Leon Alton
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
Audience Member (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Party Guest (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb
Dancer (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Cimarron
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marnie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Looking for Love
The Iroquois Trail
Official (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
Villager (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hellfighters
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
Party guest
Holiday for Lovers
Audience Member (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Warning Shot
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Desperate
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Illegal
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Peter Kalish (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Phffft
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
Police Officer (uncredited)
Party Girl
Bartender (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
Party Guest (uncredited)
Star!
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
True Grit
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
Cry Danger
Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Dancer
College Holiday
Bit Role (uncredited)
Three for the Show
Usher (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Soldier (uncredited)
Sirocco
Russell Supporter (uncredited)
The Best Man
Spectator (uncredited)
Brainstorm
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Caught
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Townsman (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Casino Patron
Hollywood or Bust
Party Guest (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
Bellhop
Knock on Wood
Senator (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
The Tingler
Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Love God?
Club Patron (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
Official (uncredited)
Batman
Supporter
Alias Nick Beal
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Destination Murder
Riverboat Passenger
The Iron Mistress
Auction Guest
Blackbeard's Ghost
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Juggler
Townsman
Small Town Girl
Ball Attendee
The Swan
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
Salesman (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Bank Officer
Divorce American Style
Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
New York Confidential
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
Club Member (uncredited)
Banning
Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
Party Guest (uncredited)
Désirée
Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Fencing Student (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
77
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-08-23
Place of Birth
New York, USA
Also Known As