Tom Fadden


About

Born
January 06, 1895
Died
April 14, 1980

Biography

Tom Fadden was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Fadden started his acting career landing roles in such films as the James Stewart remake "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "I Stole a Million" (1939) and "Congo Maisie" (1940). He also appeared in the John Wayne drama "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941), the Mary Martin adaptation "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" (1941) and "Wings For ...

Biography

Tom Fadden was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Fadden started his acting career landing roles in such films as the James Stewart remake "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "I Stole a Million" (1939) and "Congo Maisie" (1940). He also appeared in the John Wayne drama "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941), the Mary Martin adaptation "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" (1941) and "Wings For the Eagle" (1942) with Ann Sheridan. He continued to act in productions like "The Big Sleep" (1946), the James Stewart dramatic adaptation "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) and the western "Cheyenne" (1947) with Dennis Morgan. He also appeared in "Dark Passage" (1947). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the horror film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) with Kevin McCarthy, "Baby Face Nelson" (1957) and the Cornel Wilde action flick "Edge of Eternity" (1959). He also appeared in "Toby Tyler" (1960) and the dramatic adaptation "Flaming Star" (1960) with Elvis Presley. Fadden more recently acted in the Joan Collins thriller "Empire of the Ants" (1977). Fadden passed away in April 1980 at the age of 85.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Empire Of The Ants (1977)
Sam Russell
Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
Troopers
Flareup (1969)
Mr. Willows
Paradise Alley (1962)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Herbie
Flaming Star (1960)
Man at crossing
Toby Tyler (1960)
Uncle Daniel
Edge of Eternity (1959)
Eli Jones
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Harkins
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Ira
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Rafe
Prince of Players (1955)
Trenchard
The Tall Men (1955)
Hank, stable owner
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Gus Gustavson
The Lawless Breed (1953)
Chick Noonan
Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
Honza Kratky
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
Clarence
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Obie Rune
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
Purdy
Riding High (1950)
Whitehall's trainer
Singing Guns (1950)
Express agent
Devil's Doorway (1950)
Bob Trammel
Dallas (1950)
Mountaineer
The Judge Steps Out (1949)
Sheriff
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Joe
Big Jack (1949)
Sheriff Summers
Whispering Smith (1949)
Telegrapher
The Inside Story (1948)
Eph
B. F.'s Daughter (1948)
Mr. Holmquist
The Dude Goes West (1948)
J. J. Jines
State of the Union (1948)
Waiter
Moonrise (1948)
Homer Blackstone
The Hunted (1948)
Hayseed
Panhandle (1948)
Horse trader
On Our Merry Way (1948)
Sheriff's deputy
Raw Deal (1948)
Grimshaw
California (1947)
Stranger
Pursued (1947)
Preacher
Magic Town (1947)
Soda jerk
Dragnet (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Waiter
Cheyenne (1947)
Charlie
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Village loafer
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Sanitation man/grocery clerk
Cross My Heart (1947)
Truck driver
Dragonwyck (1946)
Farmer
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Tollhouse keeper
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
Justice
A Stolen Life (1946)
Fisherman
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Taxi driver
The Big Sleep (1946)
Sidney
Out of This World (1945)
Stagehand
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Gambler
That Night with You (1945)
Milkman
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Train passenger
A Medal for Benny (1945)
Eddie Krinch
Murder, He Says (1945)
Ben Murdock
Trail to Vengeance (1945)
Horace Glumm
Escape in the Desert (1945)
Rancher
State Fair (1945)
Eph
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Farmer
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Mr. Luther
Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
Mailman
Three Little Sisters (1944)
Ambrose Pepperdine
The Hairy Ape (1944)
Long
In Society (1944)
Fire chief
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Bobby
Frontier Badmen (1943)
Thompson
The Good Fellows (1943)
Harvey
Fall In (1943)
Zeb
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Mullen
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Hammer
The Glass Key (1942)
Waiter
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Captain Walt
The Lone Star Ranger (1942)
Sam
Wings for the Eagle (1942)
Tom "Cyclone" Shaw
Sundown Jim (1942)
Stagecoach driver
Right to the Heart (1942)
Dr. Bill Summers
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
Jake Pearl
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Tom Douglas
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
Postman
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Sven
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
News vendor
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
Private patrolman
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
Milkman
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Jim Lane
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
Deputy
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
Pucey Kintner
Congo Maisie (1940)
Nelson
Zanzibar (1940)
Rhad Ramsey
The Man from Dakota (1940)
Driver
I Stole a Million (1939)
Verne
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Lem Claggett

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