People
Leon Alton
Acting · follow into films and chains
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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Batman
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Marnie
As Party Guest (uncredited)
Niagara
As Lodge Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
As Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Tingler
As Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
As Usher (uncredited)
Caught
As Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Pure-Hearted Heroes
Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...
7 films
When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation
From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...
8 films
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Collaborators & neighbours
Acted
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Soldier at Portobello Road (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
1969 · Dancer (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Auction Guest
Banning
1967 · Club Member (uncredited)
Batman
1966 · Official (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Marnie
1964 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Officer at Fleet Admiral's Meeting (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959 · Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958 · Police Officer (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Fight Spectator (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · Usher (uncredited)
Niagara
1953 · Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Caught
1949 · Cafe Customer (uncredited)