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Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Actor · Born 1895-01-06 · Bayard, Iowa, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
  2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) — Uncle Ira Lentz
  3. The Big Sleep (1946) — Sidney (uncredited)
  4. Bonanza (1959) — Cowboy
  5. Dark Passage (1947) — Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
  6. Destry Rides Again (1939) — Lem Claggett
  7. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Herbie (uncredited)
  8. Perry Mason (1957) — Cooper
  9. The Glass Key (1942) — Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
  10. Empire of the Ants (1977) — Sam Russell
  11. Dragonwyck (1946) — Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
  12. Gunsmoke (1955) — Harley
  13. Raw Deal (1948)
  14. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) — Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
  15. Pursued (1947) — The Minister (uncredited)
  16. Flaming Star (1960) — Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
  17. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) — Harry Tate (uncredited)
  18. The Tall Men (1955) — Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
  19. Moonrise (1948) — Homer Blackstone
  20. State of the Union (1948) — Waiter
  21. Green Acres (1965) — Ben Miller
  22. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) — Jim Lane
  23. Vengeance Valley (1951) — Obie Rune (uncredited)
  24. Mister Ed (1961)
  25. Devil's Doorway (1950) — Bob Trammell (uncredited)
  26. Rawhide (1959) — Circuit Judge Nield
  27. Maverick (1957) — Silvan
  28. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Ben Miller
  29. Edge of Darkness (1943) — Hammer
  30. Murder, He Says (1945) — Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
  31. Come Live with Me (1941) — Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
  32. The Virginian (1962) — McCord
  33. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Uncle Daniel
  34. Edge of Eternity (1959) — Eli Jones
  35. Daniel Boone (1964) — Sam Cooley
  36. The Naughty Nineties (1945) — Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
  37. Pardon My Sarong (1942) — Sven (uncredited)
  38. Baby Face Nelson (1957) — Postman Harkins
  39. In Society (1944) — Fire Chief (uncredited)
  40. Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) — Uncle Daniel