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