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Actor Born: August 24, 1883 Death: December 5, 1963 Biography:A fixture in B-Westerns from the late 1910s, first as a star, then as one of the genre's better boss villains and eventually as a grizzled comedy sidekick à la George "Gabby" Hayes, "Tom London" claimed to have been a train engineer, a draftsman, and a builder prior to making his acting debut at Universal in 1920. Billed under his real name of "Leonard Clapham" during most of the silent era, "London" became a star in his own right in the 1920 "Red Rider" series, a handful of Western two-reelers co-starring newcomer Virginia Browne Faire. There would be several additional starring vehicles, including an obscure 1923 States' Rights release entitled "With Naked Fists", but Clapham/"London" soon found a more lasting occupation playing Boss Heavies. He began using the name "Tom London" as a member of "Leo Maloney"'s stock company in the late '20s, his scowling, lantern-jawed features becoming instantly... Full Biography
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