Leon Alton
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.
Filmography · 103
Perry Mason
1957 · Court Stenographer (un...
Columbo
1971 · Theatre Patron (uncred...
Batman
1966 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Bonanza
1959 · Delegate (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Bartender (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965 · Chief (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955 · Senate Gallery Spectat...
The Untouchables
1959 · Race Spectator (uncred...
Burke's Law
1963 · Waiter (uncredited)
The Partridge Family
1970 · Audience Member (uncre...
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Judge (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Reporter (uncredited)
True Grit
1969 · Boarding House Guest (...
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Barfly (uncredited)
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Passerby (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Official (uncredited)
Batman
1966 · Official (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968 · Official (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Soldier at Portobello...
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · Cliff Otis (uncredited...
Funny Girl
1968 · Audience Member (uncre...
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Poker Game Spectator (...
The Great Race
1965 · Townsman (uncredited)
Marnie
1964 · Party Guest (uncredite...
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Collingsgood Associate...
Sirocco
1951 · Soldier (uncredited)
Niagara
1953 · Lodge Guest (uncredite...
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 · Executive (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Townsman (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968 · Wedding Guest (uncredi...
A Star Is Born
1954 · Usher (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Fight Spectator (uncre...
Hellfighters
1968 · Restaurant Patron (unc...
Star!
1968 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Days of Wine and Roses
1963 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Auction Guest
Sweet Charity
1969 · Dancer (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · Barfly (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958 · Police Officer (uncred...
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Villager (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Restaurant Patron (unc...
Our Man Flint
1966 · Military Officer at Me...
Ship of Fools
1965 · Ship Passenger (uncred...
Cimarron
1960 · Townsman at Celebratio...
What a Way to Go!
1964 · Awards Ceremony Guest...
Bell, Book and Candle
1958 · Club Patron (uncredite...
Advise & Consent
1962 · Senator (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Officer at Fleet Admir...
The Notorious Landlady
1962 · Courtroom Spectator (u...
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 · Man at Airport (uncred...
Désirée
1954 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Caught
1949 · Cafe Customer (uncredi...
Tender Is the Night
1962 · Restaurant Patron (unc...
Banning
1967 · Club Member (uncredite...
Divorce American Style
1967 · Bank Officer (uncredit...
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Banquet Guest (uncredi...
The Thrill of It All
1963 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Executive Suite
1954 · Bartender (uncredited)
Forever, Darling
1956 · Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · Casino Patron
Illegal
1955 · Court Clerk (uncredite...
Dangerous When Wet
1953 · Spectator at Photoshoo...
The Mississippi Gambler
1953 · Fencing Student (uncre...
The Best Man
1964 · Russell Supporter (unc...
The Swan
1956 · Ball Attendee
The Tingler
1959 · Member of Silent Movie...
New York Confidential
1955
Small Town Girl
1953 · Townsman
Do Not Disturb
1965 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Who Was That Lady?
1960 · Restaurant Patron (unc...
Watermelon Man
1970 · Pedestrian (uncredited...
Never a Dull Moment
1968 · Exhibit Guest (uncredi...
Knock on Wood
1954 · Bellhop (uncredited)
Brainstorm
1965 · Spectator (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961 · Nightclub Patron (uncr...
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968 · Bartender (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955 · (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Supporter
Two on a Guillotine
1965 · Theatre Audience Membe...
Period of Adjustment
1962 · Visitor at Station (un...
Lucky Me
1954 · Man at Ladder (uncredi...
Looking for Love
1964 · Nightclub Patron (uncr...
The Juggler
1953 · Bus Driver (uncredited...
Phffft
1954 · Nightclub Patron (uncr...
Desperate
1947 · Bus Passenger (uncredi...
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Riverboat Passenger
Youngblood Hawke
1964 · Man With Newspapers (u...
Sergeants 3
1962 · Party Guest (uncredite...
Warning Shot
1967
The Love God?
1969 · Club Patron (uncredite...
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Bank Robber (uncredite...
The Young Stranger
1957 · Peter Kalish (uncredit...
Cry Danger
1951 · Bartender (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
1963 · Courtroom Spectator (u...
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969 · Man in Ticket Line (un...
Les Miserables
1952 · Courtroom Spectator (u...
Holiday for Lovers
1959 · Party guest
The Iroquois Trail
1950 · Officer (uncredited)
A Global Affair
1964 · Delegate (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
1964 · Burlesque Show Spectat...
Critic's Choice
1963 · Audience Member (uncre...
College Holiday
1936 · Dancer
Destination Murder
1950 · Nightclub Patron (Uncr...