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Leon Alton

Born:8/23/1907Died:8/25/1995
Place of Birth:New York, USA

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

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

19717.0
Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

19706.4
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

19707.1
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

19696.0
The Love God?

The Love God?

19696.0
True Grit

True Grit

19697.3
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

19695.0
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

19696.9
Hellfighters

Hellfighters

19686.3
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

19687.2
Star!

Star!

19686.9
Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

19686.8
Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

19686.7
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

19685.8
Banning

Banning

19676.1
Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

19675.8
Warning Shot

Warning Shot

19676.3
Batman

Batman

19666.4
Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint

19666.4
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

19655.6
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

19657.0
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

19656.5
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

19656.2
Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

19656.1
Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke

19646.1
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

19647.0
Looking for Love

Looking for Love

19645.0
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

19647.1
Marnie

Marnie

19647.1
The Best Man

The Best Man

19647.3
The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

19646.1
The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

19636.2
Take Her, She's Mine

Take Her, She's Mine

19635.3
Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

19636.8
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

19635.5
Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

19637.5
Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment

19625.7
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

19627.2
The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady

19626.7
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

19625.4
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

19615.8
Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

19615.0
Cimarron

Cimarron

19606.0
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

19607.7
Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

19606.2
The Tingler

The Tingler

19596.4
Holiday for Lovers

Holiday for Lovers

19595.5
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

19587.1
Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

19586.4
Party Girl

Party Girl

19586.8
The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

19575.8
Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

19566.1
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

19567.3
The Swan

The Swan

19566.8
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

19566.6
Illegal

Illegal

19556.4
Three for the Show

Three for the Show

19556.0
New York Confidential

New York Confidential

19555.8
Désirée

Désirée

19546.4
Phffft

Phffft

19546.2
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

19547.1
Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

19546.6
Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet

19536.0
The Juggler

The Juggler

19536.5
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

19535.7
The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

19524.8
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

19525.4
Sirocco

Sirocco

19515.8
Cry Danger

Cry Danger

19516.7
The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

19505.8
Destination Murder

Destination Murder

19505.1
Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

19496.9
Caught

Caught

19496.6
So You Want to Be a Salesman

So You Want to Be a Salesman

19475.5
Desperate

Desperate

19476.5
College Holiday

College Holiday

19365.2