Tom London
Born August 23, 1889 (Age: 136)
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
13 West Street
1962
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as Prisoner (uncredited)
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Age: 72
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
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as Bum at Bar (uncredited)
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Age: 71
Lone Texan
1959
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as Old Dan (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Money, Women and Guns
1958
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as Old Prospector (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Man of the West
1958
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as Tom (uncredited)
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Age: 69
The Sheepman
1958
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as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Age: 68
Friendly Persuasion
1956
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as Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
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Age: 67
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
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as Livery Stableman (uncredited)
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Age: 66
Pack Train
1953
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as Dan Coleman
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Age: 63
The Blazing Sun
1950
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as Tom Ellis
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Age: 61
The Old Frontier
1950
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as Banker
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Age: 60
Cody of the Pony Express
1950
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as Doc Laramie
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Age: 60
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
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as Fake Judge Worth
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Age: 56
The Cherokee Flash
1945
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as Utah
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Age: 56
Colorado Pioneers
1945
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as Sand Snipe
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Age: 56
Girls of the Big House
1945
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as Sheriff at Alma's Cell
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Age: 56
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
1945
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as Sheriff Edwards
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Age: 56
Don't Fence Me In
1945
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as Ben Duncan
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Age: 56
Marshal of Laredo
1945
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as Barton
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Age: 56
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
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as Sheriff Gridley
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Age: 56
Behind City Lights
1945
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as Andrew Coleman
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Age: 56
Oregon Trail
1945
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as Sheriff Plenner
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Age: 55
Trail of Kit Carson
1945
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as John Benton
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Age: 55
Federal Operator 99
1945
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as Prof. Crawford
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Age: 55
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
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as Thompson, Townsman in Mob
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Age: 55
Corpus Christi Bandits
1945
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as Rocky - Henchman
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Age: 55
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
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as Tom the Doorman
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Age: 55
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
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as Frank Holden
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Age: 55
Grissly's Millions
1945
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as Policeman Ralph
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Age: 55
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
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as Henchman
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Age: 53
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
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as Slater
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Age: 53
American Empire
1942
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as Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Red River Robin Hood
1942
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as Del Auston
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Age: 53
Bandit Ranger
1942
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as Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
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Age: 53
The Secret Code
1942
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as Weather Bureau Guard
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Age: 53
The Omaha Trail
1942
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as Oxen Train Bullwhacker
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Age: 53
Shadows on the Sage
1942
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as Franklin
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Age: 53
Riders of the West
1942
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as Slim - Lanky Henchman
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Age: 52
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
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as Joe #1 - Henchman
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Age: 52
Perils of the Royal Mounted
1942
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as Gaynor
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Age: 52
Stardust on the Sage
1942
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as Henchman MacGowan
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Age: 52
Down Texas Way
1942
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as Bartender Pete
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Age: 52
Land of the Open Range
1942
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as Henchman Tracy Briggs
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Age: 52
Spy Smasher
1942
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as Crane
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Age: 52
Ghost Town Law
1942
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as Ace, Chief Thug
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Age: 52
Lone Star Ranger
1942
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as Henchman (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Valley of the Sun
1942
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as Trooper Parker (uncredited)
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Age: 52
West of Tombstone
1942
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as Morris
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Age: 52
Arizona Terrors
1942
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as Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
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Age: 52
Forbidden Trails
1941
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as Marshal Tom
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Age: 52
Dude Cowboy
1941
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as Silver City Sheriff
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Age: 52
Underground Rustlers
1941
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as Henchman Tom Harris
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Age: 52
Riding the Sunset Trail
1941
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as Sheriff Hays
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Age: 52
Twilight on the Trail
1941
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as Henchman Gregg
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Age: 52
Stick to Your Guns
1941
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as Ranch Foreman Waffles
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Age: 52
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
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as Townsman
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Age: 52
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
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as Curley - Saloon Henchman
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Age: 51
Dynamite Canyon
1941
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as Captain Gray
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Age: 51
Fugitive Valley
1941
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as Marshal Warren
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Age: 51
Wanderers of the West
1941
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as Montana Sheriff
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Age: 51
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
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as Ranger Logan
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Age: 51
Billy the Kid
1941
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as Leader (uncredited)
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Age: 51
The Spider Returns
1941
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as Detective
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Age: 51
Robbers of the Range
1941
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as Henchman Monk Saunders
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Age: 51
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
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as Cop Getting Crane
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Age: 51
Western Union
1941
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as Slade Henchman #3
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Age: 51
Across the Sierras
1941
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as Man on Wagon
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Age: 51
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941
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as U. S. Marshal
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Age: 51
Tex Takes a Holiday
1932
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as Sheriff
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Age: 43
Manhattan Tower
1932
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as Mechanic (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Lost Special
1932
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as Dirk / Detective Dane
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Age: 43
Trailing the Killer
1932
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as Sheriff
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Age: 43
Gold
1932
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as Sheriff
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Age: 43
The Night Rider
1932
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as Jeff Barton
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Age: 42
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
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as Detective Carter (Uncredited)
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Age: 42
The Boiling Point
1932
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as Pete Mallis - Henchman
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Age: 42
Beyond the Rockies
1932
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as Kirk Tracy
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Age: 42
Honor of the Mounted
1932
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as Henchman
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Age: 42
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
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as Cop at Door (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Cock of the Air
1932
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as Military Policeman
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Age: 42
Without Honor
1932
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as 'Sholt' Fletcher
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Age: 42
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
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as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Age: 42
West of Broadway
1931
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as Cowhand (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Platinum Blonde
1931
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Range Law
1931
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as Henchman Cleve
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Age: 42
The Arizona Terror
1931
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as Henchman Chuckawalla
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Age: 42
The Galloping Ghost
1931
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as Mullins
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Age: 42
The Two Gun Man
1931
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as Lem Tolliver
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Age: 41
The Secret Six
1931
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as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Quick Millions
1931
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as Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Gun Smoke
1931
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as Hank Bailey (uncredited)
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Age: 41
No Image
Trails of the Golden West
1931
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as
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Age: 41
No Image
Sheer Luck
1931
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as Police Lieutenant
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Age: 41
Westward Bound
1930
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as Dick - Rustler
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Age: 41
See America Thirst
1930
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as Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
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Age: 41
The Third Alarm
1930
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as Fireman Tom
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Age: 41
Under Texas Skies
1930
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as Fake Captain Hartford
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Age: 41
Spell of the Circus
1930
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as Butte Morgan
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Age: 41
River's End
1930
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as Mountie
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Age: 41
Borrowed Wives
1930
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as Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
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Age: 40
The Storm
1930
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as Head Mountie
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Age: 40
Bar-L Ranch
1930
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as Henchman (uncredited)
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Age: 40
No Image
Romance of the West
1930
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as Kayo Mooney
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Age: 40
Safety in Numbers
1930
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as Motorist (uncredited)
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Age: 40
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
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as 1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
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Age: 40
No Image
Sid's Long Count
1930
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as Policeman
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Age: 40
Troopers Three
1930
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as Sgt. Hank Darby
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Age: 40
Firebrand Jordan
1930
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as Ed Burns
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Age: 40
The Woman Racket
1930
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as Hennessy
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Age: 40
The Cowboy and the Lady
1922
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as Joe
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Age: 33