Leon Alton
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.
Critic's Choice
(Audience Member (uncredited))
Do Not Disturb
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Sweet Charity
(Dancer (uncredited))
Cimarron
(Townsman at Celebration (uncredited))
Take Her, She's Mine
(Man at Airport (uncredited))
Kisses for My President
(Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited))
The Cincinnati Kid
(Poker Game Spectator (uncredited))
Marnie
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Looking for Love
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
The Iroquois Trail
Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Yours, Mine and Ours
(Wedding Guest (uncredited))
Babes in Toyland
(Villager (uncredited))
Les Miserables
(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
Hellfighters
(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
Ship of Fools
(Ship Passenger (uncredited))
The Killer Is Loose
(Bank Robber (uncredited))
Holiday for Lovers
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Funny Girl
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Warning Shot
Desperate
(Bus Passenger (uncredited))
Illegal
(Court Clerk (uncredited))
Watermelon Man
(Pedestrian (uncredited))
Who Was That Lady?
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The Young Stranger
(Peter Kalish (uncredited))
Phffft
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
The Wheeler Dealers
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Period of Adjustment
(Visitor at Station (uncredited))
Party Girl
(Police Officer (uncredited))
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
(Bartender (uncredited))
Twilight of Honor
(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
Star!
(Party Guest (uncredited))
The Notorious Landlady
(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited))
True Grit
(Boarding House Guest (uncredited))
What a Way to Go!
(Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited))
Cry Danger
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited))
College Holiday
(Dancer)
Three for the Show
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A Star Is Born
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Sirocco
(Soldier (uncredited))
The Best Man
(Russell Supporter (uncredited))
Brainstorm
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Caught
(Cafe Customer (uncredited))
The Last Hurrah
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Inherit the Wind
(Townsman (uncredited))
Hollywood or Bust
(Casino Patron)
Days of Wine and Roses
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Knock on Wood
(Bellhop)
Advise & Consent
(Senator (uncredited))
Somebody Up There Likes Me
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The Tingler
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Dangerous When Wet
(Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited))
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(Collingsgood Associate (uncredited))
The Love God?
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Bell, Book and Candle
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Batman
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Alias Nick Beal
(Supporter)
Destination Murder
(Nightclub Patron (Uncredited))
The Iron Mistress
(Riverboat Passenger)
Blackbeard's Ghost
(Auction Guest)
The Juggler
(Bus Driver (uncredited))
Small Town Girl
(Townsman)
The Swan
(Ball Attendee)
Tender Is the Night
(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
So You Want to Be a Salesman
(Salesman (uncredited))
Divorce American Style
(Bank Officer)
Our Man Flint
(Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited))
New York Confidential
Go Naked in the World
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
The Twilight Zone
(Bartender (uncredited))
Columbo
(Theatre Patron (uncredited))
Perry Mason
(Court Stenographer (uncredited))
Perry Mason
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