Cast

Tom London

Acting

Cast

Tom London

Known for

Acting

Born

1889-08-23

From

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died

1963-12-05

Also known as Len Clapham, Leonard Clapham, Leonard Clapman

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.

Tom London

Tom London

Biography

High Noon

All Quiet on the Western Front

Fighting Fury

Spy Smasher

Friendly Persuasion

Bachelor Bait

Batman

Brigham Young

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Our Hospitality

Border Vengeance

Sheer Luck

Man of the West

Forbidden Trails

Dude Cowboy

Chasing Trouble

A Volta do Besouro Verde

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

The Sheepman

Fighting Hero

The Tall Stranger

Jesse James

The Social Buccaneer

Western Union

The Arizona Terror

Captain America

Rawhide Mail

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Mystery Rider

Tex Takes a Holiday

I'm No Angel

The Crime Doctor

Timber Terrors

The Bar-C Mystery

The Fighting Seabees

Dark Command

Flame of Barbary Coast

Lady for a Day

Captive Wild Woman

The Night Riders

Justice Takes a Holiday

Northwest Passage

Desert Greed

The Sons of the Pioneers

Boom Town

Outlaws of Sonora

Ridin' Double

Grissly's Millions

Billy the Kid

Saddle Pals

Made for Each Other

When the Daltons Rode

The Lady and the Monster

Law of the Ranger

Money, Women and Guns

13 West Street

The Right of the Strongest

The Air Hawk

Allegheny Uprising

The Lawless Nineties

Santa Fe Stampede

In Old Arizona

Overland Mail Robbery

Ridin' Down the Canyon

The Renegade Ranger

The Long Loop on the Pecos

The Yellow Cameo

The Girl Who Dared

The Cherokee Flash

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Rancho Notorious

American Empire

Bullets and Saddles

The Secret of Convict Lake

Under Northern Lights

Don't Fence Me In

Quincannon, Frontier Scout