Name
Tom Fadden
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1895-01-06
Deathday
1980-04-14 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Bayard, Iowa, USA
Biography
Tom Fadden (January 6, 1895 – April 14, 1980) was an American actor. He performed on the legitimate stage, vaudeville, in films and on television during his long career.
He would make his film debut with a small role in 1939's I Stole a Million. He would have his first memorable bit in his next film, Destry Rides Again, where in the opening scene he is playing cards, and is cheated when the character portrayed by Marlene Dietrich distracts him by spilling coffee in his lap.
His film career would span almost forty years and encompass over 90 films, mostly in small or supporting roles, although with an occasional starring role, as in 1940's Zanzibar.
His final acting credit was the 1977 science fiction horror film Empire of the Ants.
Fadden died of natural causes on April 14, 1980 in Vero Beach, Florida.
Known For
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George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that p...
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Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matt...
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A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emoti...
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A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a so...
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A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Evergl...
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Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by h...
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Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive fr...
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Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate batt...
- 1961 Pocketful of Miracles as Herbie (uncredited)
- 1950 Devil's Doorway as Bob Trammell (uncredited)
- 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Uncle Ira Lentz
- 1943 The Good Fellows as Harvey
- 1948 Panhandle as Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
- 1969 Flareup as Mr. Willows
- 1947 Cheyenne as Charlie
- 1939 Destry Rides Again as Lem Claggett
- 1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
- 1939 I Stole a Million as Verne
- 1953 Thy Neighbor's Wife as Honza Kratky
- 1970 Dirty Dingus Magee as Trooper
- 1953 Kansas Pacific as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
- 1940 Congo Maisie as Nelson
- 1952 The Lawless Breed as Chick Noonan - Undertaker
- 1944 Tomorrow, the World! as Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
- 1943 Northern Pursuit as Hobby (uncredited)
- 1944 The Hairy Ape as Long
- 1950 Singing Guns as Express Agent
- 1948 Moonrise as Homer Blackstone
- 1948 Whispering Smith as Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
- 1940 Winners of the West as Tex Houston
- 1960 Flaming Star as Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
- 1947 That Hagen Girl as Village Loafer
- 1942 My Favorite Blonde as Tom Douglas
- 1938 Held For Ransom as Jalopy Driver
- 1948 Raw Deal
- 1942 Wings for the Eagle as Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
- 1945 A Medal for Benny as Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
- 1944 Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as Mr. Luther
- 1957 Baby Face Nelson as Postman Harkins
- 1977 Empire of the Ants as Sam Russell
- 1946 Dragonwyck as Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life as Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
- 1947 The Judge Steps Out as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1960 The Slowest Gun in the West as Jedd Slocum
- 1957 The Hired Man as Kelly
- 1959 Edge of Eternity as Eli Jones
- 1951 Drums in the Deep South as Purdy
- 1947 Dark Passage as Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
- 1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Harry Tate (uncredited)
- 1940 When the Daltons Rode as Townsman
- 1942 The Night Before the Divorce as Capt. Walt
- 1940 The Captain is a Lady as Pucey Kintner
- 1940 The Howards of Virginia as Backwoodsman
- 1942 Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Dill's Brother
- 1942 Lone Star Ranger as Sam
- 1942 Sundown Jim as Stagecoach Driver
- 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills as Jim Lane
- 1943 A Lady Takes a Chance as Mullen
- 1945 The Royal Mounted Rides Again as 'Lode' MacKenzie
- 1945 Trail to Vengeance as Horace Glumm
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew as Jake Pearl
- 1942 Fall In as Zeb Hatfield
- 1946 The Big Sleep as Sidney (uncredited)
- 1947 Dragnet as Amos Wright
- 1948 The Inside Story as Ab Follansbee
- 1948 State of the Union as Waiter
- 1946 The Well Groomed Bride as Justice of the Peace
- 1948 The Hunted as Bus Passenger
- 1943 Edge of Darkness as Hammer
- 1945 Murder, He Says as Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
- 1942 The Glass Key as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
- 1947 Pursued as The Minister (uncredited)
- 1938 Hard to Get as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1942 Pardon My Sarong as Sven (uncredited)
- 1944 In Society as Fire Chief (uncredited)
- 1945 The Naughty Nineties as Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
- 1940 Zanzibar as Rhad Ramsey
- 1960 Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus as Uncle Daniel
- 1955 The Tall Men as Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
- 1951 Vengeance Valley as Obie Rune (uncredited)
- 1947 California as Stranger (uncredited)
- 1941 Come Live with Me as Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
- 1944 The Thin Man Goes Home as Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
- 1961 Mister Ed ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Harley
- 1960 The Tall Man ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Broken Arrow ( 72 episodes )
- 1958 Cimarron City ( 26 episodes ) as Silas Perry
- 1956 Hey, Jeannie! ( 1 episode ) as Proprietor
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 6 episodes ) as Ben Miller
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Cooper
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Owen
- 1958 Lawman ( 1 episode ) as Livery Operator Cartwright
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Beller
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Watchman
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant Hogan
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as McCord
- 1965 Green Acres ( 3 episodes ) as Ben Miller
- 1963 Temple Houston ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Silvan
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Cowboy
- 1957 Casey Jones ( 1 episode ) as Seth Griswold
- 1956 Broken Arrow ( 2 episodes ) as Milt Duffield
- 1956 State Trooper ( 1 episode ) as Barnett Collins
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Ezekial Waters
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Ezekiel Waters
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode ) as Duffield
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Circuit Judge Nield
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Uncle Daniel
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Sam Cooley
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode ) as Pop Kelly
