
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
January 6, 1895
Died
April 14, 1980 (85 years old)
Bayard, Iowa, USA
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.
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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.
Known For
Acting

Empire of the Ants
1977

Dirty Dingus Magee
1970

Flareup
1969

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966

Green Acres
1965

Petticoat Junction
1963

The Virginian
1962

Pocketful of Miracles
1961

Mister Ed
1961

Flaming Star
1960

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960

Edge of Eternity
1959

Bonanza
1959

Rawhide
1959

Baby Face Nelson
1957

Maverick
1957

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason
1957

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956

The Tall Men
1955

Cheyenne
1955

Gunsmoke
1955

Kansas Pacific
1953







