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.
Acted in 102
1970s
- 1977
- 1970
Dirty Dingus Magee
Trooper
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Temple Houston
TV
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
Jedd Slocum
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Uncle Daniel
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Cimarron City
Silas Perry · 26 episodes
- 1957
Baby Face Nelson
Postman Harkins
Casey Jones
Seth Griswold · 1 episode
The Hired Man
Kelly
- 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Proprietor · 1 episode
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Thy Neighbor's Wife
Honza Kratky
General Electric Theater
TV
- 1952
The Lawless Breed
Chick Noonan - Undertaker
- 1951
- 1950
Riding High
Whitehall's Trainer (uncredited)
1940s
- 1948
Whispering Smith
Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
Moonrise
Homer Blackstone
The Hunted
Bus Passenger
The Inside Story
Ab Follansbee
- 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Sheriff (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl
Village Loafer
Dragnet
Amos Wright
California
Stranger (uncredited)
- 1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Justice of the Peace
- 1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
'Lode' MacKenzie
Murder, He Says
Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Trail to Vengeance
Horace Glumm
A Medal for Benny
Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
- 1944
Tomorrow, the World!
Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
In Society
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape
Long
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Luther
- 1943
Northern Pursuit
Hobby (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
Harvey
Edge of Darkness
Hammer
- 1942
Fall In
Zeb Hatfield
The Glass Key
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Wings for the Eagle
Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
My Favorite Blonde
Tom Douglas
Sundown Jim
Stagecoach Driver
Lone Star Ranger
Sam
The Night Before the Divorce
Capt. Walt
The Remarkable Andrew
Jake Pearl
Blondie Goes to College
Mr. Dill's Brother
- 1941
Come Live with Me
Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
- 1940
The Howards of Virginia
Backwoodsman
When the Daltons Rode
Townsman
Winners of the West
Tex Houston
The Captain is a Lady
Pucey Kintner
Zanzibar
Rhad Ramsey
Congo Maisie
Nelson
1930s
- 1939
Destry Rides Again
Lem Claggett
I Stole a Million
Verne
- 1938
Hard to Get
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Held For Ransom
Jalopy Driver