
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 wou…
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
Sidney (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Uncle Ira Lentz
Dark Passage
Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
Herbie (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Lem Claggett
The Thin Man Goes Home
Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (101)
Movies (75)
Empire of the Ants
1977as Sam Russell
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970as Trooper
Flareup
1969as Mr. Willows
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966as Harry Tate (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961as Herbie (uncredited)
Flaming Star
1960as Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960as Uncle Daniel
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960as Jedd Slocum
Edge of Eternity
1959as Eli Jones
Baby Face Nelson
1957as Postman Harkins
The Hired Man
1957as Kelly
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956as Uncle Ira Lentz
The Tall Men
1955as Hank - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
1953as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
Thy Neighbor's Wife
1953as Honza Kratky
The Lawless Breed
1952as Chick Noonan - Undertaker
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Drums in the Deep South
1951as Purdy
Vengeance Valley
1951as Obie Rune (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950as Express Agent
Devil's Doorway
1950as Bob Trammell (uncredited)
The Inside Story
1948as Ab Follansbee
Whispering Smith
1948as Telegrapher at Coyete Creek (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948as Waiter
Raw Deal
1948
Panhandle
1948as Mac - Horse Seller (uncredited)
Moonrise
1948as Homer Blackstone
The Hunted
1948as Bus Passenger
Pursued
1947as The Minister (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1947as Charlie
California
1947as Stranger (uncredited)
Dark Passage
1947as Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)
Dragnet
1947as Amos Wright
That Hagen Girl
1947as Village Loafer
The Judge Steps Out
1947as Sheriff (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946as Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
1946as Sidney (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
1946as Justice of the Peace
Trail to Vengeance
1945as Horace Glumm
The Naughty Nineties
1945as Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
1945as Sheriff Murdock (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
1945as Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945as 'Lode' MacKenzie
In Society
1944as Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944as Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)
Tomorrow, the World!
1944as Mr. Clyde - Mailman (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape
1944as Long
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944as Mr. Luther
Edge of Darkness
1943as Hammer
Northern Pursuit
1943as Hobby (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943as Mullen
The Good Fellows
1943as Harvey
The Night Before the Divorce
1942as Capt. Walt
The Glass Key
1942as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942as Tom Douglas
Sundown Jim
1942as Stagecoach Driver
Pardon My Sarong
1942as Sven (uncredited)
Fall In
1942as Zeb Hatfield
Blondie Goes to College
1942as Mr. Dill's Brother
Lone Star Ranger
1942as Sam
Wings for the Eagle
1942as Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
The Remarkable Andrew
1942as Jake Pearl
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941as Jim Lane
Come Live with Me
1941as Charlie Gephardt (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
1940as Backwoodsman
When the Daltons Rode
1940as Townsman
Winners of the West
1940as Tex Houston
The Captain is a Lady
1940as Pucey Kintner
Zanzibar
1940as Rhad Ramsey
Congo Maisie
1940as Nelson
Destry Rides Again
1939as Lem Claggett
I Stole a Million
1939as Verne
Hard to Get
1938as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Held For Ransom
1938as Jalopy Driver
Television (26)
Green Acres
1965as Ben Miller
Daniel Boone
1964as Sam Cooley
Petticoat Junction
1963as Ben Miller
Temple Houston
1963
The Virginian
1962as McCord
Mister Ed
1961
The Tall Man
1960
Bonanza
1959as Cowboy
Rawhide
1959as Circuit Judge Nield
Lawman
1958as Livery Operator Cartwright
The Texan
1958as Ezekial Waters
Cimarron City
1958as Silas Perry
Perry Mason
1957as Beller
Maverick
1957as Silvan
Casey Jones
1957as Seth Griswold
State Trooper
1956as Barnett Collins
Broken Arrow
1956Broken Arrow
1956as Milt Duffield
Hey, Jeannie!
1956as Proprietor
Cheyenne
1955as Sergeant Hogan
Gunsmoke
1955as Harley
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Duffield
Studio 57
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954as Uncle Daniel
General Electric Theater
1953Four Star Playhouse
1952as Owen
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