Tom Fadden
Acting • Born 1895-01-06 – Died 1980-04-14
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.
Filmography
104 credits
Pocketful of Miracles
Movie • 1961
Herbie (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Movie • 1950
Bob Trammell (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Movie • 1956
Uncle Ira Lentz
The Good Fellows
Movie • 1943
Harvey
Panhandle
Movie • 1948
Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
Flareup
Movie • 1969
Mr. Willows
Cheyenne
Movie • 1947
Charlie
Destry Rides Again
Movie • 1939
Lem Claggett
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie • 1952
I Stole a Million
Movie • 1939
Verne
Thy Neighbor's Wife
Movie • 1953
Honza Kratky
Dirty Dingus Magee
Movie • 1970
Trooper
Kansas Pacific
Movie • 1953
Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
Congo Maisie
Movie • 1940
Nelson
The Lawless Breed
Movie • 1952
Chick Noonan - Undertaker
Tomorrow, the World!
Movie • 1944
Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
Movie • 1943
Hobby (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape
Movie • 1944
Long
Singing Guns
Movie • 1950
Express Agent
Moonrise
Movie • 1948
Homer Blackstone
Whispering Smith
Movie • 1948
Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
Winners of the West
Movie • 1940
Tex Houston
Flaming Star
Movie • 1960
Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl
Movie • 1947
Village Loafer
My Favorite Blonde
Movie • 1942
Tom Douglas
Held For Ransom
Movie • 1938
Jalopy Driver
Raw Deal
Movie • 1948
Wings for the Eagle
Movie • 1942
Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
A Medal for Benny
Movie • 1945
Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Movie • 1944
Mr. Luther
Baby Face Nelson
Movie • 1957
Postman Harkins
Empire of the Ants
Movie • 1977
Sam Russell
Dragonwyck
Movie • 1946
Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie • 1946
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Movie • 1947
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Movie • 1960
Jedd Slocum
The Hired Man
Movie • 1957
Kelly
Edge of Eternity
Movie • 1959
Eli Jones
Drums in the Deep South
Movie • 1951
Purdy
Dark Passage
Movie • 1947
Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Movie • 1966
Harry Tate (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
Movie • 1940
Townsman
The Night Before the Divorce
Movie • 1942
Capt. Walt
The Captain is a Lady
Movie • 1940
Pucey Kintner
The Howards of Virginia
Movie • 1940
Backwoodsman
Blondie Goes to College
Movie • 1942
Mr. Dill's Brother
Sundown Jim
Movie • 1942
Stagecoach Driver
Lone Star Ranger
Movie • 1942
Sam
The Shepherd of the Hills
Movie • 1941
Jim Lane
A Lady Takes a Chance
Movie • 1943
Mullen
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Movie • 1945
'Lode' MacKenzie
Trail to Vengeance
Movie • 1945
Horace Glumm
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie • 1942
Jake Pearl
Fall In
Movie • 1942
Zeb Hatfield
The Big Sleep
Movie • 1946
Sidney (uncredited)
Dragnet
Movie • 1947
Amos Wright
The Inside Story
Movie • 1948
Ab Follansbee
State of the Union
Movie • 1948
Waiter
The Well Groomed Bride
Movie • 1946
Justice of the Peace
The Hunted
Movie • 1948
Bus Passenger
Edge of Darkness
Movie • 1943
Hammer
Murder, He Says
Movie • 1945
Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Movie • 1942
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Pursued
Movie • 1947
The Minister (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Movie • 1938
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
Movie • 1942
Sven (uncredited)
In Society
Movie • 1944
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Movie • 1945
Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Zanzibar
Movie • 1940
Rhad Ramsey
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Movie • 1960
Uncle Daniel
The Tall Men
Movie • 1955
Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
Movie • 1951
Obie Rune (uncredited)
California
Movie • 1947
Stranger (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
Movie • 1941
Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie • 1944
Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Harley
The Tall Man
TV • 1960
Broken Arrow
TV • 1956
Cimarron City
TV • 1958
Silas Perry
Hey, Jeannie!
TV • 1956
Proprietor
Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963
Ben Miller
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Cooper
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Owen
Lawman
TV • 1958
Livery Operator Cartwright
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Beller
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Watchman
Studio 57
TV • 1954
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Sergeant Hogan
The Virginian
TV • 1962
McCord
Green Acres
TV • 1965
Ben Miller
Temple Houston
TV • 1963
Maverick
TV • 1957
Silvan
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Cowboy
Casey Jones
TV • 1957
Seth Griswold
Broken Arrow
TV • 1956
Milt Duffield
State Trooper
TV • 1956
Barnett Collins
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
The Texan
TV • 1958
Ezekial Waters
The Texan
TV • 1958
Ezekiel Waters
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Duffield
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Circuit Judge Nield
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Uncle Daniel
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Sam Cooley