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