Tom Fadden

Birthday:

01/06/1895

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.



Credits

Empire of the Ants (1977)
Sam Russell
Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
Trooper
Flareup (1969)
Mr. Willows
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Herbie (uncredited)
Flaming Star (1960)
Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
Jedd Slocum
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
Uncle Daniel
Edge of Eternity (1959)
Eli Jones
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Postman Harkins
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Uncle Ira Lentz
The Tall Men (1955)
Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
Honza Kratky
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
The Lawless Breed (1952)
Chick Noonan - Undertaker
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
Purdy
Devil's Doorway (1950)
Bob, the Big Horn Saloon Bartender
Singing Guns (1950)
Express Agent
Whispering Smith (1948)
Moonrise (1948)
Homer Blackstone
Raw Deal (1948)
State of the Union (1948)
Waiter
The Hunted (1948)
Bus Passenger
The Inside Story (1948)
Ab Follansbee
Panhandle (1948)
Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Sheriff (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Village Loafer
Dark Passage (1947)
Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
Dragnet (1947)
Amos Wright
Cheyenne (1947)
Charlie
Pursued (1947)
The Minister (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Sidney (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
Justice of the Peace
Dragonwyck (1946)
Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
'Lode' MacKenzie
Murder, He Says (1945)
Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Trail to Vengeance (1945)
Horace Glumm
A Medal for Benny (1945)
Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
In Society (1944)
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape (1944)
Long
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Mr. Luther
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Hobby (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Mullen
The Good Fellows (1943)
Harvey
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Hammer
Fall In (1942)
Zeb Hatfield
The Glass Key (1942)
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Sven (uncredited)
Wings for the Eagle (1942)
Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Tom Douglas
Sundown Jim (1942)
Stagecoach Driver
Lone Star Ranger (1942)
Sam
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Capt. Walt
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
Jake Pearl
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
Mr. Dill's Brother
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Jim Lane
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Backwoodsman
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Townsman
Winners of the West (1940)
Tex Houston
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
Pucey Kintner
Zanzibar (1940)
Rhad Ramsey
Congo Maisie (1940)
Nelson
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Lem Claggett
I Stole a Million (1939)
Verne
Hard to Get (1938)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Held For Ransom (1938)
Jalopy Driver