Leon Alton
Known for Acting · 103 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
Perry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Columbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Chief (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
TV Shows (14)
Perry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Columbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Chief (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Senate Gallery Spectator (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 (89)
True Grit
1969
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Official (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968
as Official (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Official (uncredited)
The Great Race
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
Marnie
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Niagara
1953
as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hellfighters
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Banning
1967
as Club Member (uncredited)
Sirocco
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Usher (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
Divorce American Style
1967
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
1969
as Dancer (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1961
as Villager (uncredited)
Caught
1949
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Looking for Love
1964
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
1965
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Auction Guest
The Notorious Landlady
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
1966
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953
as Townsman
Executive Suite
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Star!
1968
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Casino Patron
The Juggler
1953
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Phffft
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Les Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Fencing Student (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Executive (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as Barfly (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress
1952
as Riverboat Passenger
Youngblood Hawke
1964
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
1970
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955
as (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
1957
as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Warning Shot
1967
The Swan
1956
as Ball Attendee
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Supporter
Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
1962
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955
The Best Man
1964
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Forever, Darling
1956
as Waiter (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
1964
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Party guest
Desperate
1947
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
A Global Affair
1964
as Delegate (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
1953
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
1954
as Bellhop
The Love God?
1969
as Club Patron (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer
Cry Danger
1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
as Officer (uncredited)
Destination Murder
1950
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Brainstorm
1965
as Spectator (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Man at Ladder (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 103 credits spanning from 1936 to 1972, Leon Alton has appeared in 89 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)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) — as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
- The Love Bug (1968) — as Official (uncredited)
- Batman (1966) — as Official (uncredited)
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