Tom London
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-08-23
Day of Death
1963-12-05 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
(1966)
Spy Smasher Returns
as Crane
(1962)
13 West Street
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1960)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Bum at Bar (uncredited)
(1959)
Lone Texan
as Old Dan (uncredited)
(1958)
Man of the West
as Tom (uncredited)
(1958)
The Sheepman
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
(1958)
Money, Women and Guns
as Old Prospector (uncredited)
(1957)
(1957)
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
(1956)
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Livery Stableman (uncredited)
(1953)
Pack Train
as Dan Coleman
(1952)
Apache Country
as Patches - Stage Driver (uncredited)
(1952)
High Noon
as Sam (uncredited)
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
(1952)
The Old West
as Chadwick (uncredited)
(1952)
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Pop Phillips
(1952)
Trail Guide
as Old Timer
(1951)
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
(1951)
Rough Riders of Durango
as Rancher Evans
(1950)
The Blazing Sun
as Tom Ellis
(1950)
The Old Frontier
as Banker
(1950)
Cody of the Pony Express
as Doc Laramie
(1949)
Riders in the Sky
as Old Man Robert
(1949)
Red Desert
as Colonel
(1949)
Brand of Fear
as Marshal Blackjack Flint
(1949)
San Antone Ambush
as Bartender Tim
(1949)
South of Rio
as Jim Weston
(1949)
Frontier Investigator
as Jed
(1948)
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mr. Snodgrass
(1948)
Mark of the Lash
as Lem Kimmerly
(1947)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Rancher
(1947)
Jesse James Rides Again
as Sam Bolton
(1947)
Blackmail
as Tom - Cashier
(1947)
Along the Oregon Trail
as Wagon Boss
(1947)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
as U.S. Customs Agent Tom
(1947)
The Wild Frontier
as Patrick MacSween
(1947)
Under Colorado Skies
as Sheriff Blanchard
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Dad Gardner
(1947)
Last Frontier Uprising
as Skillet (Ranch Hand)
(1947)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
(1947)
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
as The Sheriff
(1947)
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Baker
(1946)
The Invisible Informer
as Eph Shroud
(1946)
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Sheriff
(1946)
King of the Forest Rangers
as Tom Judson
(1946)
Crime of the Century
as Dr. Jackson
(1946)
The Phantom Rider
as Medicine Man Ceta
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Train Conductor
(1946)
Santa Fe Uprising
as Lafe Dibble
(1946)
California Gold Rush
as Sheriff Peabody
(1946)
The Undercover Woman
as Lem
(1946)
Alias Billy the Kid
as Dakota
(1946)
Out California Way
as Johnny
(1946)
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
as Sheriff
(1946)
Rio Grande Raiders
as Sheriff Tom Hammon
(1946)
Roll on Texas Moon
as Sheriff Bert Morris
(1946)
Red River Renegades
as Pop Underwood
(1946)
Man from Rainbow Valley
as Healey
(1946)
Days of Buffalo Bill
as Banty McCabe
(1946)
Passkey to Danger
as Gerald Bates
(1946)
Conquest of Cheyenne
as Sheriff Dan Perkins
(1945)
Marshal of Laredo
as Barton
(1945)
Federal Operator 99
as Prof. Crawford
(1945)
Oregon Trail
as Sheriff Plenner
(1945)
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
as Sheriff Edwards
(1945)
Sunset in El Dorado
as Sheriff Gridley
(1945)
Sheriff of Cimarron
as Frank Holden
(1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Thompson, Townsman in Mob
(1945)
Girls of the Big House
as Sheriff at Alma's Cell
(1945)
Colorado Pioneers
as Sand Snipe
(1945)
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Rocky - Henchman
(1945)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Tom the Doorman
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as Policeman Ralph
(1945)
The Cherokee Flash
as Utah
(1945)
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Fake Judge Worth
(1945)
Don't Fence Me In
as Ben Duncan
(1945)
Trail of Kit Carson
as John Benton
(1944)
Stagecoach to Monterey
as Chester Wade
(1944)
Code of the Prairie
as Henchman Loomis
(1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas
as Sheriff Allen
(1944)
Captain America
as Mack
(1944)
Vigilantes of Dodge City
as Denver
(1944)
Sheriff of Sundown
as Sheriff Tom Carpenter
(1944)
Beneath Western Skies
as Earl Phillips
(1944)
Zorro's Black Whip
as James Bradley
(1944)
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Harrison Colby
(1944)
Call of the Rockies
as Henchman Hansen
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Johnson (uncredited)
(1944)
The Lady and the Monster
as Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)
(1944)
Silver City Kid
as Sheriff Gibson
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
as Auto Court Manager
(1944)
Firebrands of Arizona
as Wagon Driver
(1944)
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Sheriff McBride
(1944)
San Antonio Kid
as Long
(1944)
Thoroughbreds
as Pop
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
(1944)
Marshal of Reno
as Sheriff
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1943)
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Lefty
(1943)
Overland Mail Robbery
as Sheriff
(1943)
West of Texas
as Steve Conlon
(1943)
False Colors
as Poncho Townsman
(1943)
Silver Spurs
as Henchman
(1943)
No Place for a Lady
as Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)
(1943)
Song of Texas
as Race Official
(1943)
The Renegade
as Pete
(1943)
Idaho
as Henchman
(1943)
Canyon City
as Sheriff Slocum
(1943)
Batman
as Andrews
(1943)
Hail to the Rangers
as Jessup
(1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Henchman Pete
(1943)
The Woman of the Town
as Crockett Henchman
(1943)
Santa Fe Scouts
as Billy Dawson
(1943)
Wagon Tracks West
as Lem Martin
(1943)
Bullets and Saddles
as Marshal (archive footage)
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Ship's Captain (archive footage)
(1943)
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
as Hank Turner
(1942)
Bandit Ranger
as Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
(1942)
The Omaha Trail
as Oxen Train Bullwhacker
(1942)
West of Tombstone
as Morris
(1942)
Perils of the Royal Mounted
as Gaynor
(1942)
Lone Star Ranger
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1942)
Shadows on the Sage
as Franklin
(1942)
Stardust on the Sage
as Henchman MacGowan
(1942)
American Empire
as Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
(1942)
Arizona Terrors
as Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
(1942)
Riders of the West
as Slim - Lanky Henchman
(1942)
Down Texas Way
as Bartender Pete
(1942)
The Valley of Vanishing Men
as Slater
(1942)
Sons of the Pioneers
as Joe #1 - Henchman
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Weather Bureau Guard
(1942)
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Henchman
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
as Trooper Parker
(1942)
Spy Smasher
as Crane
(1942)
Land of the Open Range
as Henchman Tracy Briggs
(1942)
Ghost Town Law
as Ace, Chief Thug
(1942)
Red River Robin Hood
as Del Auston
(1941)
Underground Rustlers
as Henchman Tom Harris
(1941)
Western Union
as Slade Henchman #3
(1941)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Curley - Saloon Henchman
(1941)
Across the Sierras
as Man on Wagon
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Leader (uncredited)
(1941)
Twilight on the Trail
as Henchman Gregg
(1941)
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Ranger Logan
(1941)
The Spider Returns
as Detective
(1941)
Riding the Sunset Trail
as Sheriff Hays
(1941)
Dynamite Canyon
as Captain Gray
(1941)
Robbers of the Range
as Henchman Monk Saunders
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Cop Getting Crane
(1941)
Stick to Your Guns
as Ranch Foreman Waffles
(1941)
Romance of the Rio Grande
as U. S. Marshal
(1941)
Wanderers of the West
as Montana Sheriff
(1941)
Fugitive Valley
as Marshal Warren
(1941)
Dude Cowboy
as Silver City Sheriff
(1941)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Townsman
(1941)
Forbidden Trails
as Marshal Tom
(1940)
Riders from Nowhere
as Mason
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Dolan - Henchman
(1940)
Phantom Rancher
as Sheriff Parker
(1940)
Northwest Passage
as Ranger
(1940)
When the Daltons Rode
as Lyncher
(1940)
The Shadow
as Hijacked Truck Driver
(1940)
Roll Wagons Roll
as Henchman Matt Grimes
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Henchman Joe #2
(1940)
Shooting High
as Eph Carson
(1940)
Junior G-Men
as Kearney - Riot Squad Cop (uncredited)
(1940)
Ghost Valley Raiders
as Sheriff
(1940)
Boom Town
as Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
(1940)
Winners of the West
as Henchman Webb
(1940)
Dark Command
as Messenger
(1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Miner
(1940)
Viva Cisco Kid
as Town Marshal
(1940)
Wagon Train
as Henchman Charlie
(1940)
The Green Archer
as Detective with Shiner
(1940)
The Gay Caballero
as Man at Fiesta
(1940)
The Ranger and the Lady
as Independent Freight Wagon Driver
(1940)
Gaucho Serenade
as Sheriff Tom Olson
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Raider
(1940)
Trailing Double Trouble
as Henchman Kirk
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Thug with Explosives
(1940)
Hi-Yo Silver
as Felton
(1940)
Wild Horse Range
as Arnold
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Frank
(1940)
Deadwood Dick
as Jake
(1939)
Fangs of the Wild
as Larry Dean
(1939)
Sunset Trail
as Jake
(1939)
Mandrake the Magician
as Mill River Inn Henchman
(1939)
The Oregon Trail
as Pete Cave Henchman
(1939)
Jesse James
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1939)
Mountain Rhythm
as Deputy Tom
(1939)
Allegheny Uprising
as Settler at McDowell's Mill
(1939)
Westbound Stage
as Henchman Parker
(1939)
Full Confession
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1939)
The Man from Texas
as Henchman Slim
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Ranger (uncredited)
(1939)
The Night Riders
as Rancher Wilson
(1939)
Patrola na hranicích Mexika
as Phoney Union Sergeant
(1939)
Rollin' Westward
as Sheriff
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
as Foreman
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1939)
Flaming Lead
as Bart Daggett
(1938)
Riders of the Black Hills
as Henchman Red Stevens
(1938)
Santa Fe Stampede
as Marshal Jim Wood
(1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Bar X Foreman
(1938)
Juvenile Court
as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
(1938)
Pioneer Trail
as Sam Harden
(1938)
Phantom Ranger
as Reynolds
(1938)
The Renegade Ranger
as Henchman Red
(1938)
Outlaws of Sonora
as Sheriff Trask
(1938)
(1938)
The Lone Ranger
as Henchman Felton
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Dixon - Detective
(1938)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as Henchman Wilson
(1938)
Song of the Buckaroo
as Sheriff Wade
(1938)
Prairie Moon
as Henchman Steve
(1937)
The Silver Trail
as Looney
(1937)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Tracy
(1937)
Sky Racket
as Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
(1937)
Secret Valley
as 2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Roaring Timber
as Henchman Duke
(1937)
Blossoms On Broadway
as Cop (uncredited)
(1937)
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Sig Bostell
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Eddie Lewis
(1937)
The Frame-Up
as Fred (uncredited)
(1937)
Western Gold
as Clem
(1937)
Jungle Menace
as Detective Interrogating Pete
(1937)
Law of the Ranger
as Henchman Pete
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Truck Driver
(1936)
Sworn Enemy
as Gangster (uncredited)
(1936)
O'Malley of the Mounted
as Lefty - Henchman
(1936)
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Huffy
(1936)
Rio Grande Ranger
as Henchman Sneed
(1936)
Call of the Prairie
as Dealer
(1936)
The Border Patrolman
as Johnson
(1936)
Heroes of the Range
as Bud
(1936)
The Lawless Nineties
as Henchman Ward
(1936)
Guns and Guitars
as Henchman Connor
(1936)
Wildcat Saunders
as Pete Hawkins
(1935)
The Cactus Kid
as Sheriff
(1935)
Hong Kong Nights
as Blake
(1935)
Rio Rattler
as Ranger Bob Adams
(1935)
The Test
as Trapper (uncredited)
(1935)
Gun Play
as Meeker
(1935)
Timber Terrors
as Burke
(1935)
The Miracle Rider
as Sewell
(1935)
The Last of the Clintons
as Luke Todd
(1935)
Skull and Crown
as Henchman Jennings
(1935)
The Fighting Marines
as Miller
(1935)
Way Down East
as Town Choir Singer (uncredited)
(1935)
Courage of the North
as Mordant
(1935)
Toll of the Desert
as Sheriff Jackson
(1934)
Mystery Ranch
as Holdup man
(1934)
When Lightning Strikes
as Wolf
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Workman
(1934)
Beggars in Ermine
as Steel Worker (uncredited)
(1934)
Mystery Mountain
as Rattler Henchman Morgan
(1934)
I Believed in You
as Policeman
(1934)
Baby Take a Bow
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
(1934)
St. Louis Woman
as Lions Coach Ryan
(1934)
The Oil Raider
as Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
(1934)
The Crime Doctor
as Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
(1934)
Twisted Rails
as Sheriff James
(1934)
Ferocious Pal
as Dave Brownell
(1934)
Bachelor Bait
as Detective (uncredited)
(1934)
Rawhide Mail
as Barfly Al
(1934)
Fighting Fury
as Chet
(1933)
Sunset Pass
as Ben
(1933)
Made on Broadway
as Plainclothesman
(1933)
Police Car 17
as Detective (uncredited)
(1933)
The Wolf Dog
as Brooks
(1933)
King of the Jungle
as Lion Attendant (uncredited)
(1933)
Perils of Pauline
as Soldier at American Consulate
(1933)
The Iron Master
as Turner
(1933)
The Fugitive
as Tom
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1933)
The Big Cage
as Ship Captain
(1933)
Smoky
as Horse Trader
(1933)
Clancy of the Mounted
as Corporal McGregor
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Member of Rocci's Mob
(1933)
The Nuisance
as Kelley's Associate (uncredited)
(1933)
I'm No Angel
as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
(1933)
Gordon of Ghost City
as Pat Campbell
(1932)
The Lost Special
as Dirk / Detective Dane
(1932)
Trailing the Killer
as Sheriff
(1932)
Beyond the Rockies
as Kirk Tracy
(1932)
The Boiling Point
as Pete Mallis - Henchman
(1932)
Honor of the Mounted
as Henchman
(1932)
Manhattan Tower
as Mechanic (uncredited)
(1932)
The Thirteenth Guest
as Detective Carter (Uncredited)
(1932)
Without Honor
as 'Sholt' Fletcher
(1932)
Gold
as Sheriff
(1932)
The Night Rider
as Jeff Barton
(1932)
Cock of the Air
as Military Policeman
(1931)
The Two Gun Man
as Lem Tolliver
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Cowhand (uncredited)
(1931)
The Arizona Terror
as Henchman Chuckawalla
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
(1931)
Range Law
as Henchman Cleve
(1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1931)
Sheer Luck
as Police Lieutenant
(1931)
Gun Smoke
as Hank Bailey
(1931)
Platinum Blonde
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1931)
The Secret Six
as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
The Galloping Ghost
as Mullins
(1930)
The Woman Racket
as Hennessy
(1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
as 1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
(1930)
River's End
as Mountie
(1930)
See America Thirst
as Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
(1930)
Bar-L Ranch
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1930)
Spell of the Circus
as Butte Morgan
(1930)
Westward Bound
as Dick - Rustler
(1930)
Borrowed Wives
as Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
(1930)
Safety in Numbers
as Motorist (uncredited)
(1930)
Firebrand Jordan
as Ed Burns
(1930)
The Third Alarm
as Fireman Tom
(1930)
The Storm
as Head Mountie
(1930)
Under Texas Skies
as Fake Captain Hartford
(1930)
(1930)
Troopers Three
as Sgt. Hank Darby
(1930)
Sid's Long Count
as Policeman
(1929)
The Harvest of Hate
as Martin Trask
(1929)
Hell's Heroes
as Croupier (uncredited)
(1929)
Chinatown Nights
as Cop
(1929)
Queen of the Northwoods
as Garvin / The Wolf-Devil
(1928)
In Old Arizona
as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
(1928)
The Mystery Rider
as David Manning / The Claw
(1928)
The Michigan Kid
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1927)
The Golden Stallion
as Jules La Roux
(1926)
Code of the Northwest
as Pvt. Frank Stafford
(1926)
A String of Diamonds
as Slippery Jack Elmm
(1926)
West of the Rainbow's End
as Harry Palmer
(1926)
Desert Greed
as Ranger (uncredited)
(1926)
Dangerous Traffic
as Marc Brandon
(1925)
Three in Exile
as Jed Hawkings
(1925)
The Cowboy Musketeer
as Joe Dokes
(1925)
Border Vengeance
as Flash Denby
(1925)
Silent Sheldon
as Bill Fadden
(1925)
The Demon Rider
as Black Hawk
(1924)
The Heritage of the Desert
as Dave Naab
(1924)
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
as Kenneth Winster
(1923)
Our Hospitality
as James Canfield (uncredited)
(1923)
To the Last Man
as Guy
(1923)
The Dangerous Maid
as Guard
(1923)
The Call of the Canyon
as Lee Stanton
(1923)
(1922)
Nan of the North
as Dick Driscoll (as Leonard Clapham)
(1922)
The Long Chance
as John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)
(1921)
Colorado
as David Collins (as Leonard Clapham)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
'in Wrong' Wright
as Sheriff
(1920)
(1919)
The Great Air Robbery
as Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
(1919)
The Lone Star Ranger
as Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
(1919)
(1919)
The Last of the Duanes
as (as Leonard Clapham)
(1919)
(1916)
Liberty
as (as Leonard Clapham)
(1916)
The Purple Mask
as Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)