Tom Fadden
Known for: Acting
Born: January 6, 1895
Died: April 14, 1980
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
75 movies · 26 TV shows, newest first
5.0
Empire of the Ants
1977
4.7
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
5.4
Flareup
1969
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
7.2
Green Acres
1965
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
6.0
Temple Houston
1963
6.5
The Virginian
1962
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
6.5
Flaming Star
1960
6.9
The Tall Man
1960
4.5
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
6.4
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
6.7
Edge of Eternity
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
6.0
Lawman
1958
6.0
The Texan
1958
6.3
Cimarron City
1958
6.0
Bronco
1958
5.6
Baby Face Nelson
1957
5.8
Casey Jones
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
NR
The Hired Man
19576.5
Broken Arrow
19565.7
State Trooper
1956
6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
6.5
The Tall Men
1955
6.2
Cheyenne
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.5
Studio 57
1954
6.8
Thy Neighbor's Wife
1953
5.0
Kansas Pacific
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.7
The Lawless Breed
1952
7.0
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
5.3
Drums in the Deep South
1951
5.4
Vengeance Valley
1951
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
6.4
Singing Guns
1950
6.7
Whispering Smith
1948
6.3
Moonrise
1948
6.7
Raw Deal
1948
6.8
State of the Union
1948
5.6
The Hunted
1948
6.6
The Inside Story
1948
5.8
Panhandle
1948
6.8
The Judge Steps Out
1947
5.3
That Hagen Girl
1947
7.3
Dark Passage
1947
7.3
Dragnet
1947
7.0
Cheyenne
1947
6.5
Pursued
1947
6.8
California
1947
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946
5.7
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
6.6
Dragonwyck
1946
7.2
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
6.8
Murder, He Says
1945
6.7
The Naughty Nineties
1945
7.0
Trail to Vengeance
1945
5.6
A Medal for Benny
1945
8.1
Tomorrow, the World!
1944
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
5.8
In Society
1944
6.3
The Hairy Ape
1944
7.0
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
6.1
Northern Pursuit
1943
5.9
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
8.0
The Good Fellows
1943
6.3
Edge of Darkness
1943
6.5
Fall In
1942
6.7
The Glass Key
1942
6.5
Pardon My Sarong
1942
6.1
Wings for the Eagle
1942
6.4
My Favorite Blonde
1942
10.0
Sundown Jim
1942
5.3
Lone Star Ranger
1942
5.6
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
7.4
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
6.6
Blondie Goes to College
1942
6.6
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
6.7
The Howards of Virginia
1940
6.2
When the Daltons Rode
1940
7.0
Winners of the West
1940
7.5
The Captain is a Lady
1940
9.0
Zanzibar
1940
4.4
Congo Maisie
1940
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939
6.3
Hard to Get
1938
6.0
Held For Ransom
1938