Tom London

🎂 Data nașterii: 1889-08-23 (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)

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.

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Apache Country

Firebrand Jordan

Romance of the West

Canyon City

American Empire

Twisted Rails

Liberty

Nan of the North

Desert Greed

Spell of the Circus

Colorado

The Secret Six

The Last of the Duanes

The Lone Star Ranger

Under Texas Skies

Pioneer Trail

Rio Rattler

Friendly Persuasion

Lady for a Day

West of Tombstone

When Lightning Strikes

Western Gold

Dynamite Canyon

Rancho Notorious

Rio Grande Ranger

The Man from Texas

The Boss of the Rancho

The Third Alarm

Fighting Fury

Bad Man of Deadwood

A String of Diamonds

The Storm

The Fighting Marines

Three in Exile

Silent Sheldon

The Crime Doctor

West of the Rainbow's End

Springtime in the Rockies

The Blazing Sun

Heroes of the Range

The Oil Raider

Lone Cowboy

Santa Fe Stampede

Gold

Without Honor

Lone Texan

The Old West

The Lawless Nineties

Full Confession

King of the Circus

Marshal of Cripple Creek

The Nuisance

Mystery Ranch

Spy Smasher Returns

Southward Ho!

The Texas Kid

Wolf Tracks

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Trailing Double Trouble

Masked

The Test

'in Wrong' Wright

The Galloping Ghost

Blue Canadian Rockies

Guns and Guitars

Stardust on the Sage

Manhattan Tower

The Night Rider

Queen of the Northwoods

The Boiling Point

Toll of the Desert

Hong Kong Nights

Borrowed Wives

Oregon Trail

Marshal of Reno

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

Ghost Town Law

The Miracle Rider