Steve London

Steve London (March 9, 1929 – June 14, 2014) was an American television and film actor and attorney, best known for his role as Federal Agent Jack Rossman on the ABC/Desilu Television series, The Untouchables from 1959–1963, which starred Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. 2Early years Born Walter Lee Gragg in St Louis, Missouri, he entered the United States Naval Academy in the summer of 1948 and played football there. In 1951, he was selected as a tackle on the 24-member East team in the 27th East–West Shrine Game.He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force, specializing in electronics. After leaving the Air Force, he worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft and owned a rug-cleaning business. 2Career London was active in stock theater in southern California.He was a veteran of numerous Hollywood film and television roles, including parts on Daniel Boone, M Squad, Sky King, Lock Up, The Loretta Young Show, Sugarfoot, Mission Impossible, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Branded, and Mackenzie's Raiders. Film roles included Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (film), I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), Zero Hour! (1957), The Gun of Zangara, and Alcatraz Express, the later two being two-part episodes of The Untouchables that were re-edited into feature films for international distribution.In The Untouchables, Rossman was the wiretap specialist. In one episode, he was described by series narrator Walter Winchell as "Agent Jack Rossman -- former telephone company lineman, wiretap expert, and a locksmith so talented that "Rossman could open everything but the Pearly Gates." In the series, Rossman's weapon of choice was the 12 gauge pump-action shotgun, which he used to deadly effect. London appeared in 65 episodes of The Untouchables as Rossman. Several years after the cancellation of The Untouchables, London appeared in a special episode of The Lucy Show entitled "Lucy The Gun Moll", an Untouchables reunion of sorts, where he reprised his role as sidekick to Robert Stac