Leon Alton

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Leon Alton

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man (1970)

as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

as Official (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
The Love God?

The Love God? (1969)

as Club Patron (uncredited)
True Grit

True Grit (1969)

as Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)

as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity (1969)

as Dancer (uncredited)
The Love Bug

The Love Bug (1968)

as Official (uncredited)
Hellfighters

Hellfighters (1968)

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968)

as Audience Member (uncredited)
Star!

Star! (1968)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment (1968)

as Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Banning

Banning (1967)

as Club Member (uncredited)
Batman

Batman (1966)

as Official (uncredited)
Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint (1966)

as Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb (1965)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools (1965)

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Great Race

The Great Race (1965)

as Townsman (uncredited)
Brainstorm

Brainstorm (1965)

as Spectator (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine (1965)

as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke (1964)

as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President (1964)

as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Looking for Love

Looking for Love (1964)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Marnie

Marnie (1964)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go! (1964)

as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
The Best Man

The Best Man (1964)

as Russell Supporter (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
A Global Affair

A Global Affair (1964)

as Delegate (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers (1963)

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine

Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor (1963)

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All (1963)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice (1963)

as Audience Member (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses (1963)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment (1962)

as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent (1962)

as Senator (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady (1962)

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3 (1962)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night (1962)

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1961)

as Villager (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World (1961)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cimarron

Cimarron (1960)

as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1960)

as Townsman (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady? (1960)

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Tingler

The Tingler (1959)

as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah (1958)

as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

as Club Patron (uncredited)
Party Girl

Party Girl (1958)

as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger (1957)

as Peter Kalish (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Swan

The Swan (1956)

as Ball Attendee
Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling (1956)

as Waiter (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose (1956)

as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Illegal

Illegal (1955)

as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Three for the Show

Three for the Show (1955)

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Désirée

Désirée (1954)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Phffft

Phffft (1954)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1954)

as Usher (uncredited)
Executive Suite

Executive Suite (1954)

as Bartender (uncredited)
Lucky Me

Lucky Me (1954)

as Man at Ladder (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet (1953)

as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
The Juggler

The Juggler (1953)

as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler (1953)

as Fencing Student (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress (1952)

as Riverboat Passenger
Les Miserables

Les Miserables (1952)

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sirocco

Sirocco (1951)

as Soldier (uncredited)
Cry Danger

Cry Danger (1951)

as Bartender (uncredited)
Destination Murder

Destination Murder (1950)

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Caught

Caught (1949)

as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Desperate

Desperate (1947)

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)