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Leon Tyler
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Leon Tyler

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Born 1932 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Active 1940–1965

Leon Tyler, an actor known for his role in the 1956 film Shake, Rattle and Rock!, embodies the vibrant energy of 1950s rock 'n' roll cinema. In this cult classic, he brings to life the exuberance of youth culture during a time when music and film were intersecting in new and exciting ways. Though little is documented about his career, Tyler's performance in Shake, Rattle and Rock! contributes to the film's status as a beloved piece of exploitation cinema, celebrating the rebellious spirit of the era.

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Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1956
as Aloysius Pentigrouch

A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for teens.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
People Will Talk (1951)
People Will Talk
1951
Son of Flubber (1963)
Son of Flubber
1963
The Seventh Cross (1944)
The Seventh Cross
1944
Ransom! (1956)
Ransom!
1956
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Father Knows Best (1954)
Father Knows Best
1954

Filmography

45 credits
1960s 3 credits
1965
The Monkey's Uncle as Leon
Movie ★ 5.9
1963
Son of Flubber as Humphrey Hacker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1960
Wake Me When It's Over as Orderly (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1950s 24 credits
1959
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow as Bonzo the Clown
Movie ★ 4.5
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Jimmie Branscomb
TV ★ 5.6
1958
Outcasts of the City
Movie ★ 10.0
1958
Juvenile Jungle as Ballpark Usher
Movie ★ 7.4
1957
Spring Reunion as Teenager in Car (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1956
Ransom! as TV Assistant Director (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock!● as Aloysius Pentigrouch
Movie ★ 5.6
1955
Lay That Rifle Down as Horace Speckleton
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Just What I Needed as Teenager with Bicycle
Movie
1954
Father Knows Best as Freddie Beacham (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.7
1954
Father Knows Best as John Davis
TV ★ 6.7
1953
Main Street to Broadway as Boy Actor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1953
Sweethearts on Parade as Tommy Wayne
Movie ★ 8.0
1953
Flight Nurse as Soldier
Movie ★ 6.3
1952
Just for You as David McKenzie
Movie ★ 5.4
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Robinson
TV ★ 6.8
1952
The Ford Television Theatre as Jack
TV ★ 7.8
1951
People Will Talk as Student (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1951
That's My Boy as Student (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1950
Mr. Music as Bookish Student (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang as Specs
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
The Happy Years as Edward "Puffy" Ellis
Movie ★ 7.5
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as The Western Union Boy
TV ★ 7.1
1950
The Jack Benny Program
TV ★ 7.8
1940s 18 credits
1949
Mr. Soft Touch as Percentage (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Mickey as Robbie Matthews
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
This Love of Ours as Ross
Movie ★ 6.0
1945
Son of Lassie as Arne
Movie ★ 6.2
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery as Tattletale
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
Circumstantial Evidence as Lefty
Movie ★ 5.2
1944
The Seventh Cross as Fritz / Hitler Youth (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1944
The Great Mike as Junior
Movie ★ 9.0
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno as Boy (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
The Moon Is Down as Boy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1943
Bomber's Moon as Karl
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Over My Dead Body as Tailor's Little Boy
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
On the Sunny Side as Flip
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
They Meet Again as Dick
Movie ★ 7.5
1941
Whistling in the Dark as Gerald (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1941
Helping Hands as Swedish Kid
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Melody for Three as Clarence Mitchell (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Spots Before Your Eyes as Kid
Movie ★ 9.0