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.
Filmograafia
- 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don't (Executive (uncredited))
- 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited))
- 1971Columbo (Theatre Patron (uncredited))
- 1970The Partridge Family (Audience Member (uncredited))
- 1970The Cheyenne Social Club (Barfly (uncredited))
- 1970Watermelon Man (Pedestrian (uncredited))
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! (Official (uncredited))
- 1969The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (Collingsgood Associate (uncredited))
- 1969The Love God? (Club Patron (uncredited))
- 1969True Grit (Boarding House Guest (uncredited))
- 1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (Man in Ticket Line (uncredited))
- 1969Sweet Charity (Dancer (uncredited))
- 1968The Love Bug (Official (uncredited))
- 1968Hellfighters (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
- 1968Funny Girl (Audience Member (uncredited))
- 1968Star! (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1968Never a Dull Moment (Exhibit Guest (uncredited))
- 1968Yours, Mine and Ours (Wedding Guest (uncredited))
- 1968Blackbeard's Ghost (Auction Guest)
- 1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (Bartender (uncredited))
- 1967Banning (Club Member (uncredited))
- 1967Cimarron Strip (Barfly (uncredited))
- 1967Divorce American Style (Bank Officer (uncredited))
- 1967Warning Shot
- 1966Batman (Official (uncredited))
- 1966Our Man Flint (Military Officer at Meeting (uncredited))
- 1966Batman (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1966Batman (Policeman (uncredited))
- 1966Batman (Art Gallery Patron (uncredited))
- 1966Batman (Police Officer (uncredited))
- 1965Do Not Disturb (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1965The Cincinnati Kid (Poker Game Spectator (uncredited))
- 1965Get Smart (Chief (uncredited))
- 1965Ship of Fools (Ship Passenger (uncredited))
- 1965The Great Race (Townsman (uncredited))
- 1965Brainstorm (Spectator (uncredited))
- 1965Two on a Guillotine (Theatre Audience Member (uncredited))
- 1964Youngblood Hawke (Man With Newspapers (uncredited))
- 1964Kisses for My President (Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited))
- 1964Looking for Love (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
- 1964Marnie (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1964What a Way to Go! (Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited))
- 1964The Best Man (Russell Supporter (uncredited))
- 1964The Incredible Mr. Limpet (Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited))
- 1964A Global Affair (Delegate (uncredited))
- 1963The Wheeler Dealers (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
- 1963Take Her, She's Mine (Man at Airport (uncredited))
- 1963Twilight of Honor (Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
- 1963Burke's Law (Waiter (uncredited))
- 1963Arrest and Trial (Judge (uncredited))
- 1963The Thrill of It All (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1963Critic's Choice (Audience Member (uncredited))
- 1963Days of Wine and Roses (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1962Period of Adjustment (Visitor at Station (uncredited))
- 1962Advise & Consent (Senator (uncredited))
- 1962The Notorious Landlady (Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
- 1962Sergeants 3 (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1962Tender Is the Night (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
- 1961Babes in Toyland (Villager (uncredited))
- 1961Go Naked in the World (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
- 1960Cimarron (Townsman at Celebration (uncredited))
- 1960Inherit the Wind (Townsman (uncredited))
- 1960Who Was That Lady? (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
- 1959The Untouchables (Race Spectator (uncredited))
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat (Passerby (uncredited))
- 1959The Twilight Zone (Bartender (uncredited))
- 1959Bonanza (Delegate (uncredited))
- 1959The Tingler (Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited))
- 1959Holiday for Lovers (Party guest)
- 1958The Last Hurrah (Banquet Guest (uncredited))
- 1958Bell, Book and Candle (Club Patron (uncredited))
- 1958Party Girl (Police Officer (uncredited))
- 1957Alcoa Theatre (Reporter (uncredited))
- 1957Perry Mason (Court Stenographer (uncredited))
- 1957Perry Mason (Juror (uncredited))
- 1957The Young Stranger (Peter Kalish (uncredited))
- 1956Hollywood or Bust (Casino Patron)
- 1956Somebody Up There Likes Me (Fight Spectator (uncredited))
- 1956The Swan (Ball Attendee)
- 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Cliff Otis (uncredited))
- 1956Forever, Darling (Waiter (uncredited))
- 1956The Killer Is Loose (Bank Robber (uncredited))
- 1955Illegal (Court Clerk (uncredited))
- 1955Cheyenne (Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited))
- 1955Three for the Show ((uncredited))
- 1955New York Confidential
- 1954Désirée (Party Guest (uncredited))
- 1954Phffft (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
- 1954A Star Is Born (Usher (uncredited))
- 1954Executive Suite (Bartender (uncredited))
- 1954Lucky Me (Man at Ladder (uncredited))
- 1954Knock on Wood (Bellhop (uncredited))
- 1953Dangerous When Wet (Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited))
- 1953The Juggler (Bus Driver (uncredited))
- 1953Small Town Girl (Townsman)
- 1953The Mississippi Gambler (Fencing Student (uncredited))
- 1953Niagara (Lodge Guest (uncredited))
- 1952The Iron Mistress (Riverboat Passenger)
- 1952Les Miserables (Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
- 1951Sirocco (Soldier (uncredited))
- 1951Cry Danger (Bartender (uncredited))
- 1950The Iroquois Trail (Officer (uncredited))
- 1950Destination Murder (Nightclub Patron (Uncredited))
- 1949Alias Nick Beal (Supporter)
- 1949Caught (Cafe Customer (uncredited))
- 1947So You Want to Be a Salesman (Salesman (uncredited))
- 1947Desperate (Bus Passenger (uncredited))
- 1936College Holiday (Dancer)