
Tom Ricketts
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1853-01-15
- Died
- 1939-01-19
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Thomas Ricketts · Thomas R. Ricketts · Thomas B. Ricketts
Biography
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
Movies (145)

The Invisible Man
1933
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)

Top Hat
1935
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
1937
as Ray (uncredited)

Dead End
1937
as Old Man (uncredited)

Cavalcade
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Burgher

If I Had a Million
1932
as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)

Stage Mother
1933
as Fred's Father (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
1936
as Henry (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night
1937

The Young in Heart
1938
as Andrew

The Common Law
1931
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Old Man

Show Boat
1936

Maid of Salem
1937
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator

Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)

Children of Divorce
1927
as The Secretary

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

One More River
1934
as Barrister (Uncredited)

Stolen Sweets
1934
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler

Vagabond Lady
1935
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)

Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Admiral

Vanity Fair
1932
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

The Phantom President
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)

Berkeley Square
1933
as Town Crier (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love
1936
as Waiter

Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Man of the World
1931
as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)

Blind Adventure
1933

Side Show
1931
as Tom Allison

Bulldog Drummond
1929
as Colonel

The Three Musketeers
1935
as Pigeon Receiver

By Your Leave
1934
as Old Man in Club

Three Women
1924
as Butler

Parnell
1937
as Elderly Man

Human Cargo
1936
as Reporter

Forsaking All Others
1934
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
In a Moment of Temptation
1927
as Timothy Gage

Sea Legs
1930
as Commander

Young Fugitives
1938
as Tom Riggins

Women Won't Tell
1932
as Williams

East Lynne
1931
as Rev. Hartley

Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Old Man in Hospital

Oh, Doctor!
1925
as Mr. Peck

Get Your Man
1927
as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)

The Lily
1926
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)

Sham
1921
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)

The Belle of Broadway
1926
as Maurice Penelli

Casey at the Bat
1927
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

The Curtain Falls
1934
as Hotel Manager
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Father Francisco

Pleasure Cruise
1933
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Amos Gray

Strangers of the Night
1923
as Lush

Daniel Boone
1936
as Attorney General's Associate
Broadway Madness
1927
as Lawrence Compton

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as King's Aide

Doomsday
1928
as Percival's Butler

Within the Law
1923
as General Hastings

Big Business Girl
1931
as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

The Killer
1921
as Tim Westmore

Just Married
1928
as Makepeace Witter

The Red Rider
1934
as Judge

The Old Soak
1926
as Roue

Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Customer

Interference
1929
as Charles Smith

The Desperate Hero
1920
as Butler

Alice Adams
1923
as J.A. Lamb

The Expert
1932
as Dietenhofer

Zoo in Budapest
1933
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

Ambassador Bill
1931
as Littleton

Trouble for Two
1936
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

Love's Blindness
1926
as Marquis of Hurlshire

Bonnie May
1920

No Greater Glory
1934
as Janitor

Wages for Wives
1925
as Judge McLean

A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Professor Meekham

Thrill of Youth
1932
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

The Vagabond King
1930
as The Astrologer

The Lady Escapes
1937
as Uncle George
When the Wife's Away
1926
The Nutcracker
1926
as Isaac Totten

Music Is Magic
1935
as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)

Please Get Married
1919
as Doctor Jenkins

Forgotten
1933
as Mr. Johnson

The Eternal Flame
1922
as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)

Breakfast for Two
1937
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

The Great Impersonation
1935
as Villager (uncredited)

The Great Lover
1920
as Potter

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

The Paliser Case
1920
as Major Archie Phipps

Mama Loves Papa
1933
as Mr. Pierrepont

My Wife and I
1925
as Valet

Red Hot Speed
1929
as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)

A Tailor-Made Man
1922
as Anton Huber

Ladies at Play
1926
as Deacon Ezra Boody

Shattered Idols
1922
as Rev. Dr. Romney

The Fate of a Flirt
1925
as Uncle John Burgess

In Love with Life
1934
as Book Store Proprietor

Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928
as Adam Peck

Freedom of the Press
1928
as Wicks

A Fight to the Finish
1925
as Cyrus J. Davis

He Learned About Women
1933
as Augus

Laughter in Hell
1933
as Judge

My Friend from India
1927
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

Secret Sinners
1933
as Pop - the Stage Doorman

Now or Never
1935
as Robert, the Butler

Hi, Gaucho!
1935
as Don Salvador de Aragon
Carnival in Paris
1937
as Egyptologist (uncredited)

Skirt Shy
1929
as Edgar, the old beau

The Life of the Party
1930
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

The Price of Success
1925
as Peter Van Teyne

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925
as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)

Poker Faces
1926
as Henry Curlew

Black Oxen
1923
as Charles Dinwiddie

Bobbed Hair
1925
as Mr. Brewster

The Dangerous Maid
1923
as John Standish Lane

Prince of Diamonds
1930
as Williams
About Tom 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. With 145 credits spanning from 1908 to 1964, Tom Ricketts has appeared in 145 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tom Ricketts Movies
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
- Top Hat (1935) — as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1937) — as Ray (uncredited)
- Dead End (1937) — as Old Man (uncredited)
- Cavalcade (1933) — as Waiter (uncredited)
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