Leon Alton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-08-23

Day of death

1995-08-25 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, USA

Leon Alton

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

  • Banning

    Banning

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

  • Hellfighters

    Hellfighters

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

  • The Wheeler Dealers

    The Wheeler Dealers

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Caught

    Caught

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Hollywood or Bust

    Hollywood or Bust

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • The Swan

    The Swan

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Marnie

    Marnie

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • The Love Bug

    The Love Bug

  • Illegal

    Illegal

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • Star!

    Star!

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • The Thrill of It All

    The Thrill of It All

  • Advise & Consent

    Advise & Consent

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • The Young Stranger

    The Young Stranger

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  • Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

  • The Tingler

    The Tingler

  • Divorce American Style

    Divorce American Style

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Sergeants 3

    Sergeants 3

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Period of Adjustment

    Period of Adjustment

  • Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

  • Go Naked in the World

    Go Naked in the World

  • Holiday for Lovers

    Holiday for Lovers

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • Destination Murder

    Destination Murder

  • The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • So You Want to Be a Salesman

    So You Want to Be a Salesman