Leon Alton enjoyed a career on stage, screen, and television starting in the 1920s and lasting until the late 1970s.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Character:Executive (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1972
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Character:Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1971
Watermelon Man
Character:Pedestrian (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Character:Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1969
The Love God?
Character:Club Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1969
True Grit
Character:Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Character:Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1969
Sweet Charity
Character:Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1969
The Love Bug
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1968
Hellfighters
Character:Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1968
Funny Girl
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/1968
Star!
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/1968
Never a Dull Moment
Character:Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
Character:Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Character:Auction Guest
Release Date:08/02/1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:17/01/1968
Banning
Character:Club Member (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1967
Divorce American Style
Character:Bank Officer
Release Date:21/06/1967
Warning Shot
Character:
Release Date:18/01/1967
Batman
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:30/07/1966
Our Man Flint
Character:Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1966
Do Not Disturb
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1965
The Cincinnati Kid
Character:Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1965
Ship of Fools
Character:Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:29/07/1965
The Great Race
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1965
Brainstorm
Character:Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1965
Two on a Guillotine
Character:Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:13/01/1965
Youngblood Hawke
Character:Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1964
Kisses for My President
Character:Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/1964
Looking for Love
Character:Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1964
Marnie
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1964
What a Way to Go!
Character:Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1964
The Best Man
Character:Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1964
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Character:Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
Release Date:28/03/1964
A Global Affair
Character:Delegate (uncredited)
Release Date:30/01/1964
The Wheeler Dealers
Character:Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1963
Take Her, She's Mine
Character:Man at Airport (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1963
Twilight of Honor
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1963
The Thrill of It All
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1963
Critic's Choice
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:24/02/1963
Days of Wine and Roses
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1963
Period of Adjustment
Character:Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1962
Advise & Consent
Character:Senator (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1962
The Notorious Landlady
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:13/04/1962
Sergeants 3
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1962
Tender Is the Night
Character:Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1962
Babes in Toyland
Character:Villager (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1961
Go Naked in the World
Character:Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1961
Cimarron
Character:Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1960
Inherit the Wind
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1960
Who Was That Lady?
Character:Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1960
The Tingler
Character:Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:29/07/1959
Holiday for Lovers
Character:Party guest
Release Date:21/07/1959
The Last Hurrah
Character:Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1958
Bell, Book and Candle
Character:Club Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1958
Party Girl
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1958
The Young Stranger
Character:Peter Kalish (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1957
Hollywood or Bust
Character:Casino Patron
Release Date:06/12/1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Character:Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1956
The Swan
Character:Ball Attendee
Release Date:26/04/1956
Forever, Darling
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:09/02/1956
The Killer Is Loose
Character:Bank Robber (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1956
Illegal
Character:Court Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1955
Three for the Show
Character:Bit Role (uncredited)
Release Date:24/02/1955
New York Confidential
Character:
Release Date:15/02/1955
Désirée
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1954
Phffft
Character:Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1954
A Star Is Born
Character:Usher (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1954
Executive Suite
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1954
Lucky Me
Character:Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1954
Knock on Wood
Character:Bellhop
Release Date:06/04/1954
Dangerous When Wet
Character:Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Release Date:18/06/1953
The Juggler
Character:Bus Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1953
Small Town Girl
Character:Townsman
Release Date:10/04/1953
The Mississippi Gambler
Character:Fencing Student (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1953
The Iron Mistress
Character:Riverboat Passenger
Release Date:19/11/1952
Les Miserables
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:14/08/1952
Sirocco
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1951
Cry Danger
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:23/02/1951
The Iroquois Trail
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1950
Destination Murder
Character:Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1950
Alias Nick Beal
Character:Supporter
Release Date:04/03/1949
Caught
Character:Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1949
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Character:Salesman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1947
Desperate
Character:Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1947
College Holiday
Character:Dancer
Release Date:19/12/1936
Television Appearances
Columbo
Character:Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Partridge Family
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Batman
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Batman
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Batman
Character:Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Batman
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Burke's Law
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
Character:Judge (uncredited)
The Untouchables
Character:Race Spectator (uncredited)
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:Passerby (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Bonanza
Character:Delegate (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:Juror (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Character:Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)