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.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 88)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 88)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
Age 56 (now 88)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Age 62 (now 88)
Two on a Guillotine
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 88)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Executive (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 88) Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 88)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)
Age 62 (now 88)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 88)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
Age 60 (now 88)
Two on a Guillotine
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 88)
Kisses for My President
as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited)
Age 56 (now 88)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
Age 56 (now 88)
Period of Adjustment
as Visitor at Station (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 88)
The Notorious Landlady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 88)
Go Naked in the World
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 88)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 88)
Dangerous When Wet
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Age 45 (now 88)
The Mississippi Gambler
as Fencing Student (uncredited)
Age 45 (now 88)
So You Want to Be a Salesman
as Salesman (uncredited)
Age 40 (now 88)
The Partridge Family
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Age 63 (now 88)
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IMDB
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