Background
Ameche, Don was born on May 31, 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Felix and Barbara Etta (Hertel) Ameche.
Ameche, Don was born on May 31, 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Felix and Barbara Etta (Hertel) Ameche.
Student, Loras College. Doctorate (honorary), Loras College, 1960. Student, Marquette University.
Student, Georgetown University. Student, University Wisconsin.
New York stage debut in, Jerry for Short, 1930; appeared in theater production, Illegal Practice, 1930; appeared in theater production, Excess Baggage, 1930; appeared in theater production, Silk Stockings, 1956; appeared in theater production, Holiday for Lovers, 1958; appeared in theater production, Goldilocks, 1961; appeared in theater production, 13 Daughters, 1961; appeared in theater production, I Married an Angel, 1967; appeared in theater production, Henry Sweet Henry, 1968; appeared in theater production, The Odd Couple, 1972; appeared in theater production, No No Nanette, 1973; appeared in theater production, Never Get Smart with an Angel, 1976; toured in productions Silk Stockings, 1956, I Married an Angel, 1964, TheOdd Couple, 1968, No, No, Nanette, 1973 appeared in films, Ramona, 1936; appeared in films, Alexanders Ragtime Band, 1938; appeared in films, In Old Chicago, 1938; appeared in films, Swanee River, 1939; appeared in films, Story of Alexander Graham Bell, 1939; appeared in films, Lillian Russell, 1940; appeared in films, Heaven Can Wait, 1943; appeared in films, So Goes My Love, 1946; appeared in films, A Fever in the Blood, 1961; appeared in films, Rings Around the World, 1966; appeared in films, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came, 1970; appeared in films, Cocoon (Academy award for best supporting actor), 1986; appeared in films, Harry and the Hendersons, 1987; appeared in films, Cocoon: The Return, 1988; appeared in films, Things Change, 1988; appeared on television, Frances Langford Don Ameche Show, 1957; appeared in radio series The Chase and Sanborn Hour, 1937-1939, The Charlie McCarthy Show, 1940, Don Ameche's Real-Life Stories, 1958.
Married Honore Predergast. Children: Don, Ronald, Thomas, Lawrence, Barbara, Cornelia.