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  • BIRTH 23/08/1907
  • DEATH 25/08/1995
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 3
  • MOVIES 33

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 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.

Leon Alton

Shows (3)

Columbo
Columbo
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Bartender (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Court Stenographer (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)

Movies (33)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Marnie
Marnie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Batman
Batman
Official (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
Usher (uncredited)
Cimarron
Cimarron
Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Townsman (uncredited)
Illegal
Illegal
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Caught
Caught
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
The Tingler
The Tingler
Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle
Club Patron (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
Villager (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood
Bellhop
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Hollywood or Bust
Casino Patron
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
Desperate
Desperate
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Star!
Star!
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Party Girl
Party Girl
Police Officer (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Swan
The Swan
Ball Attendee
Phffft
Phffft
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
Dancer (uncredited)
The Juggler
The Juggler
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Who Was That Lady?
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
College Holiday
College Holiday
Dancer