Tom Fadden
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.
Acting (74 movies)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Devil's Doorway
1950
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
The Good Fellows
1943
Panhandle
1948
Flareup
1969
Cheyenne
1947
Destry Rides Again
1939
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
I Stole a Million
1939
Thy Neighbor's Wife
1953
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
Kansas Pacific
1953
Congo Maisie
1940
The Lawless Breed
1952
Tomorrow, the World!
1944
Northern Pursuit
1943
The Hairy Ape
1944
Singing Guns
1950
Moonrise
1948
Whispering Smith
1948
Winners of the West
1940
Flaming Star
1960
That Hagen Girl
1947
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Held For Ransom
1938
Raw Deal
1948
Wings for the Eagle
1942
A Medal for Benny
1945
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
Baby Face Nelson
1957
Empire of the Ants
1977
Dragonwyck
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
The Judge Steps Out
1947
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
The Hired Man
1957
Edge of Eternity
1959
Drums in the Deep South
1951
Dark Passage
1947
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
When the Daltons Rode
1940
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
The Captain Is a Lady
1940
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Blondie Goes to College
1942
Sundown Jim
1942
Lone Star Ranger
1942
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
Trail to Vengeance
1945
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
Fall In
1942
The Big Sleep
1946
Dragnet
1947
The Inside Story
1948
State of the Union
1948
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
The Hunted
1948
Edge of Darkness
1943
Murder, He Says
1945
The Glass Key
1942
Pursued
1947
Hard to Get
1938
Pardon My Sarong
1942
In Society
1944
The Naughty Nineties
1945
Zanzibar
1940
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
The Tall Men
1955
Vengeance Valley
1951
California
1947
Come Live with Me
1941
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