Tom Fadden
1895-01-06 ( 130 years old ) in 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. 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.

Movies

Flareup 1969-11-10
Flaming Star 1960-12-20
The Hired Man 1957-09-10
The Tall Men 1955-09-22
Kansas Pacific 1953-02-22
Singing Guns 1950-02-28
Moonrise 1948-10-01
Raw Deal 1948-05-21
The Hunted 1948-04-07
Panhandle 1948-02-22
Dark Passage 1947-09-05
Dragnet 1947-08-16
Cheyenne 1947-06-06
Pursued 1947-03-05
California 1947-02-21
The Big Sleep 1946-08-23
Dragonwyck 1946-04-19
In Society 1944-08-16
The Hairy Ape 1944-07-02
Fall In 1942-11-20
The Glass Key 1942-09-08
Sundown Jim 1942-03-27
Zanzibar 1940-03-08
Congo Maisie 1940-01-19
Hard to Get 1938-11-05