Acting
Tom Ricketts
EN, XX cinema · 163 credits
Born
15 January 1853
Died
19 January 1939 (aged 86)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Thomas Ricketts · Thomas R. Ricketts · Thomas B. Ricketts
Tom Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 19, 1939) was an English stage, later a Hollywood screen, actor. He also directed numerous early Hollywood Silent films, and was the writer of several.
Known for
Filmography
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
as Burgher
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)
The Young in Heart
as Andrew
Young Fugitives
as Tom Riggins
Gateway
as Old Man
Four Men and a Prayer
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Dead End
as Old Man (uncredited)
Breakfast for Two
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)
The Lady Escapes
as Uncle George
Carnival in Paris
1937
Carnival in Paris
as Egyptologist (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)
Parnell
as Elderly Man
Daniel Boone
as Attorney General's Associate
To Mary - with Love
as Waiter
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Old Man in Hospital
After the Thin Man
as Henry (uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Reporter
Trouble for Two
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)
Now or Never
as Robert, the Butler
Hi, Gaucho!
as Don Salvador de Aragon
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
Music Is Magic
as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Pigeon Receiver
The Great Impersonation
as Villager (uncredited)
Top Hat
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
as Rich Man
The Curtain Falls
as Hotel Manager
By Your Leave
as Old Man in Club
Stolen Sweets
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler
No Greater Glory
as Janitor
The Red Rider
as Judge
One More River
as Barrister (Uncredited)
In Love with Life
as Book Store Proprietor
Forgotten
as Mr. Johnson
Mama Loves Papa
as Mr. Pierrepont
I Am Suzanne!
as Puppeteer
Pleasure Cruise
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)
Stage Mother
as Fred's Father (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City
as Amos Gray
Cavalcade
as Waiter (uncredited)
Secret Sinners
as Pop - the Stage Doorman
The Invisible Man
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
as Judge
Berkeley Square
as Town Crier (uncredited)
Zoo in Budapest
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
as Williams
The Expert
as Dietenhofer
Thrill of Youth
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer
Vanity Fair
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)
The Phantom President
as Old Man (uncredited)
Side Show
as Tom Allison
Ambassador Bill
as Littleton
The Common Law
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
East Lynne
as Rev. Hartley
Man of the World
as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Danger Island
as Professor Gerald Adams
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Rheumatic Old Man
Sea Legs
as Commander
The Vagabond King
as The Astrologer
The Life of the Party
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as King's Aide
Prince of Diamonds
as Williams
Interference
as Charles Smith
Light Fingers
as Edward Madison
Skirt Shy
as Edgar, the old beau
Glad Rag Doll
as Admiral
Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel
Red Hot Speed
as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)
Dry Martini
as Joseph
Doomsday
as Percival's Butler
Five and Ten Cent Annie
as Adam Peck
Just Married
as Makepeace Witter
Freedom of the Press
as Wicks
The Law and the Man
as Quintus Newtoon
My Friend from India
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
Get Your Man
as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)
Children of Divorce
as The Secretary
Casey at the Bat
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
Venus of Venice
as Bride's Father
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Professor Meekham
Too Many Crooks
as Butler
Orchids and Ermine
as Customer
Broadway Madness
as Lawrence Compton
The Old Soak
as Roue
Love's Blindness
as Marquis of Hurlshire
The Belle of Broadway
as Maurice Penelli
Stranded in Paris
as Herr Rederson
Ladies at Play
as Deacon Ezra Boody
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Dancing Days
1926
Dancing Days
as Stubbins
The Lily
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
Ladies of Leisure
as Wadleigh
Poker Faces
as Henry Curlew
The Nut-Cracker
as Isaac Totten
Going the Limit
as Mortimer Harden
Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)
My Wife and I
as Valet
Oh, Doctor!
as Mr. Peck
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)
Bobbed Hair
as Mr. Brewster
Wages for Wives
as Judge McLean
The Fate of a Flirt
as Uncle John Burgess
A Fight to the Finish
as Cyrus J. Davis
When Husbands Flirt
as Wilbur Belcher
The Price of Success
as Peter Van Teyne
Three Women
as Butler
Cheap Kisses
as The Old Man
Secrets of the Night
as Jerry Hammond
Circe the Enchantress
as Archibald Crumm
The Gaiety Girl
as His Grace, the Duke
The Dangerous Maid
as John Standish Lane
Black Oxen
as Charles Dinwiddie
Within the Law
as General Hastings
Alice Adams
as J.A. Lamb
A Tailor-Made Man
as Anton Huber
Shattered Idols
as Rev. Dr. Romney
The Lavender Bath Lady
as Simon Gregory
The Eternal Flame
as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)
The Killer
as Tim Westmore
Sham
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
Beating the Game
as Jules Fanchette
Puppets of Fate
1921
Puppets of Fate
as Father Francisco
The Parish Priest
1921
The Parish Priest
as Dr. Thomas Cassidy
The Desperate Hero
as Butler
The Paliser Case
as Major Archie Phipps
The Great Lover
as Potter
The Willow Tree
as Priest
All of a Sudden Peggy
as Major Archie Phipps
Girls
as Mr. Dennett
Please Get Married
as Doctor Jenkins
Damaged Goods
Director
Jim
1914
Jim
Director
A Brave Little Woman
Writer, Director
A Christmas Carol
1908
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge, Director