Tom Fadden
Birthday
1895/01/06
Day of death
1980/04/14 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bayard, Iowa, USA
Also know as
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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 wou...Read more
Acting
(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
as ---
(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
as ---
(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)
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Harley
(1960) The Tall Man
as ---
(1956) Broken Arrow
as ---
(1958) Cimarron City
as Silas Perry
(1956) Hey, Jeannie!
as Proprietor
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Ben Miller
(1957) Perry Mason
as Cooper
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Owen
(1958) Lawman
as Livery Operator Cartwright
(1957) Perry Mason
as Beller
(1957) Perry Mason
as Watchman
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1955) Cheyenne
as Sergeant Hogan
(1962) The Virginian
as McCord
(1965) Green Acres
as Ben Miller
(1963) Temple Houston
as ---
(1957) Maverick
as Silvan
(1959) Bonanza
as Cowboy
(1957) Casey Jones
as Seth Griswold
(1956) Broken Arrow
as Milt Duffield
(1956) State Trooper
as Barnett Collins
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1958) The Texan
as Ezekial Waters
(1958) The Texan
as Ezekiel Waters
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Duffield
(1959) Rawhide
as Circuit Judge Nield