
Tom Ricketts
Known for Acting · 146 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 (146)

The Invisible Man
1933
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
Broadway Madness
1927
as Lawrence Compton

Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Burgher

Parnell
1937
as Elderly Man

Vanity Fair
1932
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

A Star Is Born
1937
as Ray (uncredited)

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

After the Thin Man
1936
as Henry (uncredited)

Dead End
1937
as Old Man (uncredited)

Forgotten
1933
as Mr. Johnson

Top Hat
1935
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

No Greater Glory
1934
as Janitor

Mama Loves Papa
1933
as Mr. Pierrepont

Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Cheap Kisses
1924
as The Old Man

Cavalcade
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)

Danger Island
1931
as Professor Gerald Adams

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

Going the Limit
1926
as Mortimer Harden

Within the Law
1923
as General Hastings

Skirt Shy
1929
as Edgar, the old beau

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

Bobbed Hair
1925
as Mr. Brewster
The Parish Priest
1921
as Dr. Thomas Cassidy

He Learned About Women
1933
as Augus

History Is Made at Night
1937

A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Professor Meekham

The Three Musketeers
1935
as Pigeon Receiver

Forsaking All Others
1934
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)

Show Boat
1936

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930
as Rheumatic Old Man

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

Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Customer

Zoo in Budapest
1933
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

The Vagabond King
1930
as The Astrologer

The Gaiety Girl
1924
as His Grace, the Duke

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

Please Get Married
1919
as Doctor Jenkins

When Husbands Flirt
1925
as Wilbur Belcher

Berkeley Square
1933
as Town Crier (uncredited)

Ladies of Leisure
1926
as Wadleigh

The Great Impersonation
1935
as Villager (uncredited)

Circe the Enchantress
1924
as Archibald Crumm

Bulldog Drummond
1929
as Colonel

Maid of Salem
1937
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

One More River
1934
as Barrister (Uncredited)

The Common Law
1931
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

Oh, Doctor!
1925
as Mr. Peck

A Fight to the Finish
1925
as Cyrus J. Davis

East Lynne
1931
as Rev. Hartley

Daniel Boone
1936
as Attorney General's Associate

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

Love's Blindness
1926
as Marquis of Hurlshire

Now or Never
1935
as Robert, the Butler

The Price of Success
1925
as Peter Van Teyne

Thrill of Youth
1932
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

My Wife and I
1925
as Valet

The Phantom President
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell
1933
as Judge

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

Breakfast for Two
1937
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Children of Divorce
1927
as The Secretary

Secrets of the Night
1924
as Jerry Hammond

Trouble for Two
1936
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

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

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

Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Amos Gray

Gateway
1938
as Old Man

Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator

Sea Legs
1930
as Commander

The Lavender Bath Lady
1922
as Simon Gregory

Shattered Idols
1922
as Rev. Dr. Romney

Pleasure Cruise
1933
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

The Lady Escapes
1937
as Uncle George
In a Moment of Temptation
1927
as Timothy Gage

The Willow Tree
1920
as Priest

Vagabond Lady
1935
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)

Blind Adventure
1933

Ambassador Bill
1931
as Littleton

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

Stolen Sweets
1934
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler

All of a Sudden Peggy
1920
as Major Archie Phipps

Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Admiral

Poker Faces
1926
as Henry Curlew

Manhattan Love Song
1934
as Rich Man

Stage Mother
1933
as Fred's Father (uncredited)

I Am Suzanne!
1933
as Puppeteer

The Red Rider
1934
as Judge

The Life of the Party
1930
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

Wages for Wives
1925
as Judge McLean

Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928
as Adam Peck

Dry Martini
1928
as Joseph

My Friend from India
1927
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

Three Women
1924
as Butler

The Old Soak
1926
as Roue

Human Cargo
1936
as Reporter

Black Oxen
1923
as Charles Dinwiddie

Young Fugitives
1938
as Tom Riggins
Carnival in Paris
1937
as Egyptologist (uncredited)

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

Doomsday
1928
as Percival's Butler

Side Show
1931
as Tom Allison

Women Won't Tell
1932
as Williams

Just Married
1928
as Makepeace Witter

The Killer
1921
as Tim Westmore

In Love with Life
1934
as Book Store Proprietor

Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925
as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)

Alice Adams
1923
as J.A. Lamb

Secret Sinners
1933
as Pop - the Stage Doorman

The Expert
1932
as Dietenhofer

Interference
1929
as Charles Smith

The Young in Heart
1938
as Andrew

Beating the Game
1921
as Jules Fanchette

Too Many Crooks
1927
as Butler

The Fate of a Flirt
1925
as Uncle John Burgess

The Curtain Falls
1934
as Hotel Manager

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

Casey at the Bat
1927
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love
1936
as Waiter
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Father Francisco
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 146 credits spanning from 1908 to 1964, Tom Ricketts has appeared in 146 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
- Broadway Madness (1927) — as Lawrence Compton
- Son of Frankenstein (1939) — as Burgher
- Parnell (1937) — as Elderly Man
- Vanity Fair (1932) — as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
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