Leon Alton
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1907-08-23
- Died
- 1995-08-25
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Columbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Chief (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
TV Shows (14)
Columbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Chief (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Partridge Family
1970
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Judge (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
1967
as Barfly (uncredited)
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Passerby (uncredited)
Movies (87)
True Grit
1969
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Official (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Official (uncredited)
The Great Race
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968
as Official (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Marnie
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Usher (uncredited)
Banning
1967
as Club Member (uncredited)
The Swan
1956
as Ball Attendee
Illegal
1955
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
1969
as Dancer (uncredited)
Star!
1968
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
Les Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
1962
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
1965
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Auction Guest
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Executive (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
Caught
1949
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Sirocco
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1961
as Villager (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Hellfighters
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Destination Murder
1950
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
The Best Man
1964
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
1966
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Desperate
1947
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
1953
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Divorce American Style
1967
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Supporter
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Phffft
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Fencing Student (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
The Love God?
1969
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
1970
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress
1952
as Riverboat Passenger
Warning Shot
1967
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Brainstorm
1965
as Spectator (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
1964
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Forever, Darling
1956
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Casino Patron
Knock on Wood
1954
as Bellhop
Kisses for My President
1964
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953
as Townsman
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Juggler
1953
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Party guest
Cry Danger
1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
Looking for Love
1964
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer
The Young Stranger
1957
as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
A Global Affair
1964
as Delegate (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955
Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
as Salesman (uncredited)
About 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 musica… With 101 credits spanning from 1936 to 1972, Leon Alton has appeared in 87 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leon Alton Movies
- True Grit (1969) — as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Official (uncredited)
- Batman (1966) — as Official (uncredited)
- The Great Race (1965) — as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Love Bug (1968) — as Official (uncredited)
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