Tom London

Tom London

Deceased · Born: Aug 23, 1889 · Died: Dec 5, 1963

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Born Aug 23, 1889 Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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.

Career

1959
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman as Stagecoach Driver
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1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Quincannon, Frontier Scout as Livery Stableman (uncredited)
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1953
Pack Train
Pack Train as Dan Coleman
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1952
Blue Canadian Rockies
Blue Canadian Rockies as Pop Phillips
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Trail Guide
Trail Guide as Old Timer
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1951
Rough Riders of Durango
Rough Riders of Durango as Rancher Evans
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1950
The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun as Tom Ellis
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1949
Brand of Fear
Brand of Fear as Marshal Blackjack Flint
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Red Desert
Red Desert as Colonel
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San Antone Ambush
San Antone Ambush as Bartender Tim
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Riders in the Sky
Riders in the Sky as Old Man Robert
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1948
Mark of the Lash
Mark of the Lash as Lem Kimmerly
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Hometown Girl
Hometown Girl as Mr. Turner
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1947
Last Frontier Uprising
Last Frontier Uprising as Skillet (Ranch Hand)
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Under Colorado Skies
Under Colorado Skies as Sheriff Blanchard
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The Wild Frontier
The Wild Frontier as Patrick MacSween
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Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals as Dad Gardner
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Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley as Rancher
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Marshal of Cripple Creek
Marshal of Cripple Creek as Baker
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Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again as Sam Bolton
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Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon as The Sheriff
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Along the Oregon Trail
Along the Oregon Trail as Wagon Boss
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1946
Santa Fe Uprising
Santa Fe Uprising as Lafe Dibble
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Sun Valley Cyclone
Sun Valley Cyclone as Sheriff
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Conquest of Cheyenne
Conquest of Cheyenne as Sheriff Dan Perkins
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The Invisible Informer
The Invisible Informer as Eph Shroud
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The Undercover Woman
The Undercover Woman as Lem
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Rio Grande Raiders
Rio Grande Raiders as Sheriff Tom Hammon
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Man from Rainbow Valley
Man from Rainbow Valley as Healey
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Days of Buffalo Bill
Days of Buffalo Bill as Banty McCabe
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Red River Renegades
Red River Renegades as Pop Underwood
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Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century as Dr. Jackson
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Alias Billy the Kid
Alias Billy the Kid as Dakota
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The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider as Medicine Man Ceta
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Out California Way
Out California Way as Johnny
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King of the Forest Rangers
King of the Forest Rangers as Tom Judson
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Passkey to Danger
Passkey to Danger as Gerald Bates
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California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush as Sheriff Peabody
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Roll on Texas Moon
Roll on Texas Moon as Sheriff Bert Morris
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Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Sheriff of Redwood Valley as Sheriff
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1945
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Rough Riders of Cheyenne as Sheriff Edwards
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Colorado Pioneers
Colorado Pioneers as Sand Snipe
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Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in El Dorado as Sheriff Gridley
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Trail of Kit Carson
Trail of Kit Carson as John Benton
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The Cherokee Flash
The Cherokee Flash as Utah
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Sheriff of Cimarron
Sheriff of Cimarron as Frank Holden
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The Topeka Terror
The Topeka Terror as William Hardy
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Corpus Christi Bandits
Corpus Christi Bandits as Rocky - Henchman
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Marshal of Laredo
Marshal of Laredo as Barton
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Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd as Grayson
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1944
Sheriff of Sundown
Sheriff of Sundown as Sheriff Tom Carpenter
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Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies as Henchman Hansen
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Code of the Prairie
Code of the Prairie as Henchman Loomis
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The San Antonio Kid
The San Antonio Kid as Long
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Beneath Western Skies
Beneath Western Skies as Earl Phillips
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Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds as Pop
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Three Little Sisters
Three Little Sisters as Twitchell
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Cheyenne Wildcat
Cheyenne Wildcat as Harrison Colby
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Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro's Black Whip as James Bradley
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The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas as Sheriff Allen
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Hidden Valley Outlaws
Hidden Valley Outlaws as Sheriff McBride
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Stagecoach to Monterey
Stagecoach to Monterey as Chester Wade
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Firebrands of Arizona
Firebrands of Arizona as Wagon Driver
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Vigilantes of Dodge City
Vigilantes of Dodge City as Denver
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1943
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Bad Men of Thunder Gap as Hank Turner
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Fighting Frontier
Fighting Frontier as Henchman Snap
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Wagon Tracks West
Wagon Tracks West as Lem Martin
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West of Texas
West of Texas as Steve Conlon
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Santa Fe Scouts
Santa Fe Scouts as Billy Dawson
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The Renegade
The Renegade as Pete
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Hail to the Rangers
Hail to the Rangers as Jessup
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1942
Land of the Open Range
Land of the Open Range as Henchman Tracy Briggs
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The Valley of Vanishing Men
The Valley of Vanishing Men as Slater
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Shadows on the Sage
Shadows on the Sage as Franklin
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Down Texas Way
Down Texas Way as Bartender Pete
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Red River Robin Hood
Red River Robin Hood as Sheriff Del Auston
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Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors as Rancher Wade
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Ghost Town Law
Ghost Town Law as Ace, Chief Thug
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West of Tombstone
West of Tombstone as Morris
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1941
Riding the Sunset Trail
Riding the Sunset Trail as Sheriff Hays
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Robbers of the Range
Robbers of the Range as Henchman Monk Saunders
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Dude Cowboy
Dude Cowboy as Silver City Sheriff
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Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail as Henchman Gregg
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Dynamite Canyon
Dynamite Canyon as Captain Gray
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Underground Rustlers
Underground Rustlers as Henchman Tom Harris
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Fugitive Valley
Fugitive Valley as Marshal Warren
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Wanderers of the West
Wanderers of the West as Montana Sheriff
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1940
Roll Wagons Roll
Roll Wagons Roll as Henchman Matt Grimes
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Riders from Nowhere
Riders from Nowhere as Mason
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Ghost Valley Raiders
Ghost Valley Raiders as Sheriff
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Phantom Rancher
Phantom Rancher as Sheriff Parker
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Shooting High
Shooting High as Eph Carson
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Wild Horse Range
Wild Horse Range as Arnold
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1939
Man from Texas
Man from Texas as Henchman Slim
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Flaming Lead
Flaming Lead as Bart Daggett
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Westbound Stage
Westbound Stage as Henchman Parker
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Southward Ho!
Southward Ho! as Phoney Union Sergeant
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Fangs of the Wild
Fangs of the Wild as Larry Dean
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1938
Phantom Ranger
Phantom Ranger as Reynolds
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Prairie Moon
Prairie Moon as Henchman Steve
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Six-Shootin' Sheriff
Six-Shootin' Sheriff as Bar X Foreman
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Outlaws of Sonora
Outlaws of Sonora as Sheriff Trask
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1937
Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies as Tracy
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Bar-Z Bad Men
Bar-Z Bad Men as Sig Bostell
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The Silver Trail
The Silver Trail as Looney
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1936
Avenging Waters
Avenging Waters as Henchman Huffy
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Wildcat Saunders
Wildcat Saunders as Pete Hawkins
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Guns and Guitars
Guns and Guitars as Henchman Connor
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The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman as Johnson
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1935
The Last of the Clintons
The Last of the Clintons as Luke Todd
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Timber Terrors
Timber Terrors as Burke
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Hong Kong Nights
Hong Kong Nights as Blake
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The Cactus Kid
The Cactus Kid as Sheriff
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Toll of the Desert
Toll of the Desert as Sheriff Jackson
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The Test
The Test as Trapper (uncredited)
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Skull and Crown
Skull and Crown as Henchman Jennings
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The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider as Sewell
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Rio Rattler
Rio Rattler as Ranger Bob Adams
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Courage of the North
Courage of the North as Mordant
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Gun Play
Gun Play as Meeker
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1934
Ferocious Pal
Ferocious Pal as Dave Brownell
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St. Louis Woman
St. Louis Woman as Lions Coach Ryan
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1933
The Iron Master
The Iron Master as Turner
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1932
Beyond the Rockies
Beyond the Rockies as Kirk Tracy
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Outlaw Justice
Outlaw Justice as Henchman Hank
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Without Honor
Without Honor as 'Sholt' Fletcher
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The Night Rider
The Night Rider as Jeff Barton
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Gold
Gold as Sheriff
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Trailing the Killer
Trailing the Killer as Sheriff
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The Lost Special
The Lost Special as Dirk / Detective Dane
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1931
The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghost as Barroom Sailor
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Range Law
Range Law as Henchman Cleve
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The Arizona Terror
The Arizona Terror as Henchman Chuckawalla
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The Galloping Ghost
The Galloping Ghost as Mullins
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The Two Gun Man
The Two Gun Man as Lem Tolliver
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1930
Westward Bound
Westward Bound as Dick - Rustler
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Borrowed Wives
Borrowed Wives as Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
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The Woman Racket
The Woman Racket as Hennessy
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1925
The Demon Rider
The Demon Rider as Black Hawk
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