Tom Fadden
Acting
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.
Empire of the Ants
Sam Russell
Dirty Dingus Magee
Trooper
Flareup
Mr. Willows
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Harry Tate (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
Herbie (uncredited)
Flaming Star
Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Jedd Slocum
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Uncle Daniel
Edge of Eternity
Eli Jones
Baby Face Nelson
Postman Harkins
The Hired Man
Kelly
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Uncle Ira Lentz
The Tall Men
Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
Thy Neighbor's Wife
Honza Kratky
Kansas Pacific
Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
The Lawless Breed
Chick Noonan - Undertaker
Toughest Man in Arizona
Drums in the Deep South
Purdy
Vengeance Valley
Obie Rune (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Bob Trammell (uncredited)
Singing Guns
Express Agent
Whispering Smith
Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
Moonrise
Homer Blackstone
Raw Deal
State of the Union
Waiter
The Hunted
Bus Passenger
The Inside Story
Ab Follansbee
Panhandle
Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Sheriff (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl
Village Loafer
Dark Passage
Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
Dragnet
Amos Wright
Cheyenne
Charlie
Pursued
The Minister (uncredited)
California
Stranger (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
Sidney (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
Justice of the Peace
Dragonwyck
Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
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)
Tomorrow, the World!
Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
In Society
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape
Long
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Luther
Northern Pursuit
Hobby (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
Mullen
The Good Fellows
Harvey
Edge of Darkness
Hammer
Fall In
Zeb Hatfield
The Glass Key
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
Sven (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
The Shepherd of the Hills
Jim Lane
Come Live with Me
Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
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
Destry Rides Again
Lem Claggett
I Stole a Million
Verne
Hard to Get
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Held For Ransom
Jalopy Driver