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