Actor

Tom Fadden

January 6, 1895 · 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.

Notable work

8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
as Uncle Ira Lentz
7.6
The Big Sleep (1946)
as Sidney (uncredited)
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Cowboy
7.3
Dark Passage (1947)
as Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)

Often works with

James Stewart
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, Destry Rides Again
Thomas Mitchell
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, Pocketful of Miracles
Samuel S. Hinds
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, Destry Rides Again
Argentina Brunetti
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, The Tall Men
Kevin McCarthy
2 titles together
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Whit Bissell
2 titles together
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Raw Deal

Full filmography · 101

Empire of the Ants
as Sam Russell
19775
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Trooper
1970
Flareup
as Mr. Willows
1969
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Harry Tate (uncredited)
19667.1
Pocketful of Miracles
as Herbie (uncredited)
19617.3
Flaming Star
as Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
19606.5
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Jedd Slocum
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Uncle Daniel
19606.4
Edge of Eternity
as Eli Jones
19596.7
Baby Face Nelson
as Postman Harkins
19575.6
The Hired Man
as Kelly
1957
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Uncle Ira Lentz
19567.5