Acting
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.
Filmography
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Film · 1972
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Film · 1970
Watermelon Man
Film · 1970
The Cheyenne Social Club
Film · 1970
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
Sweet Charity
Film · 1969
True Grit
Film · 1969
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Film · 1969
The Love God?
Film · 1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Film · 1969
Yours, Mine and Ours
Film · 1968
Hellfighters
Film · 1968
Funny Girl
Film · 1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Film · 1968
Star!
Film · 1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Film · 1968
Never a Dull Moment
Film · 1968
The Love Bug
Film · 1968
Warning Shot
Film · 1967
Divorce American Style
Film · 1967
Banning
Film · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Batman
Film · 1966
Our Man Flint
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Do Not Disturb
Film · 1965
The Cincinnati Kid
Film · 1965
Ship of Fools
Film · 1965
Brainstorm
Film · 1965
Two on a Guillotine
Film · 1965
The Great Race
Film · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Kisses for My President
Film · 1964
Marnie
Film · 1964
Looking for Love
Film · 1964
What a Way to Go!
Film · 1964
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Film · 1964
The Best Man
Film · 1964
Youngblood Hawke
Film · 1964
A Global Affair
Film · 1964
Critic's Choice
Film · 1963
Take Her, She's Mine
Film · 1963
The Wheeler Dealers
Film · 1963
Twilight of Honor
Film · 1963
Days of Wine and Roses
Film · 1963
The Thrill of It All
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Period of Adjustment
Film · 1962
The Notorious Landlady
Film · 1962
Advise & Consent
Film · 1962
Tender Is the Night
Film · 1962
Sergeants 3
Film · 1962
Babes in Toyland
Film · 1961
Go Naked in the World
Film · 1961
Cimarron
Film · 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Film · 1960
Inherit the Wind
Film · 1960
Holiday for Lovers
Film · 1959
The Tingler
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Series · 1959
Party Girl
Film · 1958
The Last Hurrah
Film · 1958
Bell, Book and Candle
Film · 1958
The Young Stranger
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Alcoa Theatre
Series · 1957
The Killer Is Loose
Film · 1956
Hollywood or Bust
Film · 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Film · 1956
The Swan
Film · 1956
Forever, Darling
Film · 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Film · 1956
Illegal
Film · 1955
Three for the Show
Film · 1955
New York Confidential
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Phffft
Film · 1954
A Star Is Born
Film · 1954
Knock on Wood
Film · 1954
Désirée
Film · 1954
Executive Suite
Film · 1954
Lucky Me
Film · 1954
Dangerous When Wet
Film · 1953
The Juggler
Film · 1953
Small Town Girl
Film · 1953
The Mississippi Gambler
Film · 1953
Niagara
Film · 1953
Les Miserables
Film · 1952
The Iron Mistress
Film · 1952
Cry Danger
Film · 1951
Sirocco
Film · 1951
The Iroquois Trail
Film · 1950
Destination Murder
Film · 1950
Caught
Film · 1949
Alias Nick Beal
Film · 1949
Desperate
Film · 1947
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Film · 1947
College Holiday
Film · 1936