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