Tom London
Acting
Born August 23, 1889 · 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.
Films (382)
Spy Smasher Returns
1966
13 West Street
1962
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
Lone Texan
1959
Money, Women and Guns
1958
Man of the West
1958
The Sheepman
1958
The Tall Stranger
1957
Domino Kid
1957
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
Pack Train
1953
Blue Canadian Rockies
1952
The Old West
1952
High Noon
1952
Apache Country
1952
Rancho Notorious
1952
Trail Guide
1952
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
The Blazing Sun
1950
The Old Frontier
1950
Cody of the Pony Express
1950
Red Desert
1949
Riders in the Sky
1949
San Antone Ambush
1949
South of Rio
1949
Brand of Fear
1949
Frontier Investigator
1949
Mark of the Lash
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Under Colorado Skies
1947
The Wild Frontier
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
Blackmail
1947
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
Saddle Pals
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947
Last Frontier Uprising
1947
Out California Way
1946
Santa Fe Uprising
1946
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
Rio Grande Raiders
1946
The Invisible Informer
1946
Conquest of Cheyenne
1946
Red River Renegades
1946
Night Train to Memphis
1946
Man from Rainbow Valley
1946
Passkey to Danger
1946
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
King of the Forest Rangers
1946
Alias Billy the Kid
1946
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946
Crime of the Century
1946
California Gold Rush
1946
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946
The Phantom Rider
1946
The Undercover Woman
1946
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
The Cherokee Flash
1945
Colorado Pioneers
1945
Girls of the Big House
1945
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
1945
Don't Fence Me In
1945
Marshal of Laredo
1945
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
Behind City Lights
1945
Oregon Trail
1945
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
Federal Operator 99
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
Grissly's Millions
1945
Thoroughbreds
1944
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
Faces in the Fog
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944
Sheriff of Sundown
1944
Code of the Prairie
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944
San Antonio Kid
1944
The Girl Who Dared
1944
Silver City Kid
1944
Call of the Rockies
1944
Marshal of Reno
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944
The Lady and the Monster
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
Beneath Western Skies
1944
Captain America
1944
The Fighting Seabees
1944
The Woman of the Town
1943
Canyon City
1943
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
False Colors
1943
Bullets and Saddles
1943
Hail to the Rangers
1943
The Renegade
1943
Wagon Tracks West
1943
Silver Spurs
1943
Batman
1943
Song of Texas
1943
Captive Wild Woman
1943
West of Texas
1943
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
Santa Fe Scouts
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Idaho
1943
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943
No Place for a Lady
1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
American Empire
1942
Red River Robin Hood
1942
Bandit Ranger
1942
The Secret Code
1942
The Omaha Trail
1942
Shadows on the Sage
1942
Riders of the West
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Perils of the Royal Mounted
1942
Stardust on the Sage
1942
Down Texas Way
1942
Land of the Open Range
1942
Spy Smasher
1942
Ghost Town Law
1942
Lone Star Ranger
1942
Valley of the Sun
1942
West of Tombstone
1942
Arizona Terrors
1942
Forbidden Trails
1941
Dude Cowboy
1941
Underground Rustlers
1941
Riding the Sunset Trail
1941
Twilight on the Trail
1941
Stick to Your Guns
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
Dynamite Canyon
1941
Fugitive Valley
1941
Wanderers of the West
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
Billy the Kid
1941
The Spider Returns
1941
Robbers of the Range
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
Western Union
1941
Across the Sierras
1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941
Riders from Nowhere
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
Junior G-Men
1940
The Green Archer
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
The Gay Caballero
1940
Wagon Train
1940
Brigham Young
1940
Melody Ranch
1940
Boom Town
1940
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Roll Wagons Roll
1940
The Ranger and the Lady
1940
Stage to Chino
1940
Deadwood Dick
1940
Winners of the West
1940
Wild Horse Range
1940
Lillian Russell
1940
Gaucho Serenade
1940
Shooting High
1940
Dark Command
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
Phantom Rancher
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940
Northwest Passage
1940
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
The Shadow
1940
Westbound Stage
1939
Allegheny Uprising
1939
Flaming Lead
1939
Full Confession
1939
The Oregon Trail
1939
Mountain Rhythm
1939
Mandrake the Magician
1939
The Man from Texas
1939
The Night Riders
1939
Let Us Live
1939
Southward Ho!
1939
Lure of the Wasteland
1939
Rollin' Westward
1939
Sunset Trail
1939
Made for Each Other
1939
Jesse James
1939
Fangs of the Wild
1939
Song of the Buckaroo
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
1938
Prairie Moon
1938
Black Bandit
1938
The Renegade Ranger
1938
Juvenile Court
1938
Smashing the Rackets
1938
Pioneer Trail
1938
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
Phantom Ranger
1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
Outlaws of Sonora
1938
The Lone Ranger
1938
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
Springtime in the Rockies
1937
Radio Patrol
1937
Sky Racket
1937
Jungle Menace
1937
Western Gold
1937
Roaring Timber
1937
Angel's Holiday
1937
Law of the Ranger
1937
The Frame-Up
1937
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937
The Silver Trail
1937
Secret Valley
1937
Rio Grande Ranger
1936
Sworn Enemy
1936
Guns and Guitars
1936
The Border Patrolman
1936
Avenging Waters
1936
Heroes of the Range
1936
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
Call of the Prairie
1936
Wildcat Saunders
1936
The Lawless Nineties
1936
Hong Kong Nights
1935
Skull and Crown
1935
Gun Play
1935
The Fighting Marines
1935
The Last of the Clintons
1935
Way Down East
1935
Courage of the North
1935
Rio Rattler
1935
The Test
1935
Toll of the Desert
1935
The Miracle Rider
1935
The Cactus Kid
1935
Timber Terrors
1935
When Lightning Strikes
1934
Mills of the Gods
1934
Mystery Mountain
1934
Fighting Fury
1934
The Oil Raider
1934
Bachelor Bait
1934
Baby Take a Bow
1934
Fighting Hero
1934
Rawhide Mail
1934
Twisted Rails
1934
St. Louis Woman
1934
Mystery Ranch
1934
I Believed in You
1934
Ferocious Pal
1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934
The Crime Doctor
1934
Beggars in Ermine
1934
Smoky
1933
Lone Cowboy
1933
Perils of Pauline
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
I'm No Angel
1933
Police Car 17
1933
The Wolf Dog
1933
Lady for a Day
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
The Fugitive
1933
The Nuisance
1933
Sunset Pass
1933
Made on Broadway
1933
The Big Cage
1933
King of the Jungle
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
The Iron Master
1933
Tex Takes a Holiday
1932
Manhattan Tower
1932
The Lost Special
1932
Trailing the Killer
1932
Gold
1932
The Night Rider
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
The Boiling Point
1932
Beyond the Rockies
1932
Honor of the Mounted
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Cock of the Air
1932
Without Honor
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
West of Broadway
1931
Platinum Blonde
1931
Range Law
1931
The Arizona Terror
1931
The Galloping Ghost
1931
The Two Gun Man
1931
The Secret Six
1931
Quick Millions
1931
Gun Smoke
1931
Trails of the Golden West
1931
Sheer Luck
1931
Westward Bound
1930
See America Thirst
1930
The Third Alarm
1930
Under Texas Skies
1930
Spell of the Circus
1930
River's End
1930
Borrowed Wives
1930
The Storm
1930
Bar-L Ranch
1930
Romance of the West
1930
Safety in Numbers
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Sid's Long Count
1930
Troopers Three
1930
Firebrand Jordan
1930
The Woman Racket
1930
Hell's Heroes
1929
The Harvest of Hate
1929
Queen of the Northwoods
1929
Chinatown Nights
1929
In Old Arizona
1928
The Mystery Rider
1928
The Michigan Kid
1928
The Yellow Cameo
1928
The Bronc Stomper
1928
The Apache Raider
1928
The Boss of Rustler's Roost
1928
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927
The Golden Stallion
1927
The Long Loop on the Pecos
1927
Desert Greed
1926
West of the Rainbow's End
1926
Code of the Northwest
1926
Snowed In
1926
Dangerous Traffic
1926
Chasing Trouble
1926
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
A String of Diamonds
1926
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925
The Demon Rider
1925
Silent Sheldon
1925
Three in Exile
1925
Border Vengeance
1925
The Air Hawk
1924
Ridin' Double
1924
The Heritage of the Desert
1924
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
The Call of the Canyon
1923
Our Hospitality
1923
The Dangerous Maid
1923
Shell Shocked Sammy
1923
To the Last Man
1923
The Cowboy and the Lady
1922
The Long Chance
1922
Nan of the North
1922
Colorado
1921
'in Wrong' Wright
1920
Under Northern Lights
1920
Masked
1920
Wolf Tracks
1920
The Texas Kid
1920
King of the Circus
1920
The Lion Man
1919
The Great Air Robbery
1919
The Last of the Duanes
1919
The Lone Star Ranger
1919
Leave It to Susan
1919
The Boss of the Rancho
1919
The Purple Mask
1916
Liberty
1916