Actor
· Acting
Tom Fadden
Born 1895-01-06
Died 1980-04-14
📍 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 99
Empire of the Ants
as Sam Russell
1977
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Trooper
1970
Flareup
as Mr. Willows
1969
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Harry Tate (uncredited)
1966
Green Acres
as Ben Miller
1965
Daniel Boone
as Sam Cooley
1964
Petticoat Junction
as Ben Miller
1963
Temple Houston
1963
The Virginian
as McCord
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
as Herbie (uncredited)
1961
Mister Ed
1961
Flaming Star
as Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
1960
The Tall Man
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Jedd Slocum
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Uncle Daniel
1960
Edge of Eternity
as Eli Jones
1959
Bonanza
as Cowboy
1959
Rawhide
as Circuit Judge Nield
1959
Lawman
as Livery Operator Cartwright
1958
The Texan
as Ezekial Waters
1958
The Texan
as Ezekiel Waters
1958
Cimarron City
as Silas Perry
1958
Baby Face Nelson
as Postman Harkins
1957
Casey Jones
as Seth Griswold
1957
Maverick
as Silvan
1957
Perry Mason
as Cooper
1957
Perry Mason
as Beller
1957
Perry Mason
as Watchman
1957
The Hired Man
as Kelly
1957
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Uncle Ira Lentz
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Duffield
1955
The Tall Men
as Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
1955
Cheyenne
as Sergeant Hogan
1955
Gunsmoke
as Harley
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Uncle Daniel
1954
Studio 57
1954
Thy Neighbor's Wife
as Honza Kratky
1953
Kansas Pacific
as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
The Lawless Breed
as Chick Noonan - Undertaker
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Drums in the Deep South
as Purdy
1951
Vengeance Valley
as Obie Rune (uncredited)
1951
Devil's Doorway
as Bob Trammell (uncredited)
1950
Singing Guns
as Express Agent
1950
Whispering Smith
as Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
1948
Moonrise
as Homer Blackstone
1948
Raw Deal
1948
State of the Union
as Waiter
1948
The Hunted
as Bus Passenger
1948
The Inside Story
as Ab Follansbee
1948
Panhandle
as Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
1948
The Judge Steps Out
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1947
That Hagen Girl
as Village Loafer
1947
Dark Passage
as Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
1947
Dragnet
as Amos Wright
1947
Cheyenne
as Charlie
1947
Pursued
as The Minister (uncredited)
1947
California
as Stranger (uncredited)
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
as Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
1946
The Big Sleep
as Sidney (uncredited)
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
as Justice of the Peace
1946
Dragonwyck
as Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
1946
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as 'Lode' MacKenzie
1945
Murder, He Says
as Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
1945
Trail to Vengeance
as Horace Glumm
1945
A Medal for Benny
as Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
1945
Tomorrow, the World!
as Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
1944
In Society
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
1944
The Hairy Ape
as Long
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Luther
1944
Northern Pursuit
as Hobby (uncredited)
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Mullen
1943
The Good Fellows
as Harvey
1943
Edge of Darkness
as Hammer
1943
Fall In
as Zeb Hatfield
1942
The Glass Key
as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as Sven (uncredited)
1942
Wings for the Eagle
as Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Tom Douglas
1942
Sundown Jim
as Stagecoach Driver
1942
Lone Star Ranger
as Sam
1942
The Night Before the Divorce
as Capt. Walt
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as Jake Pearl
1942
Blondie Goes to College
as Mr. Dill's Brother
1942
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Jim Lane
1941
Come Live with Me
as Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
1941
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Townsman
1940
Winners of the West
as Tex Houston
1940
The Captain is a Lady
as Pucey Kintner
1940
Zanzibar
as Rhad Ramsey
1940
Congo Maisie
as Nelson
1940
Destry Rides Again
as Lem Claggett
1939
I Stole a Million
as Verne
1939
Hard to Get
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1938
Held For Ransom
as Jalopy Driver
1938