-1940)
Swanee River (29-Dec-1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade (13-Oct-1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1-Apr-1939)
Midnight (15-Mar-1939) · Tibor Czerny
The Three Musketeers (17-Feb-1939)
Josette (3-Jun-1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (24-May-1938)
Happy Landing (23-Jan-1938)
In Old Chicago (6-Jan-1938) · Jack O'Leary
You Can't Have Everything (3-Aug-1937)
Love Is News (26-Feb-1937)
One in a Million (31-Dec-1936)
Ladies in Love (9-Oct-1936)
Ramona (25-Sep-1936) · Alessandro
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