Tom London

Tom London

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 23, 1889

Deathday: December 05, 1963

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Apache Country
Apache Country

1952-05-30

Firebrand Jordan
Firebrand Jordan

1930-01-28

Romance of the West
Romance of the West

1930-06-15

Canyon City
Canyon City

1943-11-24

American Empire
American Empire

1942-12-11

Twisted Rails
Twisted Rails

1934-05-01

Liberty
Liberty

1916-08-20

Nan of the North
Nan of the North

1922-03-01

Desert Greed
Desert Greed

1926-12-11

Spell of the Circus
Spell of the Circus

1930-11-13

Colorado
Colorado

1921-02-14

The Secret Six
The Secret Six

1931-04-18

The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes

1919-09-14

The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger

1919-06-29

Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies

1930-11-15

Pioneer Trail
Pioneer Trail

1938-07-15

Rio Rattler
Rio Rattler

1935-08-01

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion

1956-11-25

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933-09-13

West of Tombstone
West of Tombstone

1942-01-15

When Lightning Strikes
When Lightning Strikes

1934-12-18

Western Gold
Western Gold

1937-08-27

Dynamite Canyon
Dynamite Canyon

1941-08-07

Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious

1952-03-06

Rio Grande Ranger
Rio Grande Ranger

1936-12-11

The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas

1939-04-19

The Boss of the Rancho
The Boss of the Rancho

1919-01-01

The Third Alarm
The Third Alarm

1930-11-16

Fighting Fury
Fighting Fury

1934-11-01

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood

1941-09-05

A String of Diamonds
A String of Diamonds

1926-03-01

The Storm
The Storm

1930-08-17

The Fighting Marines
The Fighting Marines

1935-11-22

Three in Exile
Three in Exile

1925-08-21

Silent Sheldon
Silent Sheldon

1925-10-07

The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor

1934-03-14

West of the Rainbow's End
West of the Rainbow's End

1926-08-13

Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies

1937-11-13

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun

1950-11-20

Heroes of the Range
Heroes of the Range

1936-03-28

The Oil Raider
The Oil Raider

1934-11-01

Lone Cowboy
Lone Cowboy

1933-12-02

Santa Fe Stampede
Santa Fe Stampede

1938-11-18

Gold
Gold

1932-09-15

Without Honors
Without Honors

1932-01-02

Lone Texan
Lone Texan

1959-03-01

The Old West
The Old West

1952-09-29

The Lawless Nineties
The Lawless Nineties

1936-02-15

Full Confession
Full Confession

1939-09-08

King of the Circus
King of the Circus

1920-01-02

Marshal of Cripple Creek
Marshal of Cripple Creek

1947-08-15

The Nuisance
The Nuisance

1933-06-03

Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch

1934-04-12

Spy Smasher Returns
Spy Smasher Returns

1966-01-01

Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!

1939-03-19

The Texas Kid
The Texas Kid

1920-04-17

Wolf Tracks
Wolf Tracks

1920-05-07

The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas

1944-06-24

Trailing Double Trouble
Trailing Double Trouble

1940-10-10

Masked
Masked

1920-05-15

The Test
The Test

1935-05-10

'in Wrong' Wright
'in Wrong' Wright

1920-10-30

The Galloping Ghost
The Galloping Ghost

1931-09-01

Blue Canadian Rockies
Blue Canadian Rockies

1952-11-30

Guns and Guitars
Guns and Guitars

1936-06-22

Stardust on the Sage
Stardust on the Sage

1942-05-25

Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower

1932-12-01

The Night Rider
The Night Rider

1932-08-22

Queen of the Northwoods
Queen of the Northwoods

1929-05-21

The Boiling Point
The Boiling Point

1932-07-15

Toll of the Desert
Toll of the Desert

1935-05-04

Hong Kong Nights
Hong Kong Nights

1935-12-23

Borrowed Wives
Borrowed Wives

1930-08-20

Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail

1945-07-14

Marshal of Reno
Marshal of Reno

1944-07-02

Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Sheriff of Redwood Valley

1946-03-29

Ghost Town Law
Ghost Town Law

1942-03-27

The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider

1935-04-11

San Antonio Kid
San Antonio Kid

1944-08-16

Down Texas Way
Down Texas Way

1942-05-22

Outlaws of Sonora
Outlaws of Sonora

1938-04-14

The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman

1936-06-20

13 West Street
13 West Street

1962-02-23

Dangerous Traffic
Dangerous Traffic

1926-06-07

Romance of the Rio Grande
Romance of the Rio Grande

1941-01-17

The Last of the Clintons
The Last of the Clintons

1935-11-12

Riders in the Sky
Riders in the Sky

1949-11-29

Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99

1945-07-07

Courage of the North
Courage of the North

1935-09-01

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher

1942-04-04

St. Louis Woman
St. Louis Woman

1934-04-14

Bar-Z Bad Men
Bar-Z Bad Men

1937-04-21

Law of the Ranger
Law of the Ranger

1937-05-11

Prairie Moon
Prairie Moon

1938-10-07

Secret Valley
Secret Valley

1937-01-15

The Cactus Kid
The Cactus Kid

1935-01-04

Gun Play
Gun Play

1935-12-02

Perils of the Royal Mounted
Perils of the Royal Mounted

1942-05-29

Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again

1947-08-02

The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog

1933-09-29

The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider

1946-01-26

Troopers Three
Troopers Three

1930-02-23

King of the Forest Rangers
King of the Forest Rangers

1946-04-25

The Fighting Devil Dogs
The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938-05-27

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger

1938-02-13

The Valley of Vanishing Men
The Valley of Vanishing Men

1942-12-17

Shooting High
Shooting High

1940-04-25

The Woman Racket
The Woman Racket

1930-01-24

The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask

1916-12-25

Black Bandit
Black Bandit

1938-09-16

Phantom Ranger
Phantom Ranger

1938-05-27

The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger

1938-09-16

Phantom Rancher
Phantom Rancher

1940-03-31

River's End
River's End

1930-11-01

Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass

1933-05-26

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931-12-24

The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger

1957-11-17

Mystery Mountain
Mystery Mountain

1934-12-02

Wild Horse Stampede
Wild Horse Stampede

1943-04-16

Flaming Lead
Flaming Lead

1939-11-01

The Demon Rider
The Demon Rider

1925-11-02

The Two Gun Man
The Two Gun Man

1931-05-15

The Arizona Terror
The Arizona Terror

1931-09-13

Range Law
Range Law

1931-10-10

Cock of the Air
Cock of the Air

1932-01-23

See America Thirst
See America Thirst

1930-11-23

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960-11-10

Trail of Kit Carson
Trail of Kit Carson

1945-07-11

The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid

1928-10-20

Santa Fe Uprising
Santa Fe Uprising

1946-11-15

Stagecoach to Monterey
Stagecoach to Monterey

1944-09-15

Trailing the Killer
Trailing the Killer

1932-10-16

Beyond the Rockies
Beyond the Rockies

1932-07-08

The Lost Special
The Lost Special

1932-11-25

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

1958-05-01

Money, Women and Guns
Money, Women and Guns

1958-10-01

The Cowboy Musketeer
The Cowboy Musketeer

1925-12-13

Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers

1930-05-30

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel

1933-10-06

Westward Bound
Westward Bound

1930-12-01

Six Shootin' Sheriff
Six Shootin' Sheriff

1938-05-20

Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol

1937-10-03

Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets

1938-08-08

Westbound Stage
Westbound Stage

1939-12-15

Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century

1946-02-28

Way Down East
Way Down East

1935-10-25

Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy

1936-09-11

The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared

1944-08-05

Jesse James
Jesse James

1939-01-14

King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle

1933-03-10

The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail

1939-07-04

Avenging Waters
Avenging Waters

1936-05-08

Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician

1939-05-06

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other

1939-02-10

Land of the Open Range
Land of the Open Range

1942-04-17

Let Us Live
Let Us Live

1939-03-29

The Night Riders
The Night Riders

1939-04-12

Vigilantes of Dodge City
Vigilantes of Dodge City

1944-11-15

Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising

1939-11-10

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933-11-02

Jungle Menace
Jungle Menace

1937-09-01

Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino

1940-07-26

Gordon of Ghost City
Gordon of Ghost City

1933-08-13

Fangs of the Wild
Fangs of the Wild

1939-01-01

Pack Train
Pack Train

1953-07-04

Sheriff of Cimarron
Sheriff of Cimarron

1945-02-28

Riders from Nowhere
Riders from Nowhere

1940-12-30

The Iron Master
The Iron Master

1933-02-04

Song of the Buckaroo
Song of the Buckaroo

1938-12-07

The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero

1940-10-04

Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid

1940-04-12

Rollin' Westward
Rollin' Westward

1939-03-01

Call of the Prairie
Call of the Prairie

1936-03-06

Wild Horse Range
Wild Horse Range

1940-06-25

Domino Kid
Domino Kid

1957-10-01

Lure of the Wasteland
Lure of the Wasteland

1939-03-18

Man from Rainbow Valley
Man from Rainbow Valley

1946-06-15

Riding the Sunset Trail
Riding the Sunset Trail

1941-10-31

Roll Wagons Roll
Roll Wagons Roll

1940-08-16

Wagon Tracks West
Wagon Tracks West

1943-08-18

Robbers of the Range
Robbers of the Range

1941-04-17

San Antone Ambush
San Antone Ambush

1949-10-06

Santa Fe Scouts
Santa Fe Scouts

1943-04-15

Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Bad Men of Thunder Gap

1943-03-05

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947-05-20

Rawhide Mail
Rawhide Mail

1934-06-07

Ferocious Pal
Ferocious Pal

1934-04-03

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident

1942-12-03

Timber Terrors
Timber Terrors

1935-01-01

Red Desert
Red Desert

1949-12-17

Bar-L Ranch
Bar-L Ranch

1930-08-04

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

1947-03-31

Man of the West
Man of the West

1958-06-20

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940-12-24

Five Little Peppers at Home
Five Little Peppers at Home

1940-02-08

The Shadow
The Shadow

1940-01-05

Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality

1923-11-19

Don't Fence Me In
Don't Fence Me In

1945-10-20

High Noon
High Noon

1952-06-09

The Ranger and the Lady
The Ranger and the Lady

1940-07-30

Brigham Young
Brigham Young

1940-09-27

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails

1941-12-25

Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail

1939-02-24

Gaucho Serenade
Gaucho Serenade

1940-05-09

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode

1940-08-23

Boom Town
Boom Town

1940-08-30

Dark Command
Dark Command

1940-04-15

Wagon Train
Wagon Train

1940-10-04

Smoky
Smoky

1933-12-08

Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick

1940-07-19

Winners of the West
Winners of the West

1940-07-02

Wanderers of the West
Wanderers of the West

1941-07-25

Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies

1944-07-14

Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns

1941-09-17

Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail

1941-09-29

Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage

1940-02-23

Quick Millions
Quick Millions

1931-04-17

Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell

1940-05-24

The Green Archer
The Green Archer

1940-10-25

Junior G-Men
Junior G-Men

1940-11-01

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch

1940-09-15

Dude Cowboy
Dude Cowboy

1941-12-12

Chinatown Nights
Chinatown Nights

1929-03-29

The Renegade
The Renegade

1943-08-25

Blackmail
Blackmail

1947-07-24

Twilight on the Rio Grande
Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947-03-31

The Invisible Informer
The Invisible Informer

1946-08-19

Passkey to Danger
Passkey to Danger

1946-05-11

Night Train to Memphis
Night Train to Memphis

1946-07-12

Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House

1945-11-02

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast

1945-05-28

Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities

1945-04-05

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions

1945-01-16

Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds

1944-12-23

Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog

1944-11-30

The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees

1944-01-27

Cody of the Pony Express
Cody of the Pony Express

1950-04-06

Rough Riders of Durango
Rough Riders of Durango

1951-01-30

Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court

1938-09-10

The Old Frontier
The Old Frontier

1950-07-20

Cheyenne Wildcat
Cheyenne Wildcat

1944-09-30

The Wild Frontier
The Wild Frontier

1947-09-30

Marshal of Laredo
Marshal of Laredo

1945-10-06

Conquest of Cheyenne
Conquest of Cheyenne

1946-07-29

Colorado Pioneers
Colorado Pioneers

1945-11-14

Wagon Wheels Westward
Wagon Wheels Westward

1945-12-21

Sun Valley Cyclone
Sun Valley Cyclone

1946-05-10

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

1947-06-30

California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush

1946-02-04

Ghost Valley Raiders
Ghost Valley Raiders

1940-03-23

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941-03-06

The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett

1941-07-15

The Spider Returns
The Spider Returns

1941-05-09

Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals

1947-06-05

Red River Robin Hood
Red River Robin Hood

1942-11-01

Shadows on the Sage
Shadows on the Sage

1942-08-24

Lone Star Ranger
Lone Star Ranger

1942-03-20

Trail Guide
Trail Guide

1952-02-15

Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver

1940-04-10

Hail to the Rangers
Hail to the Rangers

1943-09-15

Fugitive Valley
Fugitive Valley

1941-07-30

Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors

1942-01-13

Overland Mail Robbery
Overland Mail Robbery

1943-11-20

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944-04-01

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941-08-08

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943-02-05

West of Texas
West of Texas

1943-05-10

Code of the Prairie
Code of the Prairie

1944-10-06

Beneath Western Skies
Beneath Western Skies

1944-03-03

Firebrands of Arizona
Firebrands of Arizona

1944-12-01

The Cherokee Flash
The Cherokee Flash

1945-12-13

Corpus Christi Bandits
Corpus Christi Bandits

1945-04-20

Sheriff of Sundown
Sheriff of Sundown

1944-11-07

Silver City Kid
Silver City Kid

1944-07-20

Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Rough Riders of Cheyenne

1945-10-31

Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro's Black Whip

1944-11-16

The Undercover Woman
The Undercover Woman

1946-01-01

Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in El Dorado

1945-09-29

Rio Grande Raiders
Rio Grande Raiders

1946-09-09

Out California Way
Out California Way

1946-12-15

Red River Renegades
Red River Renegades

1946-07-23

Roll on Texas Moon
Roll on Texas Moon

1946-09-12

Alias Billy the Kid
Alias Billy the Kid

1946-04-16

Days of Buffalo Bill
Days of Buffalo Bill

1946-02-02

Along the Oregon Trail
Along the Oregon Trail

1947-08-30

Last Frontier Uprising
Last Frontier Uprising

1947-02-01

Under Colorado Skies
Under Colorado Skies

1947-12-15

Sky Racket
Sky Racket

1937-10-01

Marshal of Amarillo
Marshal of Amarillo

1948-07-15

Mark of the Lash
Mark of the Lash

1948-08-15

Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke

1931-04-10

Bandit Ranger
Bandit Ranger

1942-09-28

Across the Sierras
Across the Sierras

1941-02-13

Western Union
Western Union

1941-02-21

Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers

1942-07-02

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942-12-30

Underground Rustlers
Underground Rustlers

1941-11-21

Frontier Investigator
Frontier Investigator

1949-05-01

Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun

1942-02-06

The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail

1942-09-01

Riders of the West
Riders of the West

1942-08-21

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941-05-30

South of Rio
South of Rio

1949-07-29

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs

1943-08-12

The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town

1943-12-31

False Colors
False Colors

1943-11-05

Idaho
Idaho

1943-03-10

Song of Texas
Song of Texas

1943-06-14

Bullets and Saddles
Bullets and Saddles

1943-10-29

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956-05-01

Wildcat Saunders
Wildcat Saunders

1936-03-04

Riders of the Black Hills
Riders of the Black Hills

1938-06-15

The Silver Trail
The Silver Trail

1937-02-27

Skull and Crown
Skull and Crown

1935-12-16

The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster

1944-04-17

Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday

1937-06-07

The Secret Code
The Secret Code

1942-09-04

Roaring Timber
Roaring Timber

1937-07-03

The Heritage of the Desert
The Heritage of the Desert

1924-01-23

Sid's Long Count
Sid's Long Count

1930-03-24

Brand of Fear
Brand of Fear

1949-07-10

Captive Wild Woman
Captive Wild Woman

1943-06-04

Batman
Batman

1943-07-16

Police Car 17
Police Car 17

1933-09-30

No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady

1943-02-11

The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake

1951-07-29

Border Vengeance
Border Vengeance

1925-08-12

The Great Air Robbery
The Great Air Robbery

1919-12-28

Code of the Northwest
Code of the Northwest

1926-07-24

Baby Take a Bow
Baby Take a Bow

1934-06-30

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

1930-04-29

Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait

1934-07-27

Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway

1937-11-19

The Mystery Rider
The Mystery Rider

1928-11-25

The Harvest of Hate
The Harvest of Hate

1929-08-04

The Long Chance
The Long Chance

1922-10-02

In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona

1928-12-25

The Golden Stallion
The Golden Stallion

1927-01-15

Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes

1929-12-27

To the Last Man
To the Last Man

1923-09-23

The Call of the Canyon
The Call of the Canyon

1923-12-16

Mountain Rhythm
Mountain Rhythm

1939-06-08

Captain America
Captain America

1944-02-05

The Big Cage
The Big Cage

1933-05-01

O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted

1936-03-27

Perils of Pauline
Perils of Pauline

1933-11-05

The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest

1932-08-09

Honor of the Mounted
Honor of the Mounted

1932-06-20

The Fugitive
The Fugitive

1933-07-15

Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde

1931-10-31

Clancy of the Mounted
Clancy of the Mounted

1933-02-27

Mills of the Gods
Mills of the Gods

1934-12-15

Made on Broadway
Made on Broadway

1933-05-19

The Frame-Up
The Frame-Up

1937-05-02

The Dangerous Maid
The Dangerous Maid

1923-11-19