Actor

Tom London

August 23, 1889 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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.

Notable work

7.7
High Noon (1952)
as Sam (uncredited)
7.8
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
as 1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
as Deputy (uncredited)
7.2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
7.5
Our Hospitality (1923)
as James Canfield (uncredited)

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