8.7
8.7
The Spider Returns
1941
as Detective
Tom London
Also known as: Leonard Clapham, Leonard T. Clapham
Acting
Born:August 23, 1889
Died:December 5, 1963(aged 74)
Birthplace:Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Nationality:United States
N/A
CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (291 movies)
8.0
8.0
Shooting High
1940
as Eph Carson
8.0
8.0
Spy Smasher Returns
1966
as Crane
8.0
8.0
The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Utah
7.8
7.8
The Wolf Dog
1933
as Brooks
7.5
7.5
Our Hospitality
1923
as James Canfield (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
Quick Millions
1931
as Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Oxen Train Bullwhacker
7.0
7.0
Robbers of the Range
1941
as Henchman Monk Saunders
7.0
7.0
Troopers Three
1930
as Sgt. Hank Darby
7.0
7.0
Marshal of Reno
1944
as Sheriff
7.0
7.0
Hell's Heroes
1929
as Croupier (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Sheepman
1958
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
Man of the West
1958
as Tom (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Perils of the Royal Mounted
1942
as Gaynor
6.5
6.5
Cock of the Air
1932
as Military Policeman
6.3
6.3
West of Broadway
1931
as Cowhand (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
River's End
1930
as Mountie
6.1
6.1
Spy Smasher
1942
as Crane
6.0
6.0
Sunset Pass
1933
as Ben
6.0
6.0
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
as Henchman Kirk
6.0
6.0
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940
as Sheriff
6.0
6.0
Cody of the Pony Express
1950
as Doc Laramie
6.0
6.0
California Gold Rush
1946
as Sheriff Peabody
6.0
6.0
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Fake Judge Worth
6.0
6.0
The Invisible Informer
1946
as Eph Shroud
6.0
6.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Felton
6.0
6.0
Grissly's Millions
1945
as Policeman Ralph
6.0
6.0
Riders from Nowhere
1940
as Mason
6.0
6.0
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Wagon Driver
6.0
6.0
The Big Cage
1933
as Ship Captain
6.0
6.0
Avenging Waters
1936
as Henchman Huffy
6.0
6.0
Federal Operator 99
1945
as Prof. Crawford
6.0
6.0
The Fighting Marines
1935
as Miller
6.0
6.0
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
as Sheriff Bert Morris
6.0
6.0
Red River Robin Hood
1942
as Del Auston
6.0
6.0
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Henchman Felton
6.0
6.0
The Phantom Rider
1946
as Medicine Man Ceta
6.0
6.0
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934
as Police Detective (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
King of the Forest Rangers
1946
as Tom Judson
6.0
6.0
The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
as Henchman Wilson
6.0
6.0
Rio Rattler
1935
as Ranger Bob Adams
6.0
6.0
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Silver City Sheriff
6.0
6.0
Call of the Rockies
1944
as Henchman Hansen
6.0
6.0
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
as Frank Holden
6.0
6.0
Gold
1932
as Sheriff
6.0
6.0
Out California Way
1946
as Johnny
5.9
5.9
Manhattan Tower
1932
as Mechanic (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Border Patrolman
1936
as Johnson
5.7
5.7
Fugitive Valley
1941
as Marshal Warren
5.7
5.7
Pack Train
1953
as Dan Coleman
5.7
5.7
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Bar X Foreman
5.7
5.7
Bachelor Bait
1934
as Detective (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Domino Kid
1957
5.7
5.7
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Soldier at American Consulate
5.7
5.7
Ghost Town Law
1942
as Ace, Chief Thug
5.6
5.6
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Fangs of the Wild
1939
as Larry Dean
5.5
5.5
The Secret Six
1931
as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Beyond the Rockies
1932
as Kirk Tracy
5.5
5.5
Santa Fe Stampede
1938
as Marshal Jim Wood
5.5
5.5
The Two Gun Man
1931
as Lem Tolliver
5.5
5.5
The Night Riders
1939
as Rancher Wilson
5.5
5.5
Gun Smoke
1931
as Hank Bailey
5.5
5.5
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944
as Sheriff Allen
5.5
5.5
Without Honor
1932
as 'Sholt' Fletcher
5.5
5.5
The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Luke Todd
5.5
5.5
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
as Town Marshal
5.4
5.4
Forbidden Trails
1941
as Marshal Tom
5.4
5.4
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
as Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
5.4
5.4
Stage to Chino
1940
as Dolan - Henchman
5.4
5.4
Captain America
1944
as Mack
5.3
5.3
In Old Arizona
1928
as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Riders in the Sky
1949
as Old Man Robert
5.2
5.2
The Renegade Ranger
1938
as Henchman Red
5.2
5.2
The Gay Caballero
1940
as Man at Fiesta
5.2
5.2
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Henchman Ward
5.2
5.2
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as James Bradley
5.0
5.0
The Storm
1930
as Head Mountie
5.0
5.0
Beneath Western Skies
1944
as Earl Phillips
5.0
5.0
Alias Billy the Kid
1946
as Dakota
5.0
5.0
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Motorist (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Old West
1952
as Chadwick (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Outlaws of Sonora
1938
as Sheriff Trask
5.0
5.0
Mystery Ranch
1934
as Holdup man
5.0
5.0
Stardust on the Sage
1942
as Henchman MacGowan
5.0
5.0
Crime of the Century
1946
as Dr. Jackson
5.0
5.0
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Tom the Doorman
5.0
5.0
Trail Guide
1952
as Old Timer
5.0
5.0
The Silver Trail
1937
as Looney
5.0
5.0
The Cactus Kid
1935
as Sheriff
5.0
5.0
Gun Play
1935
as Meeker
5.0
5.0
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
as Curley - Saloon Henchman
5.0
5.0
Underground Rustlers
1941
as Henchman Tom Harris
5.0
5.0
Westward Bound
1930
as Dick - Rustler
5.0
5.0
Timber Terrors
1935
as Burke
5.0
5.0
When Lightning Strikes
1934
as Wolf
5.0
5.0
Saddle Pals
1947
as Dad Gardner
5.0
5.0
The Iron Master
1933
as Turner
5.0
5.0
Rollin' Westward
1939
as Sheriff
5.0
5.0
Mark of the Lash
1948
as Lem Kimmerly
5.0
5.0
The Renegade
1943
as Pete
5.0
5.0
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Sheriff
5.0
5.0
Lone Texan
1959
as Old Dan (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Roaring Timber
1937
as Henchman Duke
5.0
5.0
Border Vengeance
1925
as Flash Denby
5.0
5.0
Dangerous Traffic
1926
as Marc Brandon
4.9
4.9
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
as Detective Carter (Uncredited)
4.7
4.7
The Woman Racket
1930
as Hennessy
4.7
4.7
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Dealer
4.7
4.7
Springtime in the Rockies
1937
as Tracy
4.6
4.6
Borrowed Wives
1930
as Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
4.5
4.5
The Lost Special
1932
as Dirk / Detective Dane
4.4
4.4
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
as Livery Stableman (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Skull and Crown
1935
as Henchman Jennings
4.3
4.3
The Miracle Rider
1935
as Sewell
4.3
4.3
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Ben Duncan
4.2
4.2
Phantom Ranger
1938
as Reynolds
4.2
4.2
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Henchman Connor
4.2
4.2
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Sheriff Gridley
4.0
4.0
Stick to Your Guns
1941
as Ranch Foreman Waffles
4.0
4.0
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Pat Campbell
4.0
4.0
Chinatown Nights
1929
as Cop
4.0
4.0
Riders of the West
1942
as Slim - Lanky Henchman
4.0
4.0
Mountain Rhythm
1939
as Deputy Tom
4.0
4.0
Flaming Lead
1939
as Bart Daggett
4.0
4.0
Trailing the Killer
1932
as Sheriff
4.0
4.0
Twilight on the Trail
1941
as Henchman Gregg
4.0
4.0
Southward Ho!
1939
as Phoney Union Sergeant
4.0
4.0
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
as Harrison Colby
4.0
4.0
Roll Wagons Roll
1940
as Henchman Matt Grimes
4.0
4.0
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946
as Sheriff
4.0
4.0
Twisted Rails
1934
as Sheriff James
4.0
4.0
The Boiling Point
1932
as Pete Mallis - Henchman
4.0
4.0
Under Texas Skies
1930
as Fake Captain Hartford
4.0
4.0
San Antone Ambush
1949
as Bartender Tim
4.0
4.0
Secret Valley
1937
as 2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
3.9
3.9
Blackmail
1947
as Tom - Cashier
3.8
3.8
American Empire
1942
as Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
3.8
3.8
False Colors
1943
as Poncho Townsman
3.8
3.8
Silver Spurs
1943
as Henchman
3.8
3.8
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Henchman Lefty
3.8
3.8
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941
as U. S. Marshal
3.7
3.7
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
as Rancher
3.5
3.5
Hong Kong Nights
1935
as Blake
3.5
3.5
Phantom Rancher
1940
as Sheriff Parker
3.0
3.0
Lone Star Ranger
1942
as Henchman (uncredited)
3.0
3.0
Riding the Sunset Trail
1941
as Sheriff Hays
3.0
3.0
Brand of Fear
1949
as Marshal Blackjack Flint
3.0
3.0
Sky Racket
1937
as Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
3.0
3.0
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Auto Court Manager
2.7
2.7
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Conductor (uncredited)
2.7
2.7
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
2.5
2.5
The Test
1935
as Trapper (uncredited)
2.3
2.3
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937
as Sig Bostell
2.2
2.2
Across the Sierras
1941
as Man on Wagon
2.0
2.0
The Galloping Ghost
1931
as Mullins
2.0
2.0
Westbound Stage
1939
as Henchman Parker
2.0
2.0
Police Car 17
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
1.7
1.7
The Undercover Woman
1946
as Lem
The Michigan Kid
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Silver City Kid
1944
as Sheriff Gibson
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944
as Chester Wade
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
as John Benton
Santa Fe Uprising
1946
as Lafe Dibble
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
as The Sheriff
See America Thirst
1930
as Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
The Wild Frontier
1947
as Patrick MacSween
The Blazing Sun
1950
as Tom Ellis
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mr. Snodgrass
Wanderers of the West
1941
as Montana Sheriff
Western Gold
1937
as Clem
Law of the Ranger
1937
as Henchman Pete
Frontier Investigator
1949
as Jed
The Cowboy Musketeer
1925
as Joe Dokes
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
as Kenneth Winster
Shell Shocked Sammy
1923
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
as Rancher Evans
Bar-L Ranch
1930
as Henchman (uncredited)
Land of the Open Range
1942
as Henchman Tracy Briggs
Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944
as Denver
The Man from Texas
1939
as Henchman Slim
Arizona Terrors
1942
as Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
Firebrand Jordan
1930
as Ed Burns
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Rattler Henchman Morgan
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943
as Hank Turner
Rawhide Mail
1934
as Barfly Al
Code of the Northwest
1926
as Pvt. Frank Stafford
Wildcat Saunders
1936
as Pete Hawkins
Romance of the West
1930
Santa Fe Scouts
1943
as Billy Dawson
Dynamite Canyon
1941
as Captain Gray
Apache Country
1952
as Patches - Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Boss of the Rancho
1919
Canyon City
1943
as Sheriff Slocum
Toll of the Desert
1935
as Sheriff Jackson
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Lefty - Henchman
Song of the Buckaroo
1938
as Sheriff Wade
The Purple Mask
1916
as Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
as Corporal McGregor
South of Rio
1949
as Jim Weston
A String of Diamonds
1926
as Slippery Jack Elmm
The Oil Raider
1934
as Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
Red Desert
1949
as Colonel
Courage of the North
1935
as Mordant
Trails of the Golden West
1931
Smoky
1933
as Horse Trader
West of Tombstone
1942
as Morris
Sheer Luck
1931
as Police Lieutenant
Red River Renegades
1946
as Pop Underwood
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Sheriff McBride
Thoroughbreds
1944
as Pop
Marshal of Laredo
1945
as Barton
St. Louis Woman
1934
as Lions Coach Ryan
Colorado Pioneers
1945
as Sand Snipe
Wagon Tracks West
1943
as Lem Martin
The Yellow Cameo
1928
as Spraker
Conquest of Cheyenne
1946
as Sheriff Dan Perkins
Night Train to Memphis
1946
as Train Conductor
The Old Frontier
1950
as Banker
Man from Rainbow Valley
1946
as Healey
Passkey to Danger
1946
as Gerald Bates
Hail to the Rangers
1943
as Jessup
West of Texas
1943
as Steve Conlon
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946
as Banty McCabe
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
as Wagon Boss
Last Frontier Uprising
1947
as Skillet (Ranch Hand)
Lure of the Wasteland
1939
as Foreman
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
The Cowboy and the Lady
1922
as Joe
The Heritage of the Desert
1924
as Dave Naab
Wild Horse Range
1940
as Arnold
Sid's Long Count
1930
as Policeman
Heroes of the Range
1936
as Bud
Rio Grande Ranger
1936
as Henchman Sneed
Pioneer Trail
1938
as Sam Harden
Snowed In
1926
as U.S. Marshal Thayer
To the Last Man
1923
as Guy
The Call of the Canyon
1923
as Lee Stanton
Honor of the Mounted
1932
as Henchman
The Last of the Duanes
1919
as (as Leonard Clapham)
Leave It to Susan
1919
The Mystery Rider
1928
as David Manning / The Claw
The Harvest of Hate
1929
as Martin Trask
The Third Alarm
1930
as Fireman Tom
Liberty
1916
as (as Leonard Clapham)
The Golden Stallion
1927
as Jules La Roux
The Fugitive
1933
as Tom
Nan of the North
1922
as Dick Driscoll (as Leonard Clapham)
Spell of the Circus
1930
as Butte Morgan
The Lone Star Ranger
1919
as Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
Three in Exile
1925
as Jed Hawkings
Silent Sheldon
1925
as Bill Fadden
West of the Rainbow's End
1926
as Harry Palmer
The Texas Kid
1920
Queen of the Northwoods
1929
as Garvin / The Wolf-Devil
Desert Greed
1926
as Ranger (uncredited)
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945
as Rocky - Henchman
Down Texas Way
1942
as Bartender Pete
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
as Henchman Red Stevens
King of the Circus
1920
The Demon Rider
1925
as Black Hawk
'in Wrong' Wright
1920
as Sheriff
Masked
1920
Shadows on the Sage
1942
as Franklin
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as Sheriff
Colorado
1921
as David Collins (as Leonard Clapham)
San Antonio Kid
1944
as Long
Under Colorado Skies
1947
as Sheriff Blanchard
The Long Chance
1922
as John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)
The Night Rider
1932
as Jeff Barton
Blue Canadian Rockies
1952
as Pop Phillips
Oregon Trail
1945
as Sheriff Plenner
Wolf Tracks
1920
Code of the Prairie
1944
as Henchman Loomis
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Sam Bolton
Rio Grande Raiders
1946
as Sheriff Tom Hammon
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
1945
as Sheriff Edwards
Ferocious Pal
1934
as Dave Brownell
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Baker
Black Bandit
1938
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
as Henchman Pete
The Great Air Robbery
1919
as Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
Sheriff of Sundown
1944
as Sheriff Tom Carpenter
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Slater
The Arizona Terror
1931
as Henchman Chuckawalla
Range Law
1931
as Henchman Cleve
Prairie Moon
1938
as Henchman Steve
Fighting Fury
1934
as Chet
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