Tom London

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

395

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-08-23

Day of death

1963-12-05 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Tom London

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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Faces in the Fog

    Faces in the Fog

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Call of the Canyon

    The Call of the Canyon

  • Federal Operator 99

    Federal Operator 99

  • Underground Rustlers

    Underground Rustlers

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Police Car 17

    Police Car 17

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

  • Firebrand Jordan

    Firebrand Jordan

  • The Secret Code

    The Secret Code

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

  • Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

  • Masked

    Masked

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Land of the Open Range

    Land of the Open Range

  • Borrowed Wives

    Borrowed Wives

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • The Gene Autry Show

    The Gene Autry Show

  • The Ox-Bow Incident

    The Ox-Bow Incident

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • Captain America

    Captain America

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • The Boss of the Rancho

    The Boss of the Rancho

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • Apache Country

    Apache Country

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • Our Hospitality

    Our Hospitality

  • Twisted Rails

    Twisted Rails

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Western Union

    Western Union

  • Canyon City

    Canyon City

  • Days of Buffalo Bill

    Days of Buffalo Bill

  • Chinatown Nights

    Chinatown Nights

  • Phantom Ranger

    Phantom Ranger

  • Jesse James

    Jesse James

  • Rough Riders of Cheyenne

    Rough Riders of Cheyenne

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • Arizona Terrors

    Arizona Terrors

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • Manhattan Tower

    Manhattan Tower

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • Bandit Ranger

    Bandit Ranger

  • Bad Men of Thunder Gap

    Bad Men of Thunder Gap

  • Mountain Rhythm

    Mountain Rhythm

  • Oregon Trail

    Oregon Trail

  • Lone Texan

    Lone Texan

  • Night Train to Memphis

    Night Train to Memphis

  • Winners of the West

    Winners of the West

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Westbound Stage

    Westbound Stage

  • Gun Play

    Gun Play

  • Sunset Pass

    Sunset Pass

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Mystery Mountain

    Mystery Mountain

  • Range Law

    Range Law

  • Made on Broadway

    Made on Broadway

  • Jungle Menace

    Jungle Menace

  • Fugitive Valley

    Fugitive Valley

  • Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

  • The Oil Raider

    The Oil Raider

  • The Storm

    The Storm

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Domino Kid

    Domino Kid

  • Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

  • Phantom Rancher

    Phantom Rancher

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Rio Rattler

    Rio Rattler

  • Pack Train

    Pack Train

  • Dude Cowboy

    Dude Cowboy

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Ferocious Pal

    Ferocious Pal

  • The Son of Davy Crockett

    The Son of Davy Crockett

  • Roaring Timber

    Roaring Timber

  • Bachelor Bait

    Bachelor Bait

  • Cheyenne Wildcat

    Cheyenne Wildcat

  • Red Desert

    Red Desert

  • The Ranger and the Lady

    The Ranger and the Lady

  • When the Daltons Rode

    When the Daltons Rode

  • Code of the Northwest

    Code of the Northwest

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • Sky Racket

    Sky Racket

  • Gaucho Serenade

    Gaucho Serenade

  • Without Honor

    Without Honor

  • Radio Patrol

    Radio Patrol

  • Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Man of the West

    Man of the West

  • Vigilantes of Dodge City

    Vigilantes of Dodge City

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • Dynamite Canyon

    Dynamite Canyon

  • Riders from Nowhere

    Riders from Nowhere

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • Colorado Pioneers

    Colorado Pioneers

  • Beyond the Rockies

    Beyond the Rockies

  • Sunset Trail

    Sunset Trail

  • Colorado

    Colorado

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • The Frame-Up

    The Frame-Up

  • Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

  • Lone Cowboy

    Lone Cowboy

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • Platinum Blonde

    Platinum Blonde

  • River's End

    River's End

  • Shadows on the Sage

    Shadows on the Sage

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Rawhide Mail

    Rawhide Mail

  • Southward Ho!

    Southward Ho!

  • The Secret of Convict Lake

    The Secret of Convict Lake

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Twilight on the Trail

    Twilight on the Trail

  • Saddle Pals

    Saddle Pals

  • The Lady and the Monster

    The Lady and the Monster

  • Three in Exile

    Three in Exile

  • The Undercover Woman

    The Undercover Woman

  • Black Bandit

    Black Bandit

  • Fighting Fury

    Fighting Fury

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo

    The Countess of Monte Cristo

  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

  • Marshal of Cripple Creek

    Marshal of Cripple Creek

  • 13 West Street

    13 West Street

  • Beggars in Ermine

    Beggars in Ermine

  • Hell's Heroes

    Hell's Heroes

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • The Heritage of the Desert

    The Heritage of the Desert

  • The Spider Returns

    The Spider Returns

  • Western Gold

    Western Gold

  • Spy Smasher Returns

    Spy Smasher Returns

  • Spy Smasher

    Spy Smasher

  • Mills of the Gods

    Mills of the Gods

  • The Lone Star Ranger

    The Lone Star Ranger

  • The Test

    The Test

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Wild Horse Stampede

    Wild Horse Stampede

  • Riders of the Black Hills

    Riders of the Black Hills

  • Full Confession

    Full Confession

  • Santa Fe Stampede

    Santa Fe Stampede

  • The Valley of Vanishing Men

    The Valley of Vanishing Men

  • The Last of the Clintons

    The Last of the Clintons

  • Leave It to Susan

    Leave It to Susan

  • The Lawless Nineties

    The Lawless Nineties

  • The Tall Stranger

    The Tall Stranger

  • The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

  • The Golden Stallion

    The Golden Stallion

  • Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

    Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

  • Sons of the Pioneers

    Sons of the Pioneers

  • Ghost Valley Raiders

    Ghost Valley Raiders

  • The Dangerous Maid

    The Dangerous Maid

  • Stardust on the Sage

    Stardust on the Sage

  • The Border Patrolman

    The Border Patrolman

  • O'Malley of the Mounted

    O'Malley of the Mounted

  • The Arizona Terror

    The Arizona Terror

  • Robbers of the Range

    Robbers of the Range

  • Song of the Buckaroo

    Song of the Buckaroo

  • Across the Sierras

    Across the Sierras

  • Jesse James Rides Again

    Jesse James Rides Again

  • Dick Tracy's Dilemma

    Dick Tracy's Dilemma

  • Money, Women and Guns

    Money, Women and Guns

  • The Gay Caballero

    The Gay Caballero

  • Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

  • The Iron Master

    The Iron Master

  • West of Broadway

    West of Broadway

  • Mark of the Lash

    Mark of the Lash

  • The Renegade

    The Renegade

  • Romance of the Rio Grande

    Romance of the Rio Grande

  • Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

    Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

  • Wolf Tracks

    Wolf Tracks

  • The Michigan Kid

    The Michigan Kid

  • Santa Fe Uprising

    Santa Fe Uprising

  • Stick to Your Guns

    Stick to Your Guns

  • Alias Billy the Kid

    Alias Billy the Kid

  • Sheriff of Cimarron

    Sheriff of Cimarron

  • No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

  • Valley of the Sun

    Valley of the Sun

  • The Two Gun Man

    The Two Gun Man

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • The Fighting Devil Dogs

    The Fighting Devil Dogs

  • Captive Wild Woman

    Captive Wild Woman

  • Roll Wagons Roll

    Roll Wagons Roll

  • Clancy of the Mounted

    Clancy of the Mounted

  • The Big Cage

    The Big Cage

  • The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

  • Way Down East

    Way Down East

  • The Cactus Kid

    The Cactus Kid

  • Quincannon, Frontier Scout

    Quincannon, Frontier Scout

  • Silver City Kid

    Silver City Kid

  • To the Last Man

    To the Last Man

  • The Night Rider

    The Night Rider

  • Last Frontier Uprising

    Last Frontier Uprising

  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush

  • San Antonio Kid

    San Antonio Kid

  • The Blazing Sun

    The Blazing Sun

  • Desert Greed

    Desert Greed

  • The Long Chance

    The Long Chance

  • Riders of the West

    Riders of the West

  • The Fighting Marines

    The Fighting Marines

  • Spell of the Circus

    Spell of the Circus

  • The Thirteenth Guest

    The Thirteenth Guest

  • Sheriff of Sundown

    Sheriff of Sundown

  • The Renegade Ranger

    The Renegade Ranger

  • Hi-Yo Silver

    Hi-Yo Silver

  • Rio Grande Ranger

    Rio Grande Ranger

  • St. Louis Woman

    St. Louis Woman

  • Angel's Holiday

    Angel's Holiday

  • Brand of Fear

    Brand of Fear

  • King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

  • West of Texas

    West of Texas

  • Trailing Double Trouble

    Trailing Double Trouble

  • The Yellow Rose of Texas

    The Yellow Rose of Texas

  • Red River Renegades

    Red River Renegades

  • The Miracle Rider

    The Miracle Rider

  • Perils of Pauline

    Perils of Pauline

  • Marshal of Amarillo

    Marshal of Amarillo

  • The Night Riders

    The Night Riders

  • The Old West

    The Old West

  • Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

  • Viva Cisco Kid

    Viva Cisco Kid

  • Song of Texas

    Song of Texas

  • Cody of the Pony Express

    Cody of the Pony Express

  • Hail to the Rangers

    Hail to the Rangers

  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole

    Broadway Thru a Keyhole

  • The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

  • Blossoms On Broadway

    Blossoms On Broadway

  • Sunset in El Dorado

    Sunset in El Dorado

  • The Third Alarm

    The Third Alarm

  • West of Tombstone

    West of Tombstone

  • The Wolf Dog

    The Wolf Dog

  • Overland Mail Robbery

    Overland Mail Robbery

  • Lillian Russell

    Lillian Russell

  • Santa Fe Scouts

    Santa Fe Scouts

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Six Shootin' Sheriff

    Six Shootin' Sheriff

  • The Cherokee Flash

    The Cherokee Flash

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • Perils of the Royal Mounted

    Perils of the Royal Mounted

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • Riding the Sunset Trail

    Riding the Sunset Trail

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • Corpus Christi Bandits

    Corpus Christi Bandits

  • Call of the Prairie

    Call of the Prairie

  • The Invisible Informer

    The Invisible Informer

  • Beneath Western Skies

    Beneath Western Skies

  • Call of the Rockies

    Call of the Rockies

  • Firebrands of Arizona

    Firebrands of Arizona

  • I'm No Angel

    I'm No Angel

  • Wagon Tracks West

    Wagon Tracks West

  • Law of the Ranger

    Law of the Ranger

  • Hidden Valley Outlaws

    Hidden Valley Outlaws

  • Rio Grande Raiders

    Rio Grande Raiders

  • The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

  • Honor of the Mounted

    Honor of the Mounted

  • The Lost Special

    The Lost Special

  • Five Little Peppers at Home

    Five Little Peppers at Home

  • Don't Fence Me In

    Don't Fence Me In

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Skull and Crown

    Skull and Crown

  • Sun Valley Cyclone

    Sun Valley Cyclone

  • The Bar-C Mystery

    The Bar-C Mystery

  • King of the Forest Rangers

    King of the Forest Rangers

  • Wild Horse Range

    Wild Horse Range

  • The Phantom Rider

    The Phantom Rider

  • Wanderers of the West

    Wanderers of the West

  • Man from Rainbow Valley

    Man from Rainbow Valley

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • Forbidden Trails

    Forbidden Trails

  • The Girl Who Dared

    The Girl Who Dared

  • Bar-L Ranch

    Bar-L Ranch

  • Outlaws of Sonora

    Outlaws of Sonora

  • The Green Archer

    The Green Archer

  • San Antone Ambush

    San Antone Ambush

  • Cock of the Air

    Cock of the Air

  • Sheriff of Redwood Valley

    Sheriff of Redwood Valley

  • The Old Frontier

    The Old Frontier

  • Trailing the Killer

    Trailing the Killer

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • I Believed in You

    I Believed in You

  • Sid's Long Count

    Sid's Long Count

  • Bullets and Saddles

    Bullets and Saddles

  • Trails of the Golden West

    Trails of the Golden West

  • Along the Oregon Trail

    Along the Oregon Trail

  • Queen of the Northwoods

    Queen of the Northwoods

  • Romance of the West

    Romance of the West

  • In Old Arizona

    In Old Arizona

  • Wagon Wheels Westward

    Wagon Wheels Westward

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • The Wild Frontier

    The Wild Frontier

  • 'in Wrong' Wright

    'in Wrong' Wright

  • The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

  • Troopers Three

    Troopers Three

  • King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

  • Baby Take a Bow

    Baby Take a Bow

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Ridin' Down the Canyon

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Rough Riders of Durango

    Rough Riders of Durango

  • Deadwood Dick

    Deadwood Dick

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Zorro's Black Whip

    Zorro's Black Whip

  • The Galloping Ghost

    The Galloping Ghost

  • The Lion Man

    The Lion Man

  • Snowed In

    Snowed In

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Silver Trail

    The Silver Trail

  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

  • Lone Star Ranger

    Lone Star Ranger

  • Gordon of Ghost City

    Gordon of Ghost City

  • Border Vengeance

    Border Vengeance

  • The Mystery Rider

    The Mystery Rider

  • The Demon Rider

    The Demon Rider

  • American Empire

    American Empire

  • Riders in the Sky

    Riders in the Sky

  • Sworn Enemy

    Sworn Enemy

  • Conquest of Cheyenne

    Conquest of Cheyenne

  • Passkey to Danger

    Passkey to Danger

  • Avenging Waters

    Avenging Waters

  • Marshal of Reno

    Marshal of Reno

  • Junior G-Men

    Junior G-Men

  • Roll on Texas Moon

    Roll on Texas Moon

  • See America Thirst

    See America Thirst

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • The Nuisance

    The Nuisance

  • Silent Sheldon

    Silent Sheldon

  • Shell Shocked Sammy

    Shell Shocked Sammy

  • Heroes of the Range

    Heroes of the Range

  • Pioneer Trail

    Pioneer Trail

  • When Lightning Strikes

    When Lightning Strikes

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Red River Robin Hood

    Red River Robin Hood

  • Mystery Ranch

    Mystery Ranch

  • Marshal of Laredo

    Marshal of Laredo

  • Mile-a-Minute Morgan

    Mile-a-Minute Morgan

  • Sheer Luck

    Sheer Luck

  • Trail of Kit Carson

    Trail of Kit Carson

  • The Boiling Point

    The Boiling Point

  • Down Texas Way

    Down Texas Way

  • Under Colorado Skies

    Under Colorado Skies

  • Shooting High

    Shooting High

  • Code of the Prairie

    Code of the Prairie

  • The Great Air Robbery

    The Great Air Robbery

  • Wildcat Saunders

    Wildcat Saunders

  • Trail Guide

    Trail Guide

  • Stagecoach to Monterey

    Stagecoach to Monterey

  • Out California Way

    Out California Way

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • South of Rio

    South of Rio

  • The Woman Racket

    The Woman Racket

  • Smashing the Rackets

    Smashing the Rackets

  • The Harvest of Hate

    The Harvest of Hate

  • Flaming Lead

    Flaming Lead

  • Blue Canadian Rockies

    Blue Canadian Rockies

  • Frontier Investigator

    Frontier Investigator

  • A String of Diamonds

    A String of Diamonds

  • West of the Rainbow's End

    West of the Rainbow's End

  • Prairie Moon

    Prairie Moon

  • Thoroughbreds

    Thoroughbreds

  • Courage of the North

    Courage of the North

  • Fangs of the Wild

    Fangs of the Wild

  • Nan of the North

    Nan of the North

  • Guns and Guitars

    Guns and Guitars

  • The Texas Kid

    The Texas Kid

  • Ghost Town Law

    Ghost Town Law

  • Dangerous Traffic

    Dangerous Traffic

  • Toll of the Desert

    Toll of the Desert

  • Lure of the Wasteland

    Lure of the Wasteland

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Hong Kong Nights

    Hong Kong Nights

  • The Cowboy Musketeer

    The Cowboy Musketeer

  • The Yellow Cameo

    The Yellow Cameo

  • Timber Terrors

    Timber Terrors

  • Under Northern Lights

    Under Northern Lights