Leon Alton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 23, 1907
- Died
- August 25, 1995 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- New York, USA
Biography
Leon Alton enjoyed a career on stage, screen, and television starting in the 1920s and lasting until the late 1970s. In the 1930s he started out on the Broadway stage appearing in various musicals which lasted until the early 1940s. Then like many Broadway actors and dancers, he seemingly drifted his way to Hollywood where he was able to use his talents as a dancer to appear in many party scenes in a suit dancing in some of the most well known films. Like many dancers though, that was only part of their work as they could not survive on musicals alone and by the mid 1950s musicals started to lose their popularity so he had to find work elsewhere He was never unemployed long. Alton's appearance was ideal for bankers, or distinguished townsman, or whatever was needed. By the late 1950s, he was able to secure some roles in which he received screen credit in shows like Bat Masterson, Tombstone Territory, and Lock-Up all while still appearing at the usual party scenes or the social gatherings. By the 1960s his career was still going strong as he still found work in the usual places and managed to appear in several well known movies like True Grit, The Cheyenne Social Club, and Airport and appearing in most of the well known television shows of the time. His career wound down by the 1970s and while his name won't garner the attention or recognition to film audiences of today, most casting directors could tell you it was a name that should be respected and could be depended on.
Known For
Filmography
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Movie · as Executive (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Movie · as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Columbo
TV · as Theatre Patron (uncredited) · 1 ep
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · as Official (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
Movie · as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
The Partridge Family
TV · as Audience Member (uncredited) · 1 ep
Sweet Charity
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
True Grit
Movie · as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Movie · as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
The Love God?
Movie · as Club Patron (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Movie · as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hellfighters
Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Star!
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
Movie · as Auction Guest
Never a Dull Moment
Movie · as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
The Love Bug
Movie · as Official (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Movie
Divorce American Style
Movie · as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Banning
Movie · as Club Member (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
TV · as Barfly (uncredited) · 1 ep
Batman
Movie · as Official (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
Movie · as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Batman
TV · as Party Guest (uncredited), Policeman (uncredited), Art Gallery Patron (uncredited), Police Officer (uncredited) · 1 ep
Do Not Disturb
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie · as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
Movie · as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Brainstorm
Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
Movie · as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
The Great Race
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Get Smart
TV · as Chief (uncredited) · 1 ep
Kisses for My President
Movie · as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Marnie
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Looking for Love
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
Movie · as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Movie · as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Best Man
Movie · as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
Movie · as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
A Global Affair
Movie · as Delegate (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
Movie · as Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Burke's Law
TV · as Waiter (uncredited) · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Judge (uncredited) · 1 ep
Period of Adjustment
Movie · as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
Movie · as Senator (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cimarron
Movie · as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
Movie · as Party guest
The Tingler
Movie · as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Bartender (uncredited) · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Delegate (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Race Spectator (uncredited) · 1 ep
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · as Passerby (uncredited) · 1 ep
Party Girl
Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
Movie · as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
Movie · as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
Perry Mason
TV · as Court Stenographer (uncredited), Juror (uncredited) · 1 ep
Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Reporter (uncredited) · 1 ep
Tombstone Territory
TV · as Mine Owner · 1 ep
The Killer Is Loose
Movie · as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Movie · as Casino Patron
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie · as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Swan
Movie · as Ball Attendee
Forever, Darling
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Movie · as Cliff Otis (uncredited)
Illegal
Movie · as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Three for the Show
Movie · as (uncredited)
New York Confidential
Movie
Cheyenne
TV · as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) · 1 ep
Phffft
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Usher (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
Movie · as Bellhop (uncredited)
Désirée
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Executive Suite
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Lucky Me
Movie · as Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
Movie · as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
The Juggler
Movie · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
Movie · as Townsman
The Mississippi Gambler
Movie · as Fencing Student (uncredited)
Niagara
Movie · as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress
Movie · as Riverboat Passenger
Cry Danger
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Sirocco
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · as Officer (uncredited)
Destination Murder
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Caught
Movie · as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Movie · as Supporter
Desperate
Movie · as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Movie · as Salesman (uncredited)
College Holiday
Movie · as Dancer