Leon Alton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

  • Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

  • Advise & Consent

    Advise & Consent

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • Star!

    Star!

  • The Swan

    The Swan

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Sergeants 3

    Sergeants 3

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • The Tingler

    The Tingler

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

  • The Young Stranger

    The Young Stranger

  • Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

  • Illegal

    Illegal

  • Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Hellfighters

    Hellfighters

  • Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Destination Murder

    Destination Murder

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

  • Marnie

    Marnie

  • Hollywood or Bust

    Hollywood or Bust

  • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Holiday for Lovers

    Holiday for Lovers

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  • Period of Adjustment

    Period of Adjustment

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • So You Want to Be a Salesman

    So You Want to Be a Salesman

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • The Wheeler Dealers

    The Wheeler Dealers

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • The Thrill of It All

    The Thrill of It All

  • Divorce American Style

    Divorce American Style

  • Go Naked in the World

    Go Naked in the World

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

  • Caught

    Caught

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • Banning

    Banning

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love