Tom Fadden
Acting
Born January 6, 1895 · 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.
Films (75)
Empire of the Ants
1977
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
Flareup
1969
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Flaming Star
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
Edge of Eternity
1959
Baby Face Nelson
1957
The Hired Man
1957
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
The Tall Men
1955
Thy Neighbor's Wife
1953
Kansas Pacific
1953
The Lawless Breed
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Drums in the Deep South
1951
Vengeance Valley
1951
Devil's Doorway
1950
Singing Guns
1950
Whispering Smith
1948
Moonrise
1948
Raw Deal
1948
State of the Union
1948
The Hunted
1948
The Inside Story
1948
Panhandle
1948
The Judge Steps Out
1947
That Hagen Girl
1947
Dark Passage
1947
Dragnet
1947
Cheyenne
1947
Pursued
1947
California
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
The Big Sleep
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
Dragonwyck
1946
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
Murder, He Says
1945
The Naughty Nineties
1945
Trail to Vengeance
1945
A Medal for Benny
1945
Tomorrow, the World!
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
In Society
1944
The Hairy Ape
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
Northern Pursuit
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
The Good Fellows
1943
Edge of Darkness
1943
Fall In
1942
The Glass Key
1942
Pardon My Sarong
1942
Wings for the Eagle
1942
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Sundown Jim
1942
Lone Star Ranger
1942
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
Blondie Goes to College
1942
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Come Live with Me
1941
The Howards of Virginia
1940
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Winners of the West
1940
The Captain is a Lady
1940
Zanzibar
1940
Congo Maisie
1940
Destry Rides Again
1939
I Stole a Million
1939
Hard to Get
1938
Held For Ransom
1938