
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.

Patches - Stage Driver (uncredited)
Apache Country

Ed Burns
Firebrand Jordan

Kayo Mooney
Romance of the West

Sheriff Slocum
Canyon City

Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
American Empire

Sheriff James
Twisted Rails

(as Leonard Clapham)
Liberty

Dick Driscoll (as Leonard Clapham)
Nan of the North

Ranger (uncredited)
Desert Greed

Butte Morgan
Spell of the Circus

David Collins (as Leonard Clapham)
Colorado

Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
The Secret Six

(as Leonard Clapham)
The Last of the Duanes

Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
The Lone Star Ranger

Fake Captain Hartford
Under Texas Skies

Sam Harden
Pioneer Trail

Ranger Bob Adams
Rio Rattler

Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion

Reception Guest (uncredited)
Lady for a Day

Wolf
When Lightning Strikes

Captain Gray
Dynamite Canyon

Morris
West of Tombstone

Clem
Western Gold

Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious

Henchman Sneed
Rio Grande Ranger

Henchman Slim
The Man from Texas

The Boss of the Rancho

Fireman Tom
The Third Alarm

Chet
Fighting Fury

Townsman
Bad Man of Deadwood

Slippery Jack Elmm
A String of Diamonds

Head Mountie
The Storm

Miller
The Fighting Marines

Jed Hawkings
Three in Exile

Bill Fadden
Silent Sheldon

Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor

Harry Palmer
West of the Rainbow's End

Tracy
Springtime in the Rockies

Tom Ellis
The Blazing Sun

Bud
Heroes of the Range

Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
The Oil Raider

Conductor (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy

Marshal Jim Wood
Santa Fe Stampede

Sheriff
Gold

'Sholt' Fletcher
Without Honor

Old Dan (uncredited)
Lone Texan

Chadwick (uncredited)
The Old West

Henchman Ward
The Lawless Nineties

Prison Guard (uncredited)
Full Confession

King of the Circus

Baker
Marshal of Cripple Creek

Kelley's Associate (uncredited)
The Nuisance

Holdup man
Mystery Ranch

Crane
Spy Smasher Returns

Phoney Union Sergeant
Southward Ho!

The Texas Kid

Henchman Kirk
Trailing Double Trouble

Sheriff Allen
The Yellow Rose of Texas

Wolf Tracks

Masked

Trapper (uncredited)
The Test

Sheriff
'in Wrong' Wright

Mullins
The Galloping Ghost

Pop Phillips
Blue Canadian Rockies

Henchman Connor
Guns and Guitars

Henchman MacGowan
Stardust on the Sage

Mechanic (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower

Jeff Barton
The Night Rider

Garvin / The Wolf-Devil
Queen of the Northwoods

Pete Mallis - Henchman
The Boiling Point

Sheriff Jackson
Toll of the Desert

Blake
Hong Kong Nights

Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
Borrowed Wives

Sheriff Plenner
Oregon Trail

Sheriff
Marshal of Reno

Sheriff
Sheriff of Redwood Valley

Ace, Chief Thug
Ghost Town Law

Sewell
The Miracle Rider

Long
San Antonio Kid

Bartender Pete
Down Texas Way

Sheriff Trask
Outlaws of Sonora

Johnson
The Border Patrolman

Prisoner (uncredited)
13 West Street

Marc Brandon
Dangerous Traffic

U. S. Marshal
Romance of the Rio Grande

Luke Todd
The Last of the Clintons

Old Man Robert
Riders in the Sky

Prof. Crawford
Federal Operator 99

Mordant
Courage of the North

Crane
Spy Smasher

Lions Coach Ryan
St. Louis Woman

Sig Bostell
Bar-Z Bad Men

Henchman Pete
Law of the Ranger

Henchman Steve
Prairie Moon

2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Secret Valley

Sheriff
The Cactus Kid

Meeker
Gun Play

Gaynor
Perils of the Royal Mounted

Sam Bolton
Jesse James Rides Again

Medicine Man Ceta
The Phantom Rider

Brooks
The Wolf Dog

Sgt. Hank Darby
Troopers Three

Tom Judson
King of the Forest Rangers

Henchman Felton
The Lone Ranger

Henchman Wilson
The Fighting Devil Dogs

Slater
The Valley of Vanishing Men

Eph Carson
Shooting High

Hennessy
The Woman Racket

Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)
The Purple Mask

Black Bandit

Reynolds
Phantom Ranger

Henchman Red
The Renegade Ranger

Sheriff Parker
Phantom Rancher

Mountie
River's End

Ben
Sunset Pass

Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Tall Stranger

Rattler Henchman Morgan
Mystery Mountain

Bart Daggett
Flaming Lead

Henchman Lefty
Wild Horse Stampede

Black Hawk
The Demon Rider

Henchman Chuckawalla
The Arizona Terror

Lem Tolliver
The Two Gun Man

Henchman Cleve
Range Law

Military Policeman
Cock of the Air

Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
See America Thirst

Bum at Bar (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

John Benton
Trail of Kit Carson

Minor Role (uncredited)
The Michigan Kid

Lafe Dibble
Santa Fe Uprising

Chester Wade
Stagecoach to Monterey

Sheriff
Trailing the Killer

Kirk Tracy
Beyond the Rockies

Dirk / Detective Dane
The Lost Special

Shopkeeper (uncredited)
The Sheepman

Old Prospector (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns

Joe Dokes
The Cowboy Musketeer

Motorist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers

Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
I'm No Angel

Eddie Lewis
Radio Patrol

Dick - Rustler
Westward Bound

Bar X Foreman
Six Shootin' Sheriff

Dixon - Detective
Smashing the Rackets

Henchman Parker
Westbound Stage

Dr. Jackson
Crime of the Century

Town Choir Singer (uncredited)
Way Down East

Gangster (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy

Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared

Soldier (uncredited)
Jesse James

Lion Attendant (uncredited)
King of the Jungle

Pete Cave Henchman
The Oregon Trail

Henchman Huffy
Avenging Waters

Mill River Inn Henchman
Mandrake the Magician

Ranger (uncredited)
Made for Each Other

Henchman Tracy Briggs
Land of the Open Range

Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Let Us Live

Rancher Wilson
The Night Riders

Denver
Vigilantes of Dodge City

Settler at McDowell's Mill
Allegheny Uprising

Dolan - Henchman
Stage to Chino

Member of Rocci's Mob
Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Pat Campbell
Gordon of Ghost City

Detective Interrogating Pete
Jungle Menace

Larry Dean
Fangs of the Wild

Dan Coleman
Pack Train

Frank Holden
Sheriff of Cimarron

Mason
Riders from Nowhere

Turner
The Iron Master

Sheriff Wade
Song of the Buckaroo

Man at Fiesta
The Gay Caballero

Town Marshal
Viva Cisco Kid

Sheriff
Rollin' Westward

Dealer
Call of the Prairie

Arnold
Wild Horse Range

Domino Kid

Foreman
Lure of the Wasteland

Healey
Man from Rainbow Valley

Sheriff Hays
Riding the Sunset Trail

Henchman Matt Grimes
Roll Wagons Roll

Lem Martin
Wagon Tracks West

Henchman Monk Saunders
Robbers of the Range

Bartender Tim
San Antone Ambush

Billy Dawson
Santa Fe Scouts

Hank Turner
Bad Men of Thunder Gap

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Barfly Al
Rawhide Mail

Dave Brownell
Ferocious Pal

Deputy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident

Burke
Timber Terrors

Colonel
Red Desert

Henchman (uncredited)
Bar-L Ranch

Rancher
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Tom (uncredited)
Man of the West

Thug with Explosives
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Miner
Five Little Peppers at Home

James Canfield (uncredited)
Our Hospitality

Hijacked Truck Driver
The Shadow

Ben Duncan
Don't Fence Me In

Sam (uncredited)
High Noon

Independent Freight Wagon Driver
The Ranger and the Lady

Raider
Brigham Young

Marshal Tom
Forbidden Trails

Jake
Sunset Trail

Sheriff Tom Olson
Gaucho Serenade

Lyncher
When the Daltons Rode

Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
Boom Town

Messenger
Dark Command

Henchman Charlie
Wagon Train

Horse Trader
Smoky

Jake
Deadwood Dick

Henchman Webb
Winners of the West

Montana Sheriff
Wanderers of the West

Henchman Hansen
Call of the Rockies

Ranch Foreman Waffles
Stick to Your Guns

Henchman Gregg
Twilight on the Trail

Ranger
Northwest Passage

Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Quick Millions

Frank
Lillian Russell

Henchman Joe #2
Melody Ranch

Kearney - Riot Squad Cop (uncredited)
Junior G-Men

Detective with Shiner
The Green Archer

Silver City Sheriff
Dude Cowboy

Cop
Chinatown Nights

Pete
The Renegade

Tom - Cashier
Blackmail

U.S. Customs Agent Tom
Twilight on the Rio Grande

Eph Shroud
The Invisible Informer

Train Conductor
Night Train to Memphis

Gerald Bates
Passkey to Danger

Thompson, Townsman in Mob
Flame of Barbary Coast

Sheriff at Alma's Cell
Girls of the Big House

Tom the Doorman
Earl Carroll Vanities

Policeman Ralph
Grissly's Millions

Auto Court Manager
Faces in the Fog

Pop
Thoroughbreds

Johnson (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees

Doc Laramie
Cody of the Pony Express

Rancher Evans
Rough Riders of Durango

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Juvenile Court

Banker
The Old Frontier

Harrison Colby
Cheyenne Wildcat

Barton
Marshal of Laredo

Fake Judge Worth
Wagon Wheels Westward

Sand Snipe
Colorado Pioneers

Patrick MacSween
The Wild Frontier

Sheriff
Sun Valley Cyclone

Sheriff Peabody
California Gold Rush

Sheriff Dan Perkins
Conquest of Cheyenne

The Sheriff
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

Sheriff
Ghost Valley Raiders

Ranger Logan
The Son of Davy Crockett

Cop Getting Crane
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Detective
The Spider Returns

Dad Gardner
Saddle Pals

Del Auston
Red River Robin Hood

Franklin
Shadows on the Sage

Henchman (uncredited)
Lone Star Ranger

Old Timer
Trail Guide

Felton
Hi-Yo Silver

Jessup
Hail to the Rangers

Marshal Warren
Fugitive Valley

Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
Arizona Terrors

Sheriff
Overland Mail Robbery

Sheriff McBride
Hidden Valley Outlaws

Curley - Saloon Henchman
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Henchman Pete
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Steve Conlon
West of Texas

Earl Phillips
Beneath Western Skies

Henchman Loomis
Code of the Prairie

Wagon Driver
Firebrands of Arizona

Utah
The Cherokee Flash

Rocky - Henchman
Corpus Christi Bandits

Sheriff Gibson
Silver City Kid

Sheriff Tom Carpenter
Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff Edwards
Rough Riders of Cheyenne

James Bradley
Zorro's Black Whip

Sheriff Gridley
Sunset in El Dorado

Lem
The Undercover Woman

Johnny
Out California Way

Sheriff Bert Morris
Roll on Texas Moon

Sheriff Tom Hammon
Rio Grande Raiders

Pop Underwood
Red River Renegades

Dakota
Alias Billy the Kid

Banty McCabe
Days of Buffalo Bill

Wagon Boss
Along the Oregon Trail

Skillet (Ranch Hand)
Last Frontier Uprising

Sheriff Blanchard
Under Colorado Skies

Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
Sky Racket

Lem Kimmerly
Mark of the Lash

Mr. Snodgrass
Marshal of Amarillo

Hank Bailey (uncredited)
Gun Smoke

Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger

Man on Wagon
Across the Sierras

Slade Henchman #3
Western Union

Joe #1 - Henchman
Sons of the Pioneers

Henchman
Ridin' Down the Canyon

Henchman Tom Harris
Underground Rustlers

Jed
Frontier Investigator

Trooper Parker (uncredited)
Valley of the Sun

Oxen Train Bullwhacker
The Omaha Trail

Slim - Lanky Henchman
Riders of the West

Leader (uncredited)
Billy the Kid

Henchman
Silver Spurs

Jim Weston
South of Rio

Crockett Henchman
The Woman of the Town

Henchman
Idaho

Poncho Townsman
False Colors

Race Official
Song of Texas

Marshal (archive footage)
Bullets and Saddles

Livery Stableman (uncredited)
Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Pete Hawkins
Wildcat Saunders

Henchman Red Stevens
Riders of the Black Hills

Looney
The Silver Trail

Henchman Jennings
Skull and Crown

Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)
The Lady and the Monster

Truck Driver
Angel's Holiday

Weather Bureau Guard
The Secret Code

Henchman Duke
Roaring Timber

Dave Naab
The Heritage of the Desert

Policeman
Sid's Long Count

Marshal Blackjack Flint
Brand of Fear

Ship's Captain (archive footage)
Captive Wild Woman

Andrews
Batman

Detective (uncredited)
Police Car 17

Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)
No Place for a Lady

Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake

Flash Denby
Border Vengeance

Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
The Great Air Robbery

Pvt. Frank Stafford
Code of the Northwest

Man on Train (Uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow

1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front

Detective (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait

Cop (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway

David Manning / The Claw
The Mystery Rider

Martin Trask
The Harvest of Hate

John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)
The Long Chance

Man in Saloon (uncredited)
In Old Arizona

Jules La Roux
The Golden Stallion

Croupier (uncredited)
Hell's Heroes

Guy
To the Last Man

Lee Stanton
The Call of the Canyon

Deputy Tom
Mountain Rhythm

Mack
Captain America

Ship Captain
The Big Cage

Lefty - Henchman
O'Malley of the Mounted

Soldier at American Consulate
Perils of Pauline

Detective Carter (Uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest

Henchman
Honor of the Mounted

Tom
The Fugitive

Reporter (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde

Corporal McGregor
Clancy of the Mounted

Workman
Mills of the Gods

Plainclothesman
Made on Broadway

Fred (uncredited)
The Frame-Up

Guard
The Dangerous Maid

Trails of the Golden West

Policeman
I Believed in You

Cowhand (uncredited)
West of Broadway

Kenneth Winster
Mile-a-Minute Morgan

Shell Shocked Sammy

Steel Worker (uncredited)
Beggars in Ermine

Leave It to Susan

Police Lieutenant
Sheer Luck

Police Detective (uncredited)
The Countess of Monte Cristo

Spraker
The Yellow Cameo

The Bar-C Mystery

Joe
The Cowboy and the Lady

U.S. Marshal Thayer
Snowed In

Lacey
The Lion Man

Jacques Foucharde
Under Northern Lights

Cop at Door (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Griffin Dawson
The Apache Raider

Pronto Giles
The Boss of Rustler's Roost

Jerome Garrett
Chasing Trouble

Sheriff
Fighting Hero

Gabe Lawrence
Ridin' Double

Andrew Coleman
Behind City Lights

Kellar
The Air Hawk
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
378
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-08-23
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Len Clapham