Tom London
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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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Filmes (393)
Spy Smasher Returns
1966 · Crane
13 West Street
1962 · Prisoner (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · Bum at Bar (uncredited)
Lone Texan
1959 · Old Dan (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns
1958 · Old Prospector (uncredited)
Man of the West
1958 · Tom (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958 · Shopkeeper (uncredited)
The Tall Stranger
1957
Domino Kid
1957
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Livery Stableman (uncredited)
Top Gun
1955 · Casey (uncredited)
Pack Train
1953 · Dan Coleman
Blue Canadian Rockies
1952 · Pop Phillips
The Old West
1952 · Chadwick (uncredited)
High Noon
1952 · Sam (uncredited)
Apache Country
1952 · Patches - Stage Driver (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
Trail Guide
1952 · Old Timer
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
Rough Riders of Durango
1951 · Rancher Evans
The Blazing Sun
1950 · Tom Ellis
The Old Frontier
1950 · Banker
Cody of the Pony Express
1950 · Doc Laramie
Red Desert
1949 · Colonel
Riders in the Sky
1949 · Old Man Robert
San Antone Ambush
1949 · Bartender Tim
South of Rio
1949 · Jim Weston
Brand of Fear
1949 · Marshal Blackjack Flint
Frontier Investigator
1949 · Jed
Mark of the Lash
1948 · Lem Kimmerly
Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Mr. Snodgrass
Under Colorado Skies
1947 · Sheriff Blanchard
The Wild Frontier
1947 · Patrick MacSween
Along the Oregon Trail
1947 · Wagon Boss
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947 · Baker
Jesse James Rides Again
1947 · Sam Bolton
Blackmail
1947 · Tom - Cashier
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947 · The Sheriff
Saddle Pals
1947 · Dad Gardner
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 · Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947 · Rancher
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947 · U.S. Customs Agent Tom
Last Frontier Uprising
1947 · Skillet (Ranch Hand)
Out California Way
1946 · Johnny
Santa Fe Uprising
1946 · Lafe Dibble
Roll on Texas Moon
1946 · Sheriff Bert Morris
Rio Grande Raiders
1946 · Sheriff Tom Hammon
The Invisible Informer
1946 · Eph Shroud
Conquest of Cheyenne
1946 · Sheriff Dan Perkins
Red River Renegades
1946 · Pop Underwood
Night Train to Memphis
1946 · Train Conductor
My Pal Trigger
1946 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Man from Rainbow Valley
1946 · Healey
Passkey to Danger
1946 · Gerald Bates
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946 · Sheriff
King of the Forest Rangers
1946 · Tom Judson
Alias Billy the Kid
1946 · Dakota
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946 · Sheriff
Crime of the Century
1946 · Dr. Jackson
California Gold Rush
1946 · Sheriff Peabody
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946 · Banty McCabe
The Phantom Rider
1946 · Medicine Man Ceta
The Undercover Woman
1946 · Lem
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945 · Fake Judge Worth
The Cherokee Flash
1945 · Utah
Colorado Pioneers
1945 · Sand Snipe
Girls of the Big House
1945 · Sheriff at Alma's Cell
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
1945 · Sheriff Edwards
Don't Fence Me In
1945 · Ben Duncan
Marshal of Laredo
1945 · Barton
Sunset in El Dorado
1945 · Sheriff Gridley
Behind City Lights
1945 · Andrew Coleman
Oregon Trail
1945 · Sheriff Plenner
Trail of Kit Carson
1945 · John Benton
Federal Operator 99
1945 · Prof. Crawford
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 · Thompson, Townsman in Mob
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945 · Rocky - Henchman
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Tom the Doorman
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945 · Frank Holden
Grissly's Millions
1945 · Policeman Ralph
Thoroughbreds
1944 · Pop
Firebrands of Arizona
1944 · Wagon Driver
Faces in the Fog
1944 · Auto Court Manager
Zorro's Black Whip
1944 · James Bradley
Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944 · Denver
Sheriff of Sundown
1944 · Sheriff Tom Carpenter
Code of the Prairie
1944 · Henchman Loomis
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944 · Harrison Colby
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944 · Chester Wade
San Antonio Kid
1944 · Long
The Girl Who Dared
1944 · Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
Silver City Kid
1944 · Sheriff Gibson
Call of the Rockies
1944 · Henchman Hansen
Marshal of Reno
1944 · Sheriff
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944 · Sheriff Allen
The Lady and the Monster
1944 · Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944 · Sheriff McBride
Beneath Western Skies
1944 · Earl Phillips
Captain America
1944 · Mack
The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Johnson (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
1943 · Crockett Henchman
Canyon City
1943 · Sheriff Slocum
Overland Mail Robbery
1943 · Sheriff
False Colors
1943 · Poncho Townsman
Bullets and Saddles
1943 · Marshal (archive footage)
Hail to the Rangers
1943 · Jessup
The Renegade
1943 · Pete
Wagon Tracks West
1943 · Lem Martin
Silver Spurs
1943 · Henchman
Batman
1943 · Andrews
Song of Texas
1943 · Race Official
Captive Wild Woman
1943 · Ship's Captain (archive footage)
West of Texas
1943 · Steve Conlon
Wild Horse Stampede
1943 · Henchman Lefty
Santa Fe Scouts
1943 · Billy Dawson
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 · Deputy (uncredited)
Idaho
1943 · Henchman
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943 · Hank Turner
No Place for a Lady
1943 · Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943 · Henchman Pete
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942 · Henchman
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942 · Slater
American Empire
1942 · Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
Red River Robin Hood
1942 · Del Auston
Bandit Ranger
1942 · Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
The Secret Code
1942 · Weather Bureau Guard
The Omaha Trail
1942 · Oxen Train Bullwhacker
Shadows on the Sage
1942 · Franklin
Riders of the West
1942 · Slim - Lanky Henchman
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942 · Joe #1 - Henchman
Perils of the Royal Mounted
1942 · Gaynor
Stardust on the Sage
1942 · Henchman MacGowan
Down Texas Way
1942 · Bartender Pete
Land of the Open Range
1942 · Henchman Tracy Briggs
Spy Smasher
1942 · Crane
Ghost Town Law
1942 · Ace, Chief Thug
Lone Star Ranger
1942 · Henchman (uncredited)
Valley of the Sun
1942 · Trooper Parker (uncredited)
West of Tombstone
1942 · Morris
Arizona Terrors
1942 · Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
Forbidden Trails
1941 · Marshal Tom
Dude Cowboy
1941 · Silver City Sheriff
Underground Rustlers
1941 · Henchman Tom Harris
Riding the Sunset Trail
1941 · Sheriff Hays
Twilight on the Trail
1941 · Henchman Gregg
Stick to Your Guns
1941 · Ranch Foreman Waffles
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941 · Townsman
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941 · Curley - Saloon Henchman
Dynamite Canyon
1941 · Captain Gray
Fugitive Valley
1941 · Marshal Warren
Wanderers of the West
1941 · Montana Sheriff
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941 · Ranger Logan
Billy the Kid
1941 · Leader (uncredited)
The Spider Returns
1941 · Detective
Robbers of the Range
1941 · Henchman Monk Saunders
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Cop Getting Crane
Western Union
1941 · Slade Henchman #3
Across the Sierras
1941 · Man on Wagon
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941 · U. S. Marshal
Riders from Nowhere
1940 · Mason
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 · Thug with Explosives
Junior G-Men
1940 · Kearney - Riot Squad Cop (uncredited)
The Green Archer
1940 · Detective with Shiner
Trailing Double Trouble
1940 · Henchman Kirk
The Gay Caballero
1940 · Man at Fiesta
Wagon Train
1940 · Henchman Charlie
Brigham Young
1940 · Raider
Melody Ranch
1940 · Henchman Joe #2
Boom Town
1940 · Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Lyncher
Roll Wagons Roll
1940 · Henchman Matt Grimes
The Ranger and the Lady
1940 · Independent Freight Wagon Driver
Stage to Chino
1940 · Dolan - Henchman
Deadwood Dick
1940 · Jake
Winners of the West
1940 · Henchman Webb
Wild Horse Range
1940 · Arnold
Lillian Russell
1940 · Frank
Gaucho Serenade
1940 · Sheriff Tom Olson
Shooting High
1940 · Eph Carson
Dark Command
1940 · Messenger
Viva Cisco Kid
1940 · Town Marshal
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 · Felton
Phantom Rancher
1940 · Sheriff Parker
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940 · Sheriff
Northwest Passage
1940 · Ranger
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940 · Miner
The Shadow
1940 · Hijacked Truck Driver
Westbound Stage
1939 · Henchman Parker
Allegheny Uprising
1939 · Settler at McDowell's Mill
Flaming Lead
1939 · Bart Daggett
Full Confession
1939 · Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail
1939 · Pete Cave Henchman
Mountain Rhythm
1939 · Deputy Tom
Mandrake the Magician
1939 · Mill River Inn Henchman
The Man from Texas
1939 · Henchman Slim
The Night Riders
1939 · Rancher Wilson
Let Us Live
1939 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Southward Ho!
1939 · Phoney Union Sergeant
Lure of the Wasteland
1939 · Foreman
Rollin' Westward
1939 · Sheriff
Sunset Trail
1939 · Jake
Made for Each Other
1939 · Ranger (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939 · Soldier (uncredited)
Fangs of the Wild
1939 · Larry Dean
Song of the Buckaroo
1938 · Sheriff Wade
Santa Fe Stampede
1938 · Marshal Jim Wood
Prairie Moon
1938 · Henchman Steve
Black Bandit
1938
The Renegade Ranger
1938 · Henchman Red
Juvenile Court
1938 · Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Dixon - Detective
Pioneer Trail
1938 · Sam Harden
Riders of the Black Hills
1938 · Henchman Red Stevens
The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938 · Henchman Wilson
Phantom Ranger
1938 · Reynolds
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938 · Bar X Foreman
Outlaws of Sonora
1938 · Sheriff Trask
The Lone Ranger
1938 · Henchman Felton
Blossoms On Broadway
1937 · Cop (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
1937 · Tracy
Radio Patrol
1937 · Eddie Lewis
Sky Racket
1937 · Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
Jungle Menace
1937 · Detective Interrogating Pete
Western Gold
1937 · Clem
Roaring Timber
1937 · Henchman Duke
Angel's Holiday
1937 · Truck Driver
Law of the Ranger
1937 · Henchman Pete
The Frame-Up
1937 · Fred (uncredited)
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937 · Sig Bostell
The Silver Trail
1937 · Looney
Secret Valley
1937 · 2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger
1936 · Henchman Sneed
Sworn Enemy
1936 · Gangster (uncredited)
Guns and Guitars
1936 · Henchman Connor
The Border Patrolman
1936 · Johnson
Avenging Waters
1936 · Henchman Huffy
Heroes of the Range
1936 · Bud
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936 · Lefty - Henchman
Call of the Prairie
1936 · Dealer
Wildcat Saunders
1936 · Pete Hawkins
The Lawless Nineties
1936 · Henchman Ward
Hong Kong Nights
1935 · Blake
Skull and Crown
1935 · Henchman Jennings
Gun Play
1935 · Meeker
The Fighting Marines
1935 · Miller
The Last of the Clintons
1935 · Luke Todd
Way Down East
1935 · Town Choir Singer (uncredited)
Courage of the North
1935 · Mordant
Rio Rattler
1935 · Ranger Bob Adams
The Test
1935 · Trapper (uncredited)
Toll of the Desert
1935 · Sheriff Jackson
The Miracle Rider
1935 · Sewell
The Cactus Kid
1935 · Sheriff
Timber Terrors
1935 · Burke
When Lightning Strikes
1934 · Wolf
Mills of the Gods
1934 · Workman
Mystery Mountain
1934 · Rattler Henchman Morgan
Fighting Fury
1934 · Chet
The Oil Raider
1934 · Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
1934 · Detective (uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
1934 · Man on Train (Uncredited)
Fighting Hero
1934 · Sheriff
Rawhide Mail
1934 · Barfly Al
Twisted Rails
1934 · Sheriff James
St. Louis Woman
1934 · Lions Coach Ryan
Mystery Ranch
1934 · Holdup man
I Believed in You
1934 · Policeman
Ferocious Pal
1934 · Dave Brownell
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934 · Police Detective (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
1934 · Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
Beggars in Ermine
1934 · Steel Worker (uncredited)
Smoky
1933 · Horse Trader
Lone Cowboy
1933 · Conductor (uncredited)
Perils of Pauline
1933 · Soldier at American Consulate
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 · Member of Rocci's Mob
I'm No Angel
1933 · Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
Police Car 17
1933 · Detective (uncredited)
The Wolf Dog
1933 · Brooks
Lady for a Day
1933 · Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City
1933 · Pat Campbell
The Fugitive
1933 · Tom
The Nuisance
1933 · Kelley's Associate (uncredited)
Sunset Pass
1933 · Ben
Made on Broadway
1933 · Plainclothesman
The Big Cage
1933 · Ship Captain
Justice Takes a Holiday
1933 · Convict (Uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 · Secret Service Man (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
1933 · Lion Attendant (uncredited)
Clancy of the Mounted
1933 · Corporal McGregor
The Iron Master
1933 · Turner
Tex Takes a Holiday
1932 · Sheriff
Manhattan Tower
1932 · Mechanic (uncredited)
The Lost Special
1932 · Dirk / Detective Dane
Trailing the Killer
1932 · Sheriff
Gold
1932 · Sheriff
The Night Rider
1932 · Jeff Barton
The Thirteenth Guest
1932 · Detective Carter (Uncredited)
The Boiling Point
1932 · Pete Mallis - Henchman
Beyond the Rockies
1932 · Kirk Tracy
Honor of the Mounted
1932 · Henchman
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Cop at Door (uncredited)
Cock of the Air
1932 · Military Policeman
Without Honor
1932 · 'Sholt' Fletcher
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 · Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lasca of the Rio Grande
1931
West of Broadway
1931 · Cowhand (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
1931 · Reporter (uncredited)
Range Law
1931 · Henchman Cleve
The Arizona Terror
1931 · Henchman Chuckawalla
The Galloping Ghost
1931 · Mullins
Lightnin' Smith Returns
1931 · Lightning' Smith
Valley of Badmen
1931 · Attorney Horton
The Two Gun Man
1931 · Lem Tolliver
The Secret Six
1931 · Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
Quick Millions
1931 · Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Gun Smoke
1931 · Hank Bailey (uncredited)
Air Police
1931 · Spike - Joe's Henchman
Trails of the Golden West
1931
Sheer Luck
1931 · Police Lieutenant
Westward Bound
1930 · Dick - Rustler
See America Thirst
1930 · Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
The Third Alarm
1930 · Fireman Tom
Under Texas Skies
1930 · Fake Captain Hartford
Spell of the Circus
1930 · Butte Morgan
River's End
1930 · Mountie
Borrowed Wives
1930 · Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
The Storm
1930 · Head Mountie
Bar-L Ranch
1930 · Henchman (uncredited)
Romance of the West
1930 · Kayo Mooney
Safety in Numbers
1930 · Motorist (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · 1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Sid's Long Count
1930 · Policeman
Troopers Three
1930 · Sgt. Hank Darby
Firebrand Jordan
1930 · Ed Burns
The Woman Racket
1930 · Hennessy
Hell's Heroes
1929 · Croupier (uncredited)
The Harvest of Hate
1929 · Martin Trask
Queen of the Northwoods
1929 · Garvin / The Wolf-Devil
Chinatown Nights
1929 · Cop
Untamed Justice
1929 · Henchman Jim
In Old Arizona
1928 · Man in Saloon (uncredited)
The Mystery Rider
1928 · David Manning / The Claw
The Michigan Kid
1928 · Minor Role (uncredited)
The Yellow Cameo
1928 · Spraker
The Bronc Stomper
1928 · Alan Riggs
The Apache Raider
1928 · Griffin Dawson
The Boss of Rustler's Roost
1928 · Pronto Giles
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927 · Buck White
The Golden Stallion
1927 · Jules La Roux
The Long Loop on the Pecos
1927 · Laird
Desert Greed
1926 · Ranger (uncredited)
West of the Rainbow's End
1926 · Harry Palmer
Code of the Northwest
1926 · Pvt. Frank Stafford
Snowed In
1926 · U.S. Marshal Thayer
Dangerous Traffic
1926 · Marc Brandon
Chasing Trouble
1926 · Jerome Garrett
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
A String of Diamonds
1926 · Slippery Jack Elmm
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925 · Joe Dokes
The Demon Rider
1925 · Black Hawk
Silent Sheldon
1925 · Bill Fadden
Three in Exile
1925 · Jed Hawkings
Border Vengeance
1925 · Flash Denby
The Air Hawk
1924 · Kellar
Ridin' Double
1924 · Gabe Lawrence
The Right of the Strongest
1924 · Fred Dearing
The Heritage of the Desert
1924 · Dave Naab
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924 · Kenneth Winster
The Call of the Canyon
1923 · Lee Stanton
Our Hospitality
1923 · James Canfield (uncredited)
The Dangerous Maid
1923 · Guard
Shell Shocked Sammy
1923
To the Last Man
1923 · Guy
The Social Buccaneer
1923 · Louis Lenoir
The Cowboy and the Lady
1922 · Joe
The Long Chance
1922 · John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)
Nan of the North
1922 · Dick Driscoll (as Leonard Clapham)
Colorado
1921 · David Collins (as Leonard Clapham)
'in Wrong' Wright
1920 · Sheriff
Under Northern Lights
1920 · Jacques Foucharde
Masked
1920
Wolf Tracks
1920
The Texas Kid
1920
King of the Circus
1920
The Lion Man
1919 · Lacey
The Great Air Robbery
1919 · Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
The Last of the Duanes
1919 · (as Leonard Clapham)
The Lone Star Ranger
1919 · Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
Leave It to Susan
1919
The Boss of the Rancho
1919
The Purple Mask
1916 · Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)
Liberty
1916 · (as Leonard Clapham)
Séries (19)
Western von gestern
1978 · O'Shea
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Stagecoach Driver
Lock-Up
1959 · Carrey - Watchman
Bat Masterson
1958 · Prisoner (uncredited)
Lawman
1958 · Pete
Bronco
1958 · Rowdy O'Brien
Maverick
1957 · Farmer
Perry Mason
1957 · Cabbie
Wagon Train
1957 · Man Holding Booth's Horse (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
1956 · (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955 · Old-Timer (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Old Man Craig (uncredited), Jigger (uncredited), Stableman (uncredited), Moss Grimmick (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Deputy Sheriff Carlson (uncredited)
Annie Oakley
1954 · Ranch Hand, Buckhorn, Pop Leeds, Ike Simmons
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Ranson
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Peter Thomas
The Gene Autry Show
1950 · The Sheriff
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Sheriff Allbright, Sheriff Dexter