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
Sun Valley Cyclone

Actor Sheriff Peabody
California Gold Rush

Actor Sheriff Dan Perkins
Conquest of Cheyenne

Actor Lem
The Undercover Woman

Actor Johnny
Out California Way

Actor Sheriff Bert Morris
Roll on Texas Moon

Actor Sheriff Tom Hammon
Rio Grande Raiders

Actor Pop Underwood
Red River Renegades

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 Thompson, Townsman in Mob
Flame of Barbary Coast

Actor Sheriff at Alma's Cell
Girls of the Big House

Actor Tom the Doorman
Earl Carroll Vanities

Actor Policeman Ralph
Grissly's Millions

Actor Barton
Marshal of Laredo

Actor Fake Judge James E. Worth
Wagon Wheels Westward

Actor Sand Snipe
Colorado Pioneers

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 Auto Court Manager
Faces in the Fog

Actor Pop
Thoroughbreds

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 Gibson
Silver City Kid

Actor Sheriff Tom Carpenter
Sheriff of Sundown

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 Felton
The Lone Ranger

Actor Henchman Wilson
The Fighting Devil Dogs

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 Barfly Al
Rawhide Mail

Actor Dave Brownell
Ferocious Pal

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 Henchman Chuckawalla
The Arizona Terror

Actor Lem Tolliver
The Two Gun Man

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