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Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Born: 1895-01-06 • Bayard, Iowa, USA

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
Empire of the Ants poster
Empire of the Ants
1977 • Sam Russell
Dirty Dingus Magee poster
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970 • Trooper
Flareup poster
Flareup
1969 • Mr. Willows
A Big Hand for the Little Lady poster
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 • Harry Tate (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles poster
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 • Herbie (uncredited)
Flaming Star poster
Flaming Star
1960 • Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West poster
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 • Jedd Slocum
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus poster
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960 • Uncle Daniel
Edge of Eternity poster
Edge of Eternity
1959 • Eli Jones
Baby Face Nelson poster
Baby Face Nelson
1957 • Postman Harkins
The Hired Man poster
The Hired Man
1957 • Kelly
Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 • Uncle Ira Lentz
The Tall Men poster
The Tall Men
1955 • Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
Thy Neighbor's Wife poster
Thy Neighbor's Wife
1953 • Honza Kratky
Kansas Pacific poster
Kansas Pacific
1953 • Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
The Lawless Breed poster
The Lawless Breed
1952 • Chick Noonan - Undertaker
Toughest Man in Arizona poster
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Drums in the Deep South poster
Drums in the Deep South
1951 • Purdy
Vengeance Valley poster
Vengeance Valley
1951 • Obie Rune (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway poster
Devil's Doorway
1950 • Bob Trammell (uncredited)
Singing Guns poster
Singing Guns
1950 • Express Agent
Whispering Smith poster
Whispering Smith
1948 • Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
Moonrise poster
Moonrise
1948 • Homer Blackstone
Raw Deal poster
Raw Deal
1948
State of the Union poster
State of the Union
1948 • Waiter
The Hunted poster
The Hunted
1948 • Bus Passenger
The Inside Story poster
The Inside Story
1948 • Ab Follansbee
Panhandle poster
Panhandle
1948 • Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out poster
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • Sheriff (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl poster
That Hagen Girl
1947 • Village Loafer
Dark Passage poster
Dark Passage
1947 • Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
Dragnet poster
Dragnet
1947 • Amos Wright
Cheyenne poster
Cheyenne
1947 • Charlie
Pursued poster
Pursued
1947 • The Minister (uncredited)
California poster
California
1947 • Stranger (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life poster
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 • Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Big Sleep poster
The Big Sleep
1946 • Sidney (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride poster
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 • Justice of the Peace
Dragonwyck poster
Dragonwyck
1946 • Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again poster
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945 • 'Lode' MacKenzie
Murder, He Says poster
Murder, He Says
1945 • Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties poster
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Trail to Vengeance poster
Trail to Vengeance
1945 • Horace Glumm
A Medal for Benny poster
A Medal for Benny
1945 • Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
Tomorrow, the World! poster
Tomorrow, the World!
1944 • Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home poster
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
In Society poster
In Society
1944 • Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape poster
The Hairy Ape
1944 • Long
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret poster
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944 • Mr. Luther
Northern Pursuit poster
Northern Pursuit
1943 • Hobby (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance poster
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 • Mullen
The Good Fellows poster
The Good Fellows
1943 • Harvey
Edge of Darkness poster
Edge of Darkness
1943 • Hammer
Fall In poster
Fall In
1942 • Zeb Hatfield
The Glass Key poster
The Glass Key
1942 • Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong poster
Pardon My Sarong
1942 • Sven (uncredited)
Wings for the Eagle poster
Wings for the Eagle
1942 • Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
My Favorite Blonde poster
My Favorite Blonde
1942 • Tom Douglas
Sundown Jim poster
Sundown Jim
1942 • Stagecoach Driver
Lone Star Ranger poster
Lone Star Ranger
1942 • Sam
The Night Before the Divorce poster
The Night Before the Divorce
1942 • Capt. Walt
The Remarkable Andrew poster
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • Jake Pearl
Blondie Goes to College poster
Blondie Goes to College
1942 • Mr. Dill's Brother
The Shepherd of the Hills poster
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 • Jim Lane
Come Live with Me poster
Come Live with Me
1941 • Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia poster
The Howards of Virginia
1940 • Backwoodsman
When the Daltons Rode poster
When the Daltons Rode
1940 • Townsman
Winners of the West poster
Winners of the West
1940 • Tex Houston
The Captain is a Lady poster
The Captain is a Lady
1940 • Pucey Kintner
Zanzibar poster
Zanzibar
1940 • Rhad Ramsey
Congo Maisie poster
Congo Maisie
1940 • Nelson
Destry Rides Again poster
Destry Rides Again
1939 • Lem Claggett
I Stole a Million poster
I Stole a Million
1939 • Verne
Hard to Get poster
Hard to Get
1938 • Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Held For Ransom poster
Held For Ransom
1938 • Jalopy Driver