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.
Personal Details
Movies (45)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Executive (uncredited)
1972
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
1971
Watermelon Man
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Official (uncredited)
1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
1969
The Love God?
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1969
True Grit
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
1969
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
1969
The Love Bug
as Official (uncredited)
1968
Hellfighters
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1968
Funny Girl
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1968
Star!
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1968
Never a Dull Moment
as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Auction Guest
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
1968
Banning
as Club Member (uncredited)
1967
Divorce American Style
as Bank Officer
1967
Warning Shot
1967
Batman
as Official (uncredited)
1966
Our Man Flint
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
1966
Do Not Disturb
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1965
The Cincinnati Kid
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
1965
Ship of Fools
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1965
The Great Race
as Townsman (uncredited)
1965
Brainstorm
as Spectator (uncredited)
1965
Two on a Guillotine
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
1965
Youngblood Hawke
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
1964
Kisses for My President
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
1964
Looking for Love
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1964
Marnie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1964
What a Way to Go!
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
1964
The Best Man
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
1964
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
1964
A Global Affair
as Delegate (uncredited)
1964
The Wheeler Dealers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1963
Take Her, She's Mine
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
1963
Twilight of Honor
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963
The Thrill of It All
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
Critic's Choice
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1963
Days of Wine and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
Period of Adjustment
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
1962
Advise & Consent
as Senator (uncredited)
1962
The Notorious Landlady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962
