Don Ameche
Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935. In the 1950s, he worked on Broadway and in television and was the host of NBC's International Showtime from 1961 to 1965. Returning to film work in his later years, Ameche enjoyed a fruitful revival of his career, beginning with his role as a villain in Trading Places (1983). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985) and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in Things Change (1988). |
Birth and Death Data: Born Kenosha (city in and county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin and part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known as Chicagoland), Died 1993 (Scottsdale (city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | LCS-75857 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 6/6/1933 | Here's how. CU-2 | Don Ameche ; Tom Post | Talk, with dubbed recordings | speaker | |
| Victor | LCS-75858 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 6/6/1933 | Here's how. CU-2 | Don Ameche ; Tom Post | Talk, with dubbed recording | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ameche, Don," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104909.
Ameche, Don. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104909.
"Ameche, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ameche, Don - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85129724
Wikidata: Don Ameche - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q310413
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/272862
MusicBrainz: Don Ameche - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98c73787-b980-44c4-86b1-b42f558c2631
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/165118 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/165118
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