Tom Fadden
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.
Filmography (100 Appearances)
Empire of the Ants
Dirty Dingus Magee
Flareup
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Green Acres
Daniel Boone
Petticoat Junction
Temple Houston
The Virginian
Pocketful of Miracles
Mister Ed
Flaming Star
The Tall Man
The Slowest Gun in the West
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Edge of Eternity
Bonanza
Rawhide
Lawman
The Texan
Cimarron City
Baby Face Nelson
Casey Jones
Maverick
Perry Mason
The Hired Man
Broken Arrow
State Trooper
Hey, Jeannie!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Tall Men
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
The Wonderful World of Disney
Studio 57
Thy Neighbor's Wife
Kansas Pacific
General Electric Theater
The Lawless Breed
Toughest Man in Arizona
Four Star Playhouse
Drums in the Deep South
Vengeance Valley
Devil's Doorway
Singing Guns
Whispering Smith
Moonrise
Raw Deal
State of the Union
The Hunted
The Inside Story
Panhandle
The Judge Steps Out
That Hagen Girl
Dark Passage
Dragnet
Cheyenne
Pursued
California
It's a Wonderful Life
The Big Sleep
The Well Groomed Bride
Dragonwyck
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Murder, He Says
The Naughty Nineties
Trail to Vengeance
A Medal for Benny
Tomorrow, the World!
The Thin Man Goes Home
In Society
The Hairy Ape
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Northern Pursuit
A Lady Takes a Chance
The Good Fellows
Edge of Darkness
Fall In
The Glass Key
Pardon My Sarong
Wings for the Eagle
My Favorite Blonde
Sundown Jim
Lone Star Ranger
The Night Before the Divorce
The Remarkable Andrew
Blondie Goes to College
The Shepherd of the Hills
Come Live with Me
The Howards of Virginia
When the Daltons Rode
Winners of the West
The Captain is a Lady
Zanzibar
Congo Maisie
Destry Rides Again
I Stole a Million
Hard to Get
Held For Ransom