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.
Acted in
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Columbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
1970
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Official (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
The Love God?
1969
as Club Patron (uncredited)
True Grit
1969
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
1969
as Dancer (uncredited)
Hellfighters
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Star!
1968
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Auction Guest
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Bartender (uncredited)
Divorce American Style
1967
as Bank Officer
Warning Shot
1967
Batman
1966
as Official (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
1966
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
1965
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Brainstorm
1965
as Spectator (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
1964
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Looking for Love
1964
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Marnie
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Best Man
1964
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1961
as Villager (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Party guest
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
1957
as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Casino Patron
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Swan
1956
as Ball Attendee
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955
as Bit Role (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955
Phffft
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Usher (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
1954
as Bellhop
Dangerous When Wet
1953
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
The Juggler
1953
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953
as Townsman
The Iron Mistress
1952
as Riverboat Passenger
Les Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sirocco
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
Cry Danger
1951
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Destination Murder
1950
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Supporter
Caught
1949
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
as Salesman (uncredited)
Desperate
1947
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer