Tom London

Acting

Born Aug 23, 1889

From Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died Dec 05, 1963

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.

Tom London

Known For

High Noon

All Quiet on the Western Front

Man of the West

Jesse James

Friendly Persuasion

Our Hospitality

Batman

The Ox-Bow Incident

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Rancho Notorious

Filmography — Acting

High Noon

All Quiet on the Western Front

Man of the West

Jesse James

Friendly Persuasion

Our Hospitality

Batman

The Ox-Bow Incident

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Rancho Notorious

The Secret of Convict Lake

The Sheepman

I'm No Angel

Boom Town

Captain America

Dark Command

Lady for a Day

Western Union

Red River Renegades

Allegheny Uprising

Spy Smasher

Let Us Live

Flame of Barbary Coast

Way Down East

Northwest Passage

Domino Kid

Blackmail

The Galloping Ghost

Platinum Blonde

Billy the Kid

Money, Women and Guns

Idaho

The Shadow

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

The Fighting Seabees

Made for Each Other

Lone Texan

When the Daltons Rode

American Empire

The Night Riders

Winners of the West

13 West Street

Valley of the Sun

The Nuisance

The Night Rider

Sworn Enemy

Girls of the Big House

Junior G-Men

I Believed in You

Baby Take a Bow

Mills of the Gods

Beggars in Ermine

West of Broadway

Western Gold

Quick Millions

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

False Colors

Silver Spurs

Southward Ho!

Hell's Heroes

Full Confession

The Storm

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Lillian Russell

Hail to the Rangers

Grissly's Millions

The Tall Stranger