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Tom London

Tom London

Birthday: 1889-08-24 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout

as    Livery Stableman (uncredited)

1952
Trail Guide

as    Old Timer

1952
Blue Canadian Rockies

as    Pop Phillips

1949
San Antone Ambush

as    Bartender Tim

1949
Riders in the Sky

as    Old Man Robert

1947
The Wild Frontier

as    Patrick MacSween

1947
1947
Jesse James Rides Again

as    Sam Bolton

1947
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

as    The Sheriff

1946
Passkey to Danger

as    Gerald Bates

1946
Out California Way

as    Johnny

1946
Santa Fe Uprising

as    Lafe Dibble

1946
The Phantom Rider

as    Medicine Man Ceta

1946
Sheriff of Redwood Valley

as    Sheriff

1946
Rio Grande Raiders

as    Sheriff Tom Hammon

1946
King of the Forest Rangers

as    Tom Judson

1945
Sheriff of Cimarron

as    Frank Holden

1945
Trail of Kit Carson

as    John Benton

1945
Corpus Christi Bandits

as    Rocky - Henchman

1945
Sunset in El Dorado

as    Sheriff Gridley

1944
Stagecoach to Monterey

as    Chester Wade

1944
Call of the Rockies

as    Henchman Hansen

1944
Code of the Prairie

as    Henchman Loomis

1944
Zorro's Black Whip

as    James Bradley

1944
San Antonio Kid

as    Long

1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas

as    Sheriff Allen

1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws

as    Sheriff McBride

1944
Firebrands of Arizona

as    Wagon Driver

1943
Wagon Tracks West

as    Lem Martin