Tom London

Known for ActingBorn 1889-08-23Died 1963-12-05Louisville, 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.Read more

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The Blazing Sun

The Old Frontier

Jesse James Rides Again

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

Last Frontier Uprising

Red River Renegades

Oregon Trail

Hail to the Rangers

Land of the Open Range

Shadows on the Sage

The Son of Davy Crockett

Wild Horse Range

Prairie Moon

Song of the Buckaroo

Radio Patrol

Wildcat Saunders

The Oil Raider

Ferocious Pal

Fighting Hero

Smoky

Range Law

Sheer Luck

The Third Alarm

The Harvest of Hate

The Apache Raider

The Bronc Stomper

West of the Rainbow's End

Snowed In

The Cowboy Musketeer

The Air Hawk

The Dangerous Maid

Nan of the North

The Cowboy and the Lady

Wolf Tracks

'in Wrong' Wright

The Last of the Duanes

Apache Country

Frontier Investigator

Marshal of Amarillo

The Wild Frontier

Along the Oregon Trail

Man from Rainbow Valley

Night Train to Memphis

Rio Grande Raiders

Corpus Christi Bandits

Thoroughbreds

Sheriff of Sundown

Wagon Tracks West