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.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 69
TV Shows 3
![Bedknobs and Broomsticks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8487-bedknobs-and-broomsticks.jpg)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
![Columbo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11509-columbo.jpg)
Columbo (1971)
![Watermelon Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99664-watermelon-man.jpg)
Watermelon Man (1970)
![Tora! Tora! Tora!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10613-tora-tora-tora.jpg)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3019-the-computer-wore-tennis-shoes.jpg)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
![The Love God?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100088-the-love-god.jpg)
The Love God? (1969)
![True Grit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7485-true-grit.jpg)
True Grit (1969)
![Sweet Charity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59442-sweet-charity.jpg)
Sweet Charity (1969)
![Hellfighters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24802-hellfighters.jpg)
Hellfighters (1968)
![Funny Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7879-funny-girl.jpg)
Funny Girl (1968)
![Star!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68304-star.jpg)
Star! (1968)
![Yours, Mine and Ours](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72088-yours-mine-and-ours.jpg)
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
![Blackbeard's Ghost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7133-blackbeard-s-ghost.jpg)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
![How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51279-how-to-save-a-marriage-and-ruin-your-life.jpg)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
![Divorce American Style](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72085-divorce-american-style.jpg)
Divorce American Style (1967)
![Batman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13313-batman.jpg)
Batman (1966)
![Our Man Flint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2238-our-man-flint.jpg)
Our Man Flint (1966)
![Do Not Disturb](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74656-do-not-disturb.jpg)
Do Not Disturb (1965)
![The Cincinnati Kid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15992-the-cincinnati-kid.jpg)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
![Ship of Fools](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59902-ship-of-fools.jpg)
Ship of Fools (1965)
![Brainstorm](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89940-brainstorm.jpg)
Brainstorm (1965)
![What a Way to Go!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5732-what-a-way-to-go.jpg)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
![Kisses for My President](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51272-kisses-for-my-president.jpg)
Kisses for My President (1964)
![Looking for Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91176-looking-for-love.jpg)
Looking for Love (1964)
![Marnie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7561-marnie.jpg)
Marnie (1964)
![The Best Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16080-the-best-man.jpg)
The Best Man (1964)
![The Incredible Mr. Limpet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119631-the-incredible-mr-limpet.jpg)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
![The Wheeler Dealers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55587-the-wheeler-dealers.jpg)
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
![Take Her, She's Mine](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49851-take-her-she-s-mine.jpg)
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
![Twilight of Honor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86356-twilight-of-honor.jpg)
Twilight of Honor (1963)
![Critic's Choice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36049-critic-s-choice.jpg)
Critic's Choice (1963)
![Days of Wine and Roses](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11886-days-of-wine-and-roses.jpg)
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
![Period of Adjustment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38706-period-of-adjustment.jpg)
Period of Adjustment (1962)
![Advise & Consent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7854-advise-consent.jpg)
Advise & Consent (1962)
![The Notorious Landlady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39445-the-notorious-landlady.jpg)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
![Tender Is the Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/118191-tender-is-the-night.jpg)
Tender Is the Night (1962)
![Babes in Toyland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7149-babes-in-toyland.jpg)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
![Cimarron](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55104-cimarron.jpg)
Cimarron (1960)
![Inherit the Wind](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10627-inherit-the-wind.jpg)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![Who Was That Lady?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60256-who-was-that-lady.jpg)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
![The Twilight Zone](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14756-the-twilight-zone.jpg)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
![Holiday for Lovers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91357-holiday-for-lovers.jpg)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
![The Last Hurrah](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74772-the-last-hurrah.jpg)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
![Bell, Book and Candle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5736-bell-book-and-candle.jpg)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
![Party Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75323-party-girl.jpg)
Party Girl (1958)
![Perry Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11530-perry-mason.jpg)
Perry Mason (1957)
![The Young Stranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103351-the-young-stranger.jpg)
The Young Stranger (1957)
![Hollywood or Bust](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23554-hollywood-or-bust.jpg)
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
![Somebody Up There Likes Me](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10808-somebody-up-there-likes-me.jpg)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
![The Swan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75848-the-swan.jpg)
The Swan (1956)
![The Killer is Loose](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69983-the-killer-is-loose.jpg)
The Killer is Loose (1956)
![Illegal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72456-illegal.jpg)
Illegal (1955)
![Three for the Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39498-three-for-the-show.jpg)
Three for the Show (1955)
![Phffft](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66566-phffft.jpg)
Phffft (1954)
![A Star Is Born](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11290-a-star-is-born.jpg)
A Star Is Born (1954)
![So You Want to Go to a Nightclub](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
So You Want to Go to a Nightclub (1954)
![The Juggler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68758-the-juggler.jpg)
The Juggler (1953)
![Small Town Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73163-small-town-girl.jpg)
Small Town Girl (1953)
![The Iron Mistress](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17757-the-iron-mistress.jpg)
The Iron Mistress (1952)
![Les Miserables](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88841-les-miserables.jpg)
Les Miserables (1952)
![Sirocco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11176-sirocco.jpg)
Sirocco (1951)
![Destination Murder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95075-destination-murder.jpg)
Destination Murder (1950)
![Alias Nick Beal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68876-alias-nick-beal.jpg)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
![Caught](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65838-caught.jpg)
Caught (1949)
![Desperate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52217-desperate.jpg)
Desperate (1947)
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Birthday1907-08-23
Deathday1995-08-25 (88 years old)
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