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Tom London
Born · August 23, 1889
Died · December 5, 1963 (74 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Bio
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.
Western von gestern
O'Shea · (1 episode)
7.5
1978
Spy Smasher Returns
Crane
8.0
1966
13 West Street
Prisoner (uncredited)
5.5
1962
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Bum at Bar (uncredited)
6.1
1960
Law of the Plainsman
Stagecoach Driver · (1 episode)
6.0
1959
Lone Texan
Old Dan (uncredited)
5.0
1959
Bat Masterson
Prisoner (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.1
1958
Lawman
Pete · (2 episodes)
5.4
1958
Money, Women and Guns
Old Prospector (uncredited)
5.3
1958
Man of the West
Tom (uncredited)
6.5
1958
The Sheepman
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
6.7
1958
The Tall Stranger
6.5
1957
Domino Kid
5.7
1957
Maverick
Farmer · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Perry Mason
Cabbie · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Friendly Persuasion
Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Broken Arrow
(uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Livery Stableman (uncredited)
4.4
1956
Cheyenne
Old-Timer (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Old Man Craig (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Jigger (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Stableman (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Deputy Sheriff Carlson (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.6
1954
Annie Oakley
Ranch Hand · (1 episode)
5.2
1954
Pack Train
Dan Coleman
5.7
1953
Blue Canadian Rockies
Pop Phillips
0.0
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Ranson · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
The Old West
Chadwick (uncredited)
5.0
1952
Adventures of Superman
Peter Thomas · (1 episode)
6.7
1952
High Noon
Sam (uncredited)
7.7
1952
Apache Country
Patches - Stage Driver (uncredited)
0.0
1952
Rancho Notorious
Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
6.5
1952
Trail Guide
Old Timer
5.0
1952
The Secret of Convict Lake
Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
6.6
1951
Rough Riders of Durango
Rancher Evans
0.0
1951
The Blazing Sun
Tom Ellis
0.0
1950
The Gene Autry Show
The Sheriff · (1 episode)
4.2
1950
The Old Frontier
Banker
0.0
1950
Cody of the Pony Express
Doc Laramie
6.0
1950
Red Desert
Colonel
0.0
1949
Riders in the Sky
Old Man Robert
5.2
1949
San Antone Ambush
Bartender Tim
4.0
1949
The Lone Ranger
Sheriff Allbright · (1 episode)
6.6
1949
The Lone Ranger
Sheriff Dexter · (1 episode)
6.6
1949
South of Rio
Jim Weston
0.0
1949
Brand of Fear
Marshal Blackjack Flint
3.0
1949
Frontier Investigator
Jed
0.0
1949
Mark of the Lash
Lem Kimmerly
5.0
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
Mr. Snodgrass
0.0
1948
Under Colorado Skies
Sheriff Blanchard
0.0
1947
The Wild Frontier
Patrick MacSween
0.0
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
Wagon Boss
0.0
1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Baker
0.0
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Sam Bolton
0.0
1947
Blackmail
Tom - Cashier
4.0
1947
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
The Sheriff
0.0
1947
Saddle Pals
Dad Gardner
5.0
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
5.4
1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Rancher
5.0
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
U.S. Customs Agent Tom
2.5
1947
Last Frontier Uprising
Skillet (Ranch Hand)
0.0
1947
Out California Way
Johnny
6.0
1946
Santa Fe Uprising
Lafe Dibble
0.0
1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Sheriff Bert Morris
6.0
1946
Rio Grande Raiders
Sheriff Tom Hammon
0.0
1946
The Invisible Informer
Eph Shroud
6.0
1946
Conquest of Cheyenne
Sheriff Dan Perkins
0.0
1946
Red River Renegades
Pop Underwood
0.0
1946
Night Train to Memphis
Train Conductor
0.0
1946
Man from Rainbow Valley
Healey
0.0
1946
Passkey to Danger
Gerald Bates
0.0
1946
Sun Valley Cyclone
Sheriff
5.0
1946
King of the Forest Rangers
Tom Judson
6.0
1946
Alias Billy the Kid
Dakota
5.0
1946
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Sheriff
4.0
1946
Crime of the Century
Dr. Jackson
5.0
1946
California Gold Rush
Sheriff Peabody
6.0
1946
Days of Buffalo Bill
Banty McCabe
0.0
1946
The Phantom Rider
Medicine Man Ceta
6.0
1946
The Undercover Woman
Lem
2.0
1946
Wagon Wheels Westward
Fake Judge James E. Worth
6.0
1945
The Cherokee Flash
Utah
8.0
1945
Colorado Pioneers
Sand Snipe
0.0
1945
Girls of the Big House
Sheriff at Alma's Cell
6.0
1945
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Sheriff Edwards
0.0
1945
Don't Fence Me In
Ben Duncan
4.3
1945
Marshal of Laredo
Barton
0.0
1945
Sunset in El Dorado
Sheriff Gridley
4.2
1945
Oregon Trail
Sheriff Plenner
0.0
1945
Trail of Kit Carson
John Benton
0.0
1945
Federal Operator 99
Prof. Crawford
6.0
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
Thompson, Townsman in Mob
5.6
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
Rocky - Henchman
0.0
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Tom the Doorman
5.0
1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
Frank Holden
6.0
1945
Grissly's Millions
Policeman Ralph
6.0
1945
Thoroughbreds
Pop
0.0
1944
Firebrands of Arizona
Wagon Driver
6.0
1944
Faces in the Fog
Auto Court Manager
3.0
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
James Bradley
5.2
1944
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Denver
0.0
1944
Sheriff of Sundown
Sheriff Tom Carpenter
0.0
1944
Code of the Prairie
Henchman Loomis
0.0
1944
Cheyenne Wildcat
Harrison Colby
4.0
1944
Stagecoach to Monterey
Chester Wade
0.0
1944
San Antonio Kid
Long
0.0
1944
The Girl Who Dared
Neilson - Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
5.7
1944
Silver City Kid
Sheriff Gibson
0.0
1944
Call of the Rockies
Henchman Hansen
6.0
1944
Marshal of Reno
Sheriff
7.0
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Sheriff Allen
5.5
1944
The Lady and the Monster
Man Who Tails Cory (Uncredited)
5.8
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Sheriff McBride
0.0
1944
Beneath Western Skies
Earl Phillips
5.0
1944
Captain America
Mack
5.5
1944
The Fighting Seabees
Johnson (uncredited)
6.2
1944
The Woman of the Town
Crockett Henchman
6.0
1943
Canyon City
Sheriff Slocum
0.0
1943
Overland Mail Robbery
Sheriff
0.0
1943
False Colors
Poncho Townsman
4.0
1943
Bullets and Saddles
Marshal (archive footage)
5.0
1943
Hail to the Rangers
Jessup
0.0
1943
The Renegade
Pete
5.0
1943
Wagon Tracks West
Lem Martin
0.0
1943
Silver Spurs
Henchman
3.5
1943
Batman
Andrews
6.4
1943
Song of Texas
Race Official
5.0
1943
Captive Wild Woman
Ship's Captain (archive footage)
5.2
1943
West of Texas
Steve Conlon
0.0
1943
Wild Horse Stampede
Henchman Lefty
4.0
1943
Santa Fe Scouts
Billy Dawson
0.0
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Deputy (uncredited)
7.7
1943
Idaho
Henchman
5.7
1943
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Hank Turner
0.0
1943
No Place for a Lady
Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)
6.0
1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Henchman Pete
0.0
1943
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Henchman
7.0
1942
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Slater
0.0
1942
American Empire
Rider with Crowder's Posse (uncredited)
3.8
1942
Red River Robin Hood
Sheriff Del Auston
6.0
1942
Bandit Ranger
Cattle Rustler (uncredited)
3.5
1942
The Secret Code
Weather Bureau Guard
5.1
1942
The Omaha Trail
Oxen Train Bullwhacker
7.0
1942
Shadows on the Sage
Franklin
0.0
1942
Riders of the West
Slim - Lanky Henchman
4.0
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
Joe #1 - Henchman
0.0
1942
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Gaynor
6.5
1942
Stardust on the Sage
Henchman MacGowan
5.0
1942
Down Texas Way
Bartender Pete
0.0
1942
Land of the Open Range
Henchman Tracy Briggs
0.0
1942
Spy Smasher
Crane
5.8
1942
Ghost Town Law
Ace, Chief Thug
5.7
1942
Lone Star Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
3.0
1942
Valley of the Sun
Trooper Parker
5.8
1942
West of Tombstone
Morris
0.0
1942
Arizona Terrors
Second Dialogue Tenant-Rancher
0.0
1942
Forbidden Trails
Marshal Tom
5.4
1941
Dude Cowboy
Silver City Sheriff
6.0
1941
Underground Rustlers
Henchman Tom Harris
5.0
1941
Riding the Sunset Trail
Sheriff Hays
3.0
1941
Twilight on the Trail
Henchman Gregg
5.0
1941
Stick to Your Guns
Ranch Foreman Waffles
5.0
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
Townsman
4.4
1941
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Curley - Saloon Henchman
5.0
1941
Dynamite Canyon
Captain Gray
0.0
1941
Fugitive Valley
Marshal Warren
5.7
1941
Wanderers of the West
Montana Sheriff
0.0
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Ranger Logan
0.0
1941
Billy the Kid
Leader (uncredited)
4.7
1941
The Spider Returns
Detective
8.7
1941
Robbers of the Range
Henchman Monk Saunders
7.0
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Cop Getting Crane
6.0
1941
Western Union
Slade Henchman #3
6.0
1941
Across the Sierras
Man on Wagon
2.2
1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
U. S. Marshal
4.0
1941
Riders from Nowhere
Mason
6.0
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Thug with Explosives
6.2
1940
Junior G-Men
Kearney - Riot Squad Cop (uncredited)
6.1
1940
The Green Archer
Detective with Shiner
5.9
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
Henchman Kirk
6.0
1940
The Gay Caballero
Man at Fiesta
5.2
1940
Wagon Train
Henchman Charlie
6.0
1940
Brigham Young
Raider
4.4
1940
Melody Ranch
Henchman Joe #2
5.5
1940
Boom Town
Sheriff Harris (uncredited)
6.9
1940
When the Daltons Rode
Lyncher
6.0
1940
Roll Wagons Roll
Henchman Matt Grimes
4.0
1940
The Ranger and the Lady
Independent Freight Wagon Driver
5.0
1940
Stage to Chino
Dolan - Henchman
4.8
1940
Deadwood Dick
Jake
6.0
1940
Winners of the West
Henchman Webb
0.0
1940
Wild Horse Range
Arnold
0.0
1940
Lillian Russell
Frank
6.1
1940
Gaucho Serenade
Sheriff Tom Olson
6.0
1940
Shooting High
Eph Carson
8.0
1940
Dark Command
Messenger
6.3
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Town Marshal
5.5
1940
Hi-Yo Silver
Felton
0.0
1940
Phantom Rancher
Sheriff Parker
3.5
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders
Sheriff
6.0
1940
Northwest Passage
Ranger
6.3
1940
Five Little Peppers at Home
Miner
6.3
1940
The Shadow
Hijacked Truck Driver
6.5
1940
Westbound Stage
Henchman Parker
2.0
1939
Allegheny Uprising
Settler at McDowell's Mill
5.6
1939
Flaming Lead
Bart Daggett
4.0
1939
Full Confession
Prison Guard (uncredited)
4.7
1939
The Oregon Trail
Pete Cave Henchman
8.0
1939
Mountain Rhythm
Deputy Tom
4.0
1939
Mandrake the Magician
Mill River Inn Henchman
5.6
1939
The Man from Texas
Henchman Slim
0.0
1939
The Night Riders
Rancher Wilson
5.4
1939
Let Us Live
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
6.8
1939
Southward Ho!
Phoney Union Sergeant
7.0
1939
Lure of the Wasteland
Foreman
0.0
1939
Rollin' Westward
Sheriff
5.0
1939
Sunset Trail
Jake
6.0
1939
Made for Each Other
Ranger (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Jesse James
Soldier (uncredited)
6.4
1939
Fangs of the Wild
Larry Dean
5.6
1939
Song of the Buckaroo
Sheriff Wade
0.0
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Marshal Jim Wood
5.5
1938
Prairie Moon
Henchman Steve
0.0
1938
Black Bandit
0.0
1938
The Renegade Ranger
Henchman Red
5.2
1938
Juvenile Court
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
5.0
1938
Smashing the Rackets
Dixon - Detective
5.5
1938
Pioneer Trail
Sam Harden
0.0
1938
Riders of the Black Hills
Henchman Red Stevens
0.0
1938
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Henchman Wilson
6.0
1938
Phantom Ranger
Reynolds
4.2
1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Bar X Foreman
5.7
1938
Outlaws of Sonora
Sheriff Trask
5.0
1938
The Lone Ranger
Henchman Felton
0.0
1938
Blossoms On Broadway
Cop (uncredited)
4.0
1937
Springtime in the Rockies
Tracy
6.5
1937
Radio Patrol
Eddie Lewis
0.0
1937
Sky Racket
Agent-Passenger (Car Chase)
3.3
1937
Jungle Menace
Detective Interrogating Pete
5.0
1937
Western Gold
Clem
0.0
1937
Roaring Timber
Henchman Duke
5.0
1937
Angel's Holiday
Truck Driver
5.5
1937
Law of the Ranger
Henchman Pete
0.0
1937
The Frame-Up
Fred (uncredited)
6.0
1937
Bar-Z Bad Men
Sig Bostell
2.3
1937
The Silver Trail
Looney
5.0
1937
Secret Valley
2nd Taxi Driver (uncredited)
4.0
1937
Rio Grande Ranger
Henchman Sneed
0.0
1936
Sworn Enemy
Gangster (uncredited)
5.3
1936
Guns and Guitars
Henchman Connor
4.2
1936
The Border Patrolman
Johnson
5.8
1936
Avenging Waters
Henchman Huffy
6.0
1936
Heroes of the Range
Bud
0.0
1936
O'Malley of the Mounted
Lefty - Henchman
0.0
1936
Call of the Prairie
Dealer
5.0
1936
Wildcat Saunders
Pete Hawkins
0.0
1936
The Lawless Nineties
Henchman Ward
5.2
1936
Hong Kong Nights
Blake
3.5
1935
Skull and Crown
Henchman Jennings
6.0
1935
Gun Play
Meeker
5.0
1935
The Fighting Marines
Miller
6.0
1935
The Last of the Clintons
Luke Todd
5.0
1935
Way Down East
Town Choir Singer (uncredited)
3.0
1935
Courage of the North
Mordant
0.0
1935
Rio Rattler
Ranger Bob Adams
6.0
1935
The Test
Trapper (uncredited)
3.2
1935
Toll of the Desert
Sheriff Jackson
0.0
1935
The Miracle Rider
Sewell
4.3
1935
The Cactus Kid
Sheriff
5.0
1935
Timber Terrors
Burke
5.0
1935
When Lightning Strikes
Wolf
5.0
1934
Mills of the Gods
Workman
0.0
1934
Mystery Mountain
Rattler Henchman Morgan
0.0
1934
Fighting Fury
Chet
0.0
1934
The Oil Raider
Oil Well Driller (uncredited)
0.0
1934
Bachelor Bait
Detective (uncredited)
5.7
1934
Baby Take a Bow
Man on Train (Uncredited)
5.6
1934
Rawhide Mail
Barfly Al
0.0
1934
Twisted Rails
Sheriff James
4.0
1934
St. Louis Woman
Lions Coach Ryan
0.0
1934
Mystery Ranch
Holdup man
5.0
1934
Ferocious Pal
Dave Brownell
0.0
1934
The Crime Doctor
Detective at Airport Arrest (uncredited)
3.5
1934
Smoky
Horse Trader
0.0
1933
Lone Cowboy
Conductor (uncredited)
3.5
1933
Perils of Pauline
Soldier at American Consulate
5.7
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Member of Rocci's Mob
5.7
1933
I'm No Angel
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
6.4
1933
Police Car 17
Detective (uncredited)
2.0
1933
The Wolf Dog
Brooks
7.8
1933
Lady for a Day
Reception Guest (uncredited)
7.0
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Pat Campbell
4.0
1933
The Fugitive
Tom
0.0
1933
The Nuisance
Kelley's Associate (uncredited)
5.0
1933
Sunset Pass
Ben
6.0
1933
Made on Broadway
Plainclothesman
6.5
1933
The Big Cage
Ship Captain
6.0
1933
King of the Jungle
Lion Attendant (uncredited)
5.0
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Corporal McGregor
0.0
1933
The Iron Master
Turner
0.0
1933
Manhattan Tower
Mechanic (uncredited)
6.0
1932
The Lost Special
Dirk / Detective Dane
4.5
1932
Trailing the Killer
Sheriff
4.0
1932
Gold
Sheriff
6.0
1932
The Night Rider
Jeff Barton
0.0
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
Detective Carter (Uncredited)
5.2
1932
The Boiling Point
Pete Mallis - Henchman
4.0
1932
Beyond the Rockies
Kirk Tracy
5.5
1932
Honor of the Mounted
Henchman
0.0
1932
Cock of the Air
Military Policeman
8.0
1932
Without Honors
'Sholt' Fletcher
5.0
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
7.3
1931
Platinum Blonde
Reporter (uncredited)
6.7
1931
Range Law
Henchman Cleve
0.0
1931
The Arizona Terror
Henchman Chuckawalla
0.0
1931
The Galloping Ghost
Mullins
2.0
1931
The Two Gun Man
Lem Tolliver
5.5
1931
The Secret Six
Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
5.8
1931
Quick Millions
Atlas Newsreel Man (uncredited)
7.1
1931
Gun Smoke
Hank Bailey
5.5
1931
Westward Bound
Dick - Rustler
5.0
1930
See America Thirst
Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
0.0
1930
The Third Alarm
Fireman Tom
0.0
1930
Under Texas Skies
Fake Captain Hartford
4.0
1930
Spell of the Circus
Butte Morgan
0.0
1930
River's End
Mountie
6.2
1930
Borrowed Wives
Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
4.6
1930
The Storm
Head Mountie
5.0
1930
Bar-L Ranch
Henchman (uncredited)
0.0
1930
Romance of the West
0.0
1930
Safety in Numbers
Motorist (uncredited)
5.0
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
7.8
1930
Sid's Long Count
Policeman
0.0
1930
Troopers Three
Sgt. Hank Darby
7.0
1930
Firebrand Jordan
Ed Burns
0.0
1930
The Woman Racket
Hennessy
4.7
1930
Hell's Heroes
Croupier (uncredited)
6.9
1929
The Harvest of Hate
Martin Trask
0.0
1929
Queen of the Northwoods
Garvin / The Wolf-Devil
0.0
1929
Chinatown Nights
Cop
4.2
1929
In Old Arizona
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
5.3
1928
The Mystery Rider
David Manning / The Claw
0.0
1928
The Michigan Kid
Minor Role (uncredited)
0.0
1928
The Golden Stallion
Jules La Roux
0.0
1927
Desert Greed
Ranger (uncredited)
0.0
1926
West of the Rainbow's End
Harry Palmer
0.0
1926
Code of the Northwest
Pvt. Frank Stafford
0.0
1926
Dangerous Traffic
Marc Brandon
5.0
1926
A String of Diamonds
Slippery Jack Elmm
0.0
1926
The Cowboy Musketeer
Joe Dokes
0.0
1925
The Demon Rider
Black Hawk
0.0
1925
Silent Sheldon
Bill Fadden
0.0
1925
Three in Exile
Jed Hawkings
0.0
1925
Border Vengeance
Flash Denby
5.0
1925
The Heritage of the Desert
Dave Naab
0.0
1924
The Call of the Canyon
Lee Stanton
0.0
1923
Our Hospitality
James Canfield (uncredited)
7.5
1923
The Dangerous Maid
Guard
0.0
1923
To the Last Man
Guy
0.0
1923
The Long Chance
John Corbaly (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1922
Nan of the North
Dick Driscoll (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1922
Colorado
David Collins (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1921
'in Wrong' Wright
Sheriff
0.0
1920
Masked
0.0
1920
Wolf Tracks
0.0
1920
The Texas Kid
0.0
1920
King of the Circus
0.0
1920
The Great Air Robbery
Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1919
The Last of the Duanes
(as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1919
The Lone Star Ranger
Undetermined Role (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1919
The Boss of the Rancho
0.0
1919
The Purple Mask
Robert Jackson, Inventor (as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1916
Liberty
(as Leonard Clapham)
0.0
1916