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. 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 103
1970s
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
Watermelon Man
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1960s
- 1969
The Love God?
Club Patron (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
Dancer (uncredited)
- 1968
Star!
Party Guest (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Bartender (uncredited)
- 1967
Banning
Club Member (uncredited)
Divorce American Style
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Movie
- 1966
Our Man Flint
Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
- 1965
Do Not Disturb
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1964
Youngblood Hawke
Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Looking for Love
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
A Global Affair
Delegate (uncredited)
- 1963
The Wheeler Dealers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
Party Guest (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1962
Period of Adjustment
Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
Senator (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- 1961
Go Naked in the World
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
Holiday for Lovers
Party guest
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
- 1957
The Young Stranger
Peter Kalish (uncredited)
- 1956
Hollywood or Bust
Casino Patron
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Swan
Ball Attendee
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Cliff Otis (uncredited)
Forever, Darling
Waiter (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
Bank Robber (uncredited)
- 1955
Three for the Show
(uncredited)
New York Confidential
Movie
- 1954
Lucky Me
Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1953
Dangerous When Wet
Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
The Juggler
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
Townsman
The Mississippi Gambler
Fencing Student (uncredited)
- 1952
Les Miserables
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1951
Cry Danger
Bartender (uncredited)
- 1950
The Iroquois Trail
Officer (uncredited)
Destination Murder
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Alias Nick Beal
Supporter
Caught
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
- 1947
Desperate
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1930s
- 1936
College Holiday
Dancer