Acting · New York, USA · Born August 23, 1907
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.
MovieNow You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Executive (uncredited)
MovieBedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
TVColumbo
1971
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
TVThe Partridge Family
1970
as Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieThe Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieWatermelon Man
1970
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Official (uncredited)
MovieThe Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
MovieThe Love God?
1969
as Club Patron (uncredited)
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
MovieDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
MovieSweet Charity
1969
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieThe Love Bug
1968
as Official (uncredited)
MovieHellfighters
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
MovieFunny Girl
1968
as Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieStar!
1968
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieNever a Dull Moment
1968
as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
MovieYours, Mine and Ours
1968
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
MovieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Auction Guest
MovieHow to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieBanning
1967
as Club Member (uncredited)
TVCimarron Strip
1967
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieDivorce American Style
1967
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
MovieWarning Shot
1967
MovieBatman
1966
as Official (uncredited)
MovieOur Man Flint
1966
as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
TVBatman
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieDo Not Disturb
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
TVGet Smart
1965
as Chief (uncredited)
MovieShip of Fools
1965
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Race
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieBrainstorm
1965
as Spectator (uncredited)
MovieTwo on a Guillotine
1965
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieYoungblood Hawke
1964
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
MovieKisses for My President
1964
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
MovieLooking for Love
1964
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieMarnie
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieWhat a Way to Go!
1964
as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Best Man
1964
as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
MovieA Global Affair
1964
as Delegate (uncredited)
MovieThe Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
MovieTake Her, She's Mine
1963
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
MovieTwilight of Honor
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Waiter (uncredited)
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Judge (uncredited)
MovieThe Thrill of It All
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieCritic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieDays of Wine and Roses
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MoviePeriod of Adjustment
1962
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
MovieAdvise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
MovieThe Notorious Landlady
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieSergeants 3
1962
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieTender Is the Night
1962
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
MovieBabes in Toyland
1961
as Villager (uncredited)
MovieGo Naked in the World
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieCimarron
1960
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
MovieInherit the Wind
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieWho Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
as Passerby (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender (uncredited)
TVBonanza
1959
as Delegate (uncredited)
MovieThe Tingler
1959
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
MovieHoliday for Lovers
1959
as Party guest
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
MovieBell, Book and Candle
1958
as Club Patron (uncredited)
MovieParty Girl
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited)
TVAlcoa Theatre
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Court Stenographer (uncredited)
MovieThe Young Stranger
1957
as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
MovieHollywood or Bust
1956
as Casino Patron
MovieSomebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
MovieThe Swan
1956
as Ball Attendee
MovieForever, Darling
1956
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
MovieIllegal
1955
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
MovieThree for the Show
1955
as (uncredited)
MovieNew York Confidential
1955
MovieDésirée
1954
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MoviePhffft
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieA Star Is Born
1954
as Usher (uncredited)
MovieExecutive Suite
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieLucky Me
1954
as Man at Ladder (uncredited)
MovieKnock on Wood
1954
as Bellhop
MovieDangerous When Wet
1953
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
MovieThe Juggler
1953
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
MovieSmall Town Girl
1953
as Townsman
MovieThe Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Fencing Student (uncredited)
MovieNiagara
1953
as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Iron Mistress
1952
as Riverboat Passenger
MovieLes Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieSirocco
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieCry Danger
1951
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieDestination Murder
1950
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
MovieAlias Nick Beal
1949
as Supporter
MovieCaught
1949
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
as Salesman (uncredited)
MovieDesperate
1947
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
MovieCollege Holiday
1936
as Dancer
