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词条 Tom London
释义

  1. Life and career

  2. Personal life

  3. Death

  4. Selected filmography

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Tom London
| image = Tom London & Virginia Brown Faire - Aug 1920 EH.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Tom London and Virginia Brown Faire from a 1920 magazine
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|08|24}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1963|12|05|1889|08|24}}
| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.
| birth_name = Leonard Clapham
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1915–1962
}}Tom London (born Leonard Clapham; 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 2,000 appearances in The Great Train Robbery, 1903.[1]

Life and career

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, London 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.

Personal life

London married actress Edith Stayart (1890 - August 7, 1970), born Edythe B. Stayart,{{cn|date=January 2019}} who has several roles in films in the 1920s including Nan of the North.

Death

London died at his home in North Hollywood at age 81[2] and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Selected filmography

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1910s
  • Liberty (1916, Serial)
  • The Purple Mask (1916) - Robert Jackson, Inventor
  • The Lion's Claws (1918) - Reglis
  • The Heart of Humanity (1918) - Minor Role
  • Leave It to Susan (1919) - Minor Role
  • The Lone Star Ranger (1919) - Minor Role
  • The Great Air Robbery (1919) - Minor Role
  • The Lion Man (1919, Serial) - Lacey
1920s
  • His Nose in the Book (1920, Short)
  • Her Five-Foot Highness (1920) - Slim Higgins
  • Wolf Tracks (1920, Short)
  • Masked (1920, Short)
  • Under Northern Lights (1920) - Jacques Foucharde
  • 'In Wrong' Wright (1920, Short)
  • King of the Circus (1920, Short)
  • Colorado (1921) - David Collins
  • Ghost City (1921) - Bob Clark
  • Nan of the North (1922) - Dick Driscoll
  • The Long Chance (1922) - John Corbaly
  • The Cowboy and the Lady (1922) - Joe
  • The Social Buccaneer (1923) - Louis Lenoir
  • To the Last Man (1923) - Guy
  • Our Hospitality (1923) - James Canfield (uncredited)
  • The Call of the Canyon (1923) - Lee Stanton
  • Mile-a-Minute Morgan (1924) - Kenneth Winster
  • Heritage of the Desert (1924) - Dave Naab
  • The Right of the Strongest (1924) - Fred Dearing
  • The Perfect Alibi (1924) - Ollie Summers
  • Not Built for Runnin (1924) - Lem Dodge
  • The Loser's End (1924) - Barney Morris
  • The Air Hawk (1924) - Kellar
  • Not Guilty for Runnin (1924) - Lem Dodge
  • Headin' Through (1924) - Roy Harlan
  • Winds of Chance (1925)
  • The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
  • The Grey Devil (1926)
  • Dangerous Traffic (1926)
  • Chasing Trouble (1926)
  • Snowed In (1926)
  • The Golden Stallion (1927)
  • The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927)
  • The King of Kings (1927)
  • The Yellow Cameo (1928)
  • The Black Watch (1929)
  • Queen of the Northwoods (1929)
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1930s
  • The Woman Racket (1930)
  • Hell's Heroes (1930)
  • Troopers Three (1930)
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  • Safety in Numbers (1930)
  • The Storm (1930)
  • Borrowed Wives (1930)
  • The Third Alarm (1930)
  • See America Thirst (1930)
  • Dishonored (1931)
  • Under Texas Skies (1930)
  • The Galloping Ghost (1931, Serial)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
  • The Lost Special (1932, Serial)
  • Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
  • The Wolf Dog (1933)
  • St. Louis Woman (1934)
  • Men of the Night (1934)
  • Mystery Mountain (1934, Serial)
  • The Prescott Kid (1934)
  • The Miracle Rider (1935)
  • Goin' to Town (1935)
  • Barbary Coast (1935)
  • This Is My Affair (1937)
  • Zorro Rides Again (1937)
  • Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
  • The Lone Ranger (1938)
  • Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)
  • Jesse James (1939)
  • Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
  • The Night Riders (1939)
  • Allegheny Uprising (1939)
1940s
  • Covered Wagon Days (1940)
  • The Shadow (1940, Serial)
  • Northwest Passage (1940)
  • Dark Command (1940)
  • Lillian Russell (1940)
  • Brigham Young (1940)
  • Boom Town (1940)
  • Lone Star Raiders (1940)
  • Western Union (1941)
  • Billy the Kid (1941)
  • Shadows on the Sage (1942)
  • Spy Smasher (1942)
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
  • Batman (1943, Serial)
  • In Old Oklahoma (1943)
  • Captain America (1944)
  • Heaven Only Knows (1947)
  • Superman (1948)
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1950s
  • Rancho Notorious (1952)
  • High Noon (1952) - Sam (uncredited)
  • Calamity Jane (1953)
  • Tarantula (1955)
  • Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
  • Friendly Persuasion (1956)
  • Man of the West (1958)
1960s
  • Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
  • 13 West Street (1962)
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References

1. ^Patrick Robertson: Film Facts (2001), p. 97
2. ^{{cite news|title=Veteran actor dies at 81|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10509517/redlands_daily_facts/|work=Redlands Daily Facts|agency=United Press International|date=December 6, 1963|location=California, Redlands|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 24, 2017}} {{Open access}}

External links

{{commons category|Tom London}}
  • {{IMDb name|0163417}}
  • {{Find a Grave|9930845}}
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