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

  • 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

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • The Swan

    The Swan

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • The Tingler

    The Tingler

  • Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Marnie

    Marnie

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

  • Star!

    Star!

  • Sergeants 3

    Sergeants 3

  • Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • Destination Murder

    Destination Murder

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • Banning

    Banning

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • Hellfighters

    Hellfighters

  • Watermelon Man

    Watermelon Man

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The Love Bug

    The Love Bug

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Illegal

    Illegal

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Caught

    Caught

  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • Period of Adjustment

    Period of Adjustment

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • The Young Stranger

    The Young Stranger

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

  • Hollywood or Bust

    Hollywood or Bust

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • The Wheeler Dealers

    The Wheeler Dealers

  • Advise & Consent

    Advise & Consent

  • The Iron Mistress

    The Iron Mistress

  • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • So You Want to Be a Salesman

    So You Want to Be a Salesman

  • Holiday for Lovers

    Holiday for Lovers

  • The Thrill of It All

    The Thrill of It All

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Go Naked in the World

    Go Naked in the World

  • Divorce American Style

    Divorce American Style

  • Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love