Acting
Leon Alton
EN cinema · 90 credits
Born
23 August 1907
Died
25 August 1995 (aged 88)
Birthplace
New York, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Executive (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Official (uncredited)
Watermelon Man
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Barfly (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
True Grit
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
The Love God?
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hellfighters
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
as Audience Member (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
Star!
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Auction Guest
Never a Dull Moment
as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
The Love Bug
as Official (uncredited)
Divorce American Style
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Banning
as Club Member (uncredited)
Batman
as Official (uncredited)
Our Man Flint
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Brainstorm
as Spectator (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
The Great Race
as Townsman (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Marnie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Looking for Love
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Best Man
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
A Global Affair
as Delegate (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
as Senator (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
as Villager (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cimarron
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Townsman (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
as Party guest
The Tingler
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Party Girl
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
as Casino Patron
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Swan
as Ball Attendee
Forever, Darling
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Cliff Otis (uncredited)
Illegal
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Three for the Show
as (uncredited)
Phffft
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Usher (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Désirée
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Executive Suite
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lucky Me
as Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
The Juggler
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as Townsman
The Mississippi Gambler
as Fencing Student (uncredited)
Niagara
as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Les Miserables
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress
as Riverboat Passenger
Cry Danger
as Bartender (uncredited)
Sirocco
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
as Officer (uncredited)
Destination Murder
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Caught
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
as Supporter
Desperate
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
So You Want to Be a Salesman
as Salesman (uncredited)
College Holiday
as Dancer