Deceased

When Did Tom London Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asLen Clapham, Leonard Clapham, Leonard Clapman, Leonard T. ClapmanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/08/1889Born inLouisville, Kentucky, USADied05/12/1963Died inHollywoodWikidataQ7816621 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#932309 ↗

Tom London was an American 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. The 2001 book Film Facts likewise says that the performer who played in the most films was "Tom London, who made his first of over 2,000 appearances in The Great Train Robbery, 1903". He used his birth name in films until 1924.

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Filmography154 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1962	13 West StreetMovie	Prisoner (uncredited)	73
1959	Lock-UpSeries	Carrey - Watchman	70
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Stagecoach Driver	70
1959	Lone TexanMovie	Old Dan (uncredited)	70
1958	BroncoSeries	Rowdy O'Brien	69
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Prisoner (uncredited)	69
1958	Man of the WestMovie	Tom (uncredited)	69
1958	The SheepmanMovie	Shopkeeper (uncredited)	69
1958	LawmanSeries	Pete	69
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Cabbie	68
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Man Holding Booth's Horse (uncredited)	68
1957	MaverickSeries	Farmer	68
1957	Domino KidMovie	—	68
1956	Friendly PersuasionMovie	Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)	67
1955	CheyenneSeries	Old-Timer (uncredited)	66
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Old Man Craig (uncredited)	66
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Deputy Sheriff Carlson (uncredited)	65
1954	Annie OakleySeries	Pop Leeds	65
1953	The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries	—	64
1952	High NoonMovie	Sam (uncredited)	63
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Ranson	63
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	Peter Thomas	63
1952	Rancho NotoriousMovie	Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)	63
1952	Trail GuideMovie	Old Timer	63
1950	Cody of the Pony ExpressMovie	Doc Laramie	61
1950	The Gene Autry ShowSeries	The Sheriff	61
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Sheriff Allbright	60
1949	Riders in the SkyMovie	Old Man Robert	60
1947	Rustlers of Devil's CanyonMovie	The Sheriff	58
1947	Dick Tracy's DilemmaMovie	Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)	58
1947	Last Frontier UprisingMovie	Skillet (Ranch Hand)	58
1946	Sheriff of Redwood ValleyMovie	Sheriff	57
1946	The Phantom RiderMovie	Medicine Man Ceta	57
1946	The Invisible InformerMovie	Eph Shroud	57
1946	California Gold RushMovie	Sheriff Peabody	57
1946	Alias Billy the KidMovie	Dakota	57
1946	Passkey to DangerMovie	Gerald Bates	57
1946	The Undercover WomanMovie	Lem	57
1945	Flame of Barbary CoastMovie	Thompson, Townsman in Mob	56
1945	Oregon TrailMovie	Sheriff Plenner	56
1945	Federal Operator 99Movie	Prof. Crawford	56
1945	Earl Carroll VanitiesMovie	Tom the Doorman	56
1945	Corpus Christi BanditsMovie	Rocky - Henchman	56
1945	Girls of the Big HouseMovie	Sheriff at Alma's Cell	56
1945	Sunset in El DoradoMovie	Sheriff Gridley	56
1944	Firebrands of ArizonaMovie	Wagon Driver	55
1944	Cheyenne WildcatMovie	Harrison Colby	55
1944	Code of the PrairieMovie	Henchman Loomis	55
1944	Silver City KidMovie	Sheriff Gibson	55
1944	Stagecoach to MontereyMovie	Chester Wade	55
1944	Faces in the FogMovie	Auto Court Manager	55
1944	The Fighting SeabeesMovie	Johnson (uncredited)	55
1944	Zorro's Black WhipMovie	James Bradley	55
1944	The Lady and the MonsterMovie	Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)	55
1944	Hidden Valley OutlawsMovie	Sheriff McBride	55
1944	ThoroughbredsMovie	Pop	55
1944	The Yellow Rose of TexasMovie	Sheriff Allen	55
1943	BatmanMovie	Andrews	54
1943	Captive Wild WomanMovie	Ship's Captain (archive footage)	54
1943	False ColorsMovie	Poncho Townsman	54
1943	The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie	Deputy (uncredited)	54
1943	No Place for a LadyMovie	Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)	54
1943	Bullets and SaddlesMovie	Marshal (archive footage)	54
1943	Bad Men of Thunder GapMovie	Hank Turner	54
1942	Stardust on the SageMovie	Henchman MacGowan	53
1942	American EmpireMovie	Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)	53
1942	Valley of the SunMovie	Trooper Parker (uncredited)	53
1942	Ghost Town LawMovie	Ace, Chief Thug	53
1942	The Secret CodeMovie	Weather Bureau Guard	53
1942	The Valley of Vanishing MenMovie	Slater	53
1941	Western UnionMovie	Slade Henchman #3	52
1941	Dude CowboyMovie	Silver City Sheriff	52
1941	Riding the Sunset TrailMovie	Sheriff Hays	52
1941	Fugitive ValleyMovie	Marshal Warren	52
1941	Billy the KidMovie	Leader (uncredited)	52
1941	Wanderers of the WestMovie	Montana Sheriff	52
1941	Underground RustlersMovie	Henchman Tom Harris	52
1941	The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMovie	Cop Getting Crane	52
1941	Robbers of the RangeMovie	Henchman Monk Saunders	52
1941	Romance of the Rio GrandeMovie	U. S. Marshal	52
1940	Boom TownMovie	Sheriff Harris (uncredited)	51
1940	The ShadowMovie	Hijacked Truck Driver	51
1940	Five Little Peppers at HomeMovie	Miner	51
1940	Dark CommandMovie	Messenger	51
1940	Northwest PassageMovie	Ranger	51
1940	Stage to ChinoMovie	Dolan - Henchman	51
1940	The Ranger and the LadyMovie	Independent Freight Wagon Driver	51
1940	A Volta do Besouro VerdeMovie	Thug with Explosives	51
1940	Lillian RussellMovie	Frank	51
1940	Brigham YoungMovie	Raider	51
1940	Melody RanchMovie	Henchman Joe #2	51
1940	Winners of the WestMovie	Henchman Webb	51
1940	The Green ArcherMovie	Detective with Shiner	51
1940	The Gay CaballeroMovie	Man at Fiesta	51
1939	Made for Each OtherMovie	Ranger (uncredited)	50
1939	Jesse JamesMovie	Soldier (uncredited)	50
1939	Mandrake the MagicianMovie	Mill River Inn Henchman	50
1939	Sunset TrailMovie	Jake	50
1939	Allegheny UprisingMovie	Settler at McDowell's Mill	50
1939	Let Us LiveMovie	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	50
1939	Mountain RhythmMovie	Deputy Tom	50
1938	Black BanditMovie	—	49
1938	Phantom RangerMovie	Reynolds	49
1938	The Fighting Devil DogsMovie	Henchman Wilson	49
1938	The Lone RangerMovie	Henchman Felton	49
1938	The Renegade RangerMovie	Henchman Red	49
1938	Juvenile CourtMovie	Policeman at Accident (uncredited)	49
1938	Outlaws of SonoraMovie	Sheriff Trask	49
1937	Blossoms On BroadwayMovie	Cop (uncredited)	48
1937	Sky RacketMovie	Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)	48
1937	Jungle MenaceMovie	Detective Interrogating Pete	48
1937	Springtime in the RockiesMovie	Tracy	48
1936	Call of the PrairieMovie	Dealer	47
1936	The Lawless NinetiesMovie	Henchman Ward	47
1936	Sworn EnemyMovie	Gangster (uncredited)	47
1935	The TestMovie	Trapper (uncredited)	46
1935	Way Down EastMovie	Town Choir Singer (uncredited)	46
1935	The Last of the ClintonsMovie	Luke Todd	46
1934	I Believed in YouMovie	Policeman	45
1934	Beggars in ErmineMovie	Steel Worker (uncredited)	45
1934	Ferocious PalMovie	Dave Brownell	45
1934	Mystery MountainMovie	Rattler Henchman Morgan	45
1933	Lady for a DayMovie	Reception Guest (uncredited)	44
1933	King of the JungleMovie	Lion Attendant (uncredited)	44
1933	The NuisanceMovie	Kelley's Associate (uncredited)	44
1933	Lone CowboyMovie	Conductor (uncredited)	44
1933	I'm No AngelMovie	Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)	44
1933	Made on BroadwayMovie	Plainclothesman	44
1933	The Iron MasterMovie	Turner	44
1933	Broadway Thru a KeyholeMovie	Member of Rocci's Mob	44
1932	The Thirteenth GuestMovie	Detective Carter (Uncredited)	43
1932	Manhattan TowerMovie	Mechanic (uncredited)	43
1932	Tex Takes a HolidayMovie	Sheriff	43
1932	The Lost SpecialMovie	Dirk / Detective Dane	43
1931	Quick MillionsMovie	Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)	42
1931	The Secret SixMovie	Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)	42
1931	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie	Undetermined Role (uncredited)	42
1930	See America ThirstMovie	Spumoni Hood (uncredited)	41
1930	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)	41
1930	The Third AlarmMovie	Fireman Tom	41
1930	Romance of the WestMovie	Kayo Mooney	41
1930	Firebrand JordanMovie	Ed Burns	41
1930	River's EndMovie	Mountie	41
1929	Chinatown NightsMovie	Cop	40
1928	The Michigan KidMovie	Minor Role (uncredited)	39
1928	The Bronc StomperMovie	Alan Riggs	39
1927	The Golden StallionMovie	Jules La Roux	38
1927	The Return of the Riddle RiderMovie	Buck White	38
1926	Chasing TroubleMovie	Jerome Garrett	37
1926	The Bar-C MysteryMovie	—	37
1924	The Air HawkMovie	Kellar	35
1923	Our HospitalityMovie	James Canfield (uncredited)	34
1922	The Long ChanceMovie	John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)	33
1916	The Purple MaskMovie	Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)	27