Tom London
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 23, 1889
Day of Death: December 5, 1963 (74 years old)
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom London (August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American veteran actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to The Guinness Book of Movie Records, London is credited with appearing in the most films in the history of Hollywood, this according to the 2001 book Film Facts, where it states that the performer who played in the most films was "Tom London, who made his first of over 2000 appearances in The Great Train Robbery, 1903. Born Leonard Clapham in Louisville, Kentucky, he got his start in movies as a props man in Chicago, Illinois. His debut was in 1915 in the Western Lone Larry, performing under his own name. In 1925, after having appeared in many silent films, he changed his name to Tom London, and used that name for the rest of his career. The first film in which he was billed under his new name was Winds of Chance, a World War I film, in which he played "Sgt. Rock". London was a trick rider and roper, and used his trick skills in scores of Westerns. In the silent film era he often played villainous roles, while in later years he often appeared as the sidekick to Western stars like Sunset Carson in several films. One of the busiest character actors, he appeared in over 600 films. London made many guest appearances in television shows through the 1950s, such as The Range Rider, with Jock Mahoney and Dick Jones. He also played Sam, the attendant of Helen Ramirez (Katy Jurado) in High Noon. His last movie was Underworld U.S.A. in 1961, and his final roles on TV were in Lawman and The Dakotas. London died at his home in North Hollywood at age 81 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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Actor Baker
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Actor Sam Bolton
Jesse James Rides Again
Actor Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Actor Rancher
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Actor Tom - Cashier
Blackmail
Actor U.S. Customs Agent Tom
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Actor Patrick MacSween
The Wild Frontier
Actor The Sheriff
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Actor Dad Gardner
Saddle Pals
Actor Wagon Boss
Along the Oregon Trail
Actor Skillet (Ranch Hand)
Last Frontier Uprising
Actor Sheriff Blanchard
Under Colorado Skies
1946
Actor Sheriff
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Actor Medicine Man Ceta
The Phantom Rider
Actor Tom Judson
King of the Forest Rangers
Actor Lafe Dibble
Santa Fe Uprising
Actor Dr. Jackson
Crime of the Century
Actor Healey
Man from Rainbow Valley
Actor Eph Shroud
The Invisible Informer
Actor Train Conductor
Night Train to Memphis
Actor Gerald Bates
Passkey to Danger
Actor Sheriff Peabody
California Gold Rush
Actor Sheriff
Sun Valley Cyclone
Actor Sheriff Dan Perkins
Conquest of Cheyenne
Actor Lem
The Undercover Woman
Actor Johnny
Out California Way
Actor Pop Underwood
Red River Renegades
Actor Sheriff Tom Hammon
Rio Grande Raiders
Actor Sheriff Bert Morris
Roll on Texas Moon
Actor Dakota
Alias Billy the Kid
Actor Banty McCabe
Days of Buffalo Bill
1945
Actor Sheriff Plenner
Oregon Trail
Actor Prof. Crawford
Federal Operator 99
Actor John Benton
Trail of Kit Carson
Actor Frank Holden
Sheriff of Cimarron
Actor Ben Duncan
Don't Fence Me In
Actor Sheriff at Alma's Cell
Girls of the Big House
Actor Thompson, Townsman in Mob
Flame of Barbary Coast
Actor Tom the Doorman
Earl Carroll Vanities
Actor Policeman Ralph
Grissly's Millions
Actor Barton
Marshal of Laredo
Actor Sand Snipe
Colorado Pioneers
Actor Fake Judge James E. Worth
Wagon Wheels Westward
Actor Utah
The Cherokee Flash
Actor Rocky - Henchman
Corpus Christi Bandits
Actor Sheriff Edwards
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Actor Sheriff Gridley
Sunset in El Dorado
1944
Actor Sheriff Allen
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Actor Sheriff
Marshal of Reno
Actor Long
San Antonio Kid
Actor Chester Wade
Stagecoach to Monterey
Actor Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
Actor Denver
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Actor Henchman Hansen
Call of the Rockies
Actor Pop
Thoroughbreds
Actor Auto Court Manager
Faces in the Fog
Actor Johnson (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
Actor Harrison Colby
Cheyenne Wildcat
Actor Sheriff McBride
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Actor Earl Phillips
Beneath Western Skies
Actor Henchman Loomis
Code of the Prairie
Actor Wagon Driver
Firebrands of Arizona
Actor Sheriff Tom Carpenter
Sheriff of Sundown
Actor Sheriff Gibson
Silver City Kid
Actor James Bradley
Zorro's Black Whip
Actor Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)
The Lady and the Monster
Actor Mack
Captain America
1943
Actor Sheriff Slocum
Canyon City
Actor Henchman Lefty
Wild Horse Stampede
Actor Lem Martin
Wagon Tracks West
Actor Billy Dawson
Santa Fe Scouts
Actor Hank Turner
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Actor Deputy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Actor Pete
The Renegade
Actor Jessup
Hail to the Rangers
Actor Sheriff
Overland Mail Robbery
Actor Henchman Pete
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Actor Steve Conlon
West of Texas
Actor Henchman
Silver Spurs
Actor Crockett Henchman
The Woman of the Town
Actor Henchman
Idaho
Actor Poncho Townsman
False Colors
Actor Race Official
Song of Texas
Actor Marshal (archive footage)
Bullets and Saddles
Actor Ship's Captain (archive footage)
Captive Wild Woman
Actor Andrews
Batman
Actor Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)
No Place for a Lady
1942
Actor Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
American Empire
Actor Morris
West of Tombstone
Actor Henchman MacGowan
Stardust on the Sage
Actor Ace, Chief Thug
Ghost Town Law
Actor Bartender Pete
Down Texas Way
Actor Crane
Spy Smasher
Actor Gaynor
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Actor Slater
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Actor Henchman Tracy Briggs
Land of the Open Range
Actor Sheriff Del Auston
Red River Robin Hood
Actor Franklin
Shadows on the Sage
Actor Henchman (uncredited)
Lone Star Ranger
Actor Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
Arizona Terrors
Actor Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger
Actor Joe #1 - Henchman
Sons of the Pioneers
Actor Henchman
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Actor Trooper Parker
Valley of the Sun
Actor Oxen Train Bullwhacker
The Omaha Trail
Actor Slim - Lanky Henchman
Riders of the West
Actor Weather Bureau Guard
The Secret Code
1941
Actor Captain Gray
Dynamite Canyon
Actor Townsman
Bad Man of Deadwood
Actor U. S. Marshal
Romance of the Rio Grande
Actor Sheriff Hays
Riding the Sunset Trail
Actor Henchman Monk Saunders
Robbers of the Range
Actor Marshal Tom
Forbidden Trails
Actor Montana Sheriff
Wanderers of the West
Actor Ranch Foreman Waffles
Stick to Your Guns
Actor Henchman Gregg
Twilight on the Trail
Actor Silver City Sheriff
Dude Cowboy
Actor Ranger Logan
The Son of Davy Crockett
Actor Cop Getting Crane
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Actor Detective
The Spider Returns
Actor Marshal Warren
Fugitive Valley
Actor Curley - Saloon Henchman
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Actor Man on Wagon
Across the Sierras
Actor Slade Henchman #3
Western Union
Actor Henchman Tom Harris
Underground Rustlers
Actor Leader (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
1940
Actor Henchman Kirk
Trailing Double Trouble
Actor Eph Carson
Shooting High
Actor Sheriff Parker
Phantom Rancher
Actor Dolan - Henchman
Stage to Chino
Actor Mason
Riders from Nowhere
Actor Man at Fiesta
The Gay Caballero
Actor Town Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid
Actor Arnold
Wild Horse Range
Actor Henchman Matt Grimes
Roll Wagons Roll
Actor Thug with Explosives
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Actor Miner
Five Little Peppers at Home
Actor Hijacked Truck Driver
The Shadow
Actor Independent Freight Wagon Driver
The Ranger and the Lady
Actor Raider
Brigham Young
Actor Sheriff Tom Olson
Gaucho Serenade
Actor Lyncher
When the Daltons Rode
Actor Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Boom Town
Actor Messenger
Dark Command
Actor Henchman Charlie
Wagon Train
Actor Jake
Deadwood Dick
Actor Henchman Webb
Winners of the West
Actor Ranger
Northwest Passage
Actor Frank
Lillian Russell
Actor Henchman Joe #2
Melody Ranch
Actor Kearney - Riot Squad Cop (uncredited)
Junior G-Men
Actor Detective with Shiner
The Green Archer
Actor Sheriff
Ghost Valley Raiders
Actor Felton
Hi-Yo Silver
1939
Actor Henchman Slim
The Man from Texas
Actor Prison Guard (uncredited)
Full Confession
Actor Phoney Union Sergeant
Southward Ho!
Actor Bart Daggett
Flaming Lead
Actor Henchman Parker
Westbound Stage
Actor Soldier (uncredited)
Jesse James
Actor Pete Cave Henchman
The Oregon Trail
Actor Mill River Inn Henchman
Mandrake the Magician
Actor Ranger (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Actor Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Let Us Live
Actor Rancher Wilson
The Night Riders
Actor Settler at McDowell's Mill
Allegheny Uprising
Actor Larry Dean
Fangs of the Wild
Actor Sheriff
Rollin' Westward
Actor Foreman
Lure of the Wasteland
Actor Jake
Sunset Trail
Actor Deputy Tom
Mountain Rhythm
1938
Actor Sam Harden
Pioneer Trail
Actor Marshal Jim Wood
Santa Fe Stampede
Actor Sheriff Trask
Outlaws of Sonora
Actor Henchman Steve
Prairie Moon
Actor Henchman Wilson
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Actor Henchman Felton
The Lone Ranger
Actor
Black Bandit
Actor Reynolds
Phantom Ranger
Actor Henchman Red
The Renegade Ranger
Actor Bar X Foreman
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Actor Dixon - Detective
Smashing the Rackets
Actor Sheriff Wade
Song of the Buckaroo
Actor Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
Actor Henchman Red Stevens
Riders of the Black Hills
1937
Actor Clem
Western Gold
Actor Tracy
Springtime in the Rockies
Actor Sig Bostell
Bar-Z Bad Men
Actor Henchman Pete
Law of the Ranger
Actor 2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Secret Valley
Actor Eddie Lewis
Radio Patrol
Actor Detective Interrogating Pete
Jungle Menace
Actor Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
Sky Racket
Actor Looney
The Silver Trail
Actor Truck Driver
Angel's Holiday
Actor Henchman Duke
Roaring Timber
Actor Cop (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway
Actor Fred (uncredited)
The Frame-Up
1936
Actor Henchman Sneed
Rio Grande Ranger
Actor Bud
Heroes of the Range
Actor Henchman Ward
The Lawless Nineties
Actor Henchman Connor
Guns and Guitars
Actor Johnson
The Border Patrolman
Actor Gangster (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
Actor Henchman Huffy
Avenging Waters
Actor Dealer
Call of the Prairie
Actor Pete Hawkins
Wildcat Saunders
Actor Lefty - Henchman
O'Malley of the Mounted
1935
Actor Ranger Bob Adams
Rio Rattler
Actor Miller
The Fighting Marines
Actor Trapper (uncredited)
The Test
Actor Sheriff Jackson
Toll of the Desert
Actor Blake
Hong Kong Nights
Actor Sewell
The Miracle Rider
Actor Luke Todd
The Last of the Clintons
Actor Mordant
Courage of the North
Actor Sheriff
The Cactus Kid
Actor Meeker
Gun Play
Actor Town Choir Singer (uncredited)
Way Down East
Actor Burke
Timber Terrors
Actor Henchman Jennings
Skull and Crown
1934
Actor Sheriff James
Twisted Rails
Actor Wolf
When Lightning Strikes
Actor Chet
Fighting Fury
Actor Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
Actor Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
The Oil Raider
Actor Holdup man
Mystery Ranch
Actor Lions Coach Ryan
St. Louis Woman
Actor Rattler Henchman Morgan
Mystery Mountain
Actor Dave Brownell
Ferocious Pal
Actor Barfly Al
Rawhide Mail
Actor Man on Train (Uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
Actor Detective (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
Actor Workman
Mills of the Gods
1933
Actor Reception Guest (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Actor Conductor (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
Actor Kelley's Associate (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Actor Brooks
The Wolf Dog
Actor Ben
Sunset Pass
Actor Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Actor Lion Attendant (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
Actor Member of Rocci's Mob
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Actor Pat Campbell
Gordon of Ghost City
Actor Turner
The Iron Master
Actor Horse Trader
Smoky
Actor Detective (uncredited)
Police Car 17
Actor Ship Captain
The Big Cage
Actor Soldier at American Consulate
Perils of Pauline
Actor Tom
The Fugitive
Actor Corporal McGregor
Clancy of the Mounted
Actor Plainclothesman
Made on Broadway
1932
Actor Sheriff
Gold
Actor 'Sholt' Fletcher
Without Honors
Actor Mechanic (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower
Actor Jeff Barton
The Night Rider
Actor Pete Mallis - Henchman
The Boiling Point
Actor Military Policeman
Cock of the Air
Actor Sheriff
Trailing the Killer
Actor Kirk Tracy
Beyond the Rockies
Actor Dirk / Detective Dane
The Lost Special
Actor Detective Carter (Uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
Actor Henchman
Honor of the Mounted
1931
Actor Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
The Secret Six
Actor Mullins
The Galloping Ghost
Actor Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Actor Lem Tolliver
The Two Gun Man
Actor Henchman Chuckawalla
The Arizona Terror
Actor Henchman Cleve
Range Law
Actor Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Quick Millions
Actor Hank Bailey
Gun Smoke
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
1930
Actor Ed Burns
Firebrand Jordan
Actor
Romance of the West
Actor Butte Morgan
Spell of the Circus
Actor Fake Captain Hartford
Under Texas Skies
Actor Fireman Tom
The Third Alarm
Actor Head Mountie
The Storm
Actor Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
Borrowed Wives
Actor Sgt. Hank Darby
Troopers Three
Actor Hennessy
The Woman Racket
Actor Mountie
River's End
Actor Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
See America Thirst
Actor Motorist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
Actor Dick - Rustler
Westward Bound
Actor Henchman (uncredited)
Bar-L Ranch
Actor Policeman
Sid's Long Count
Actor 1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
