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Leon Alton
Actor
Died August 25, 1995 (88 years)
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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't · as Executive |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit · as Executive |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son (TV Series) · as Man At Auction |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks · as Soldier At Portobello Road (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Mephisto Waltz · as Pallbearer |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive · as Tv Executive |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came · as Party Guest |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland · as Theatre Patron |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Audience Member |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Official (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell · as Reporter |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club · as Barfly |
| 1970 | Watermelon Man · as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Airport · as Man On Dias |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) · as Dog Show Spectator |
| 1969 | Gidget Grows Up · as Tour Group Member |
| 1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · as Collingsgood Associate (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Silent Gun · as Townsman |
| 1969 | Room 222 (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Transplant Committee Man |
| 1969 | The Love God? · as Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting · as Man In Ticket Line |
| 1969 | True Grit · as Boarding House Guest (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and Sinker · as Burial Spectator |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Love Bug · as Official |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Elevator Passenger |
| 1968 | Hellfighters · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Audience Member |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1968 | Funny Girl · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Star! · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Green Berets · as Maitre D' |
| 1968 | Never a Dull Moment · as Exhibit Guest |
| 1968 | Speedway · as Revenue Official |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours · as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost · as Auction Guest |
| 1968 | How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1967 | P.J. · as Party Guest |
| 1967 | Banning · as Club Member |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire · as Party Guest |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Executive At Meeting |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) · as Barfly |
| 1967 | The Fastest Guitar Alive · as Barfly |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style · as Bank Officer |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Racetrack Patron |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie · as Party Guest |
| 1967 | Hotel · as Pedestrian |
| 1967 | Captain Nice (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Way... Way Out · as Ceremony Guest |
| 1966 | Chamber of Horrors · as Tour Group Member |
| 1966 | Seconds · as Patient |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) · as Engineer |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Batman: The Movie · as Official (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Party Guest |
| 1966 | Las Vegas Hillbillys · as Bar Patron |
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly · as Townsman |
| 1966 | Scalplock · as Townsman |
| 1966 | Made in Paris · as Passerby |
| 1966 | Our Man Flint · as Military Officer At Meeting (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | Do Not Disturb · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Billie · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid · as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Great Race · as Townsman |
| 1965 | The Loved One · as Luncheon Guest |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Chief |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Barfly |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Man On Elevator |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Dignitary |
| 1965 | Ship of Fools · as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Harlow · as Wedding Champagne Server |
| 1965 | Brainstorm · as Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | How to Murder Your Wife · as Club Member |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1965 | Two on a Guillotine · as Theatre Audience Member |
| 1964 | Dear Heart · as Coffee Shop Patron |
| 1964 | The Pleasure Seekers · as Party Guest |
| 1964 | 36 Hours · as German Soldier |
| 1964 | Looking for Love · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Kisses for My President · as Burlesque Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Youngblood Hawke · as Man With Newspapers |
| 1964 | The Killers · as Club Patron |
| 1964 | My Living Doll (TV Series) · as Crew Member |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Gambler |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Mr. Allen |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Colin Lassiter |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a Home · as Customer At Party |
| 1964 | Marnie · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! · as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown · as Miner |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear · as Waiter |
| 1964 | The Best Man · as Russell Supporter (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Incredible Mr. Limpet · as Officer At Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited) |
| 1964 | He Rides Tall · as Townsman |
| 1964 | A Global Affair · as Delegate |
| 1963 | Twilight of Honor · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Wall of Noise · as Racetrack Patron |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine · as Man At Airport (uncredited) |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1963 | X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes · as Casino Patron |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1963 | For Love or Money · as Wedding Guest |
| 1963 | My Six Loves · as Party Guest |
| 1963 | The Ugly American · as Reporter |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All · as Party Guest |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Court Clerk |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? · as Elevator Passenger |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble · as Casino Patron |
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba · as Servant |
| 1962 | Period of Adjustment · as Visitor At Station (uncredited) |
| 1962 | If a Man Answers · as Pedestrian |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1962 | Zotz! · as Observer On Street |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1962 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV Series) · as Man Waiting In Line |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Couch · as Doctor |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent · as Senator (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1962 | State Fair · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 · as Party Guest |
| 1962 | Tender Is the Night · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1961 | A Majority of One · as Ship Passenger |
| 1961 | Madison Avenue · as Andre - Maitre D' |
| 1961 | The Outsider · as Rally Guest |
| 1961 | Babes in Toyland · as Villager (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story · as Dance Hall Patron |
| 1961 | The Hathaways (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Gambler |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Man At Meeting |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1961 | Ada · as Spectator At Rally |
| 1961 | The Absent Minded Professor · as Wedding Guest |
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) · as Guest At Unveiling |
| 1960 | Pepe · as Club Patron |
| 1960 | Cimarron · as Townsman At Celebration (uncredited) |
| 1960 | G.I. Blues · as Patron Of Cafe Europa |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life · as Board Member |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Audience Member |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Hypnotic Eye · as Waiter Serving Desmond And Marcia |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights · as Cheyenne Townsman |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man · as Gattling's Assistant |
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity · as Advisor |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Charity Event Guest |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) · as Passerby |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Audience Member |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as John Hunter |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Party Member |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers · as Party Guest |
| 1959 | World of Giants (TV Series) · as Security Guard |
| 1959 | The Big Operator · as Workman |
| 1959 | The Tingler · as Member Of Silent Movie Audience |
| 1959 | Gidget · as Beachgoer |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Gangster At Meeting |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah · as Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Bell Book and Candle · as Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Pirate |
| 1958 | The Perfect Furlough · as Police Officer |
| 1958 | Party Girl · as Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Born Reckless · as Bartender |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Banker |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Bailiff |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Servant |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk · as Townsman |
| 1958 | The Sheepman · as Party Guest |
| 1957 | Pal Joey · as Printer Salesman |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Al Finch |
| 1957 | Harbor Command (TV Series) · as Night Watchman |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Group Member |
| 1957 | How To Marry A Millionaire (TV Series) · as Attendant |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as V.f.w. Member |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Boxing Spectator |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Juror (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Reception Guest |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Audience Member |
| 1957 | The Night the World Exploded · as Scientist |
| 1957 | Mister Cory · as Bit Role |
| 1957 | The Young Stranger · as Peter Kalish (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Boss · as Parade Spectator |
| 1956 | Gun for a Coward · as Townsman |
| 1956 | Hollywood or Bust · as Casino Patron |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It · as Bus Passenger |
| 1956 | Gaby · as Club Patron |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves · as Concert Attendee |
| 1956 | He Laughed Last · as Club Patron |
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me · as Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Leather Saint · as Prizefight Spectator |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of June · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1956 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Cliff Otis |
| 1956 | The Swan · as Ball Attendee |
| 1956 | Over-Exposed · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1956 | Forever, Darling · as Waiter |
| 1956 | The Killer Is Loose · as Bank Robber (uncredited) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Riverboat Passenger |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Accident Scene Onlooker |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Three for the Show · as Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Désirée · as Party Guest |
| 1954 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri · as Pilot In Meeting |
| 1954 | Masterson of Kansas · as Townsman |
| 1954 | Phffft · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1954 | White Christmas · as Anniversary Party Guest |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as First Motorist |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Usher (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Club Member |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators · as Soldier |
| 1954 | Lucky Me · as Man At Ladder |
| 1954 | The Student Prince · as Ball Guest |
| 1954 | Knock on Wood · as Bellhop |
| 1954 | Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl · as Pirate |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1954 | Executive Suite · as Bartender |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane · as Townsman |
| 1953 | The Glass Wall · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet · as Spectator At Photoshoot |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl · as Townsman |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything · as Reporter |
| 1953 | Call Me Madam · as Minor Role |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler · as Fencing Student |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | The Member of the Wedding · as Townsman |
| 1952 | April in Paris · as Stagehand |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress · as Riverboat Passenger |
| 1952 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms · as Minor Role |
| 1952 | Sky Full of Moon · as Character |
| 1952 | My Hero (1952) (TV Series) · as Roscoe |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Fight Spectator |
| 1952 | Something for the Birds · as Senate Hearing Spectator |
| 1952 | The Ring · as Bartender |
| 1952 | The Lion and the Horse · as Rodeo Spectator |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me · as Stagehand |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Store Clerk |
| 1952 | Assignment: Paris · as Store Customer |
| 1952 | Big Jim McLain · as Reporter |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers · as Rodeo Spectator |
| 1952 | The Girl in White · as Interne At Rooftop Party |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick · as College Inn Patron |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Fight Spectator |
| 1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1952 | The Belle of New York · as Supper Club Patron |
| 1952 | The Marrying Kind · as Party Guest |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs · as Casino Patron |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield · as Radio Technician |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel · as Concert Guest |
| 1951 | Sirocco · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Call Me Mister · as Soldier |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Club Patron |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Destination Murder · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady · as Audience Member |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason · as Hungarian Statesman |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as Airplane Passenger |
| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss · as Actor In Play |
| 1949 | Easy Living · as Party Guest |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch · as Piano Mover |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours · as Club Patron |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal · as Supporter |
| 1949 | Caught · as Cafe Customer (uncredited) |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair · as Military Reporter |
| 1948 | The Big Punch · as Bar Patron |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy · as Fight Spectator |
| 1947 | Desperate · as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Zis Boom Bah · as Student |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble · as Boxing Spectator |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Dancer |
| 1936 | College Holiday · as Dancer |