Portrait of Tom Fadden

Acting

Tom Fadden

Career

Active from 1940 to 1958, busiest in 1940 and 1953 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Fadden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 38
Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants (1977)
GoodWatch score 25

as Sam Russell

Dirty Dingus Magee
Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Trooper

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Flareup
Flareup (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mr. Willows

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

as Harry Tate (uncredited)

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ben Miller

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Sam Cooley

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Ben Miller

Temple Houston
Temple Houston (1963)

TV show

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as McCord

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Herbie (uncredited)

The Tall Man
The Tall Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Judd

Flaming Star
Flaming Star (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Uncle Daniel

1950s

31 titles ยท average score 67
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Cowboy

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Circuit Judge Nield

Cimarron City
Cimarron City (1958)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Silas Perry

Lawman
Lawman (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Livery Operator Cartwright

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Cooper / Watchman

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Silvan

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Uncle Ira Lentz

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Harley

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Sergeant Hogan

Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Owen

Drums in the Deep South
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
GoodWatch score 45

as Purdy

1940s

49 titles ยท average score 66
Dragnet
Dragnet (1947)

as Amos Wright

Dark Passage
Dark Passage (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Diner Counterman Serving Parry (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sidney (uncredited)

The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

as Justice of the Peace

Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)

The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Long

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited)

The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jim Lane

Winners of the West
Winners of the West (1940)

as Tex Houston

Zanzibar
Zanzibar (1940)

as Rhad Ramsey

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 72
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lem Claggett

I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million (1939)

as Verne

Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Held For Ransom
Held For Ransom (1938)

as Jalopy Driver