Tom Ricketts

Personal Info

Birthday

January 15, 1853

Day of Death

1939-01-19

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Thomas Ricketts

Thomas R. Ricketts

Thomas B. Ricketts

Tom 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

The Invisible Man

Top Hat

A Star Is Born

Dead End

Merrily We Go to Hell

Son of Frankenstein

Daniel Boone

The Cowboy and the Lady

Filmography

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939
Son of Frankenstein
as Burgher
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)
Gateway
as Old Man
The Young in Heart
as Andrew
Young Fugitives
as Tom Riggins
Four Men and a Prayer
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1937
Breakfast for Two
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)
Dead End
as Old Man (Uncredited)
The Lady Escapes
as Uncle George
Parnell
as Elderly Man
Carnival in Paris
as Egyptologist (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man
as Henry the Butler (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
as Attorney General's Associate
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Old Man in Hospital
To Mary - with Love
as Waiter
Trouble for Two
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Reporter
1935
The Great Impersonation
as Villager (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Pigeon Receiver
Music Is Magic
as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
Hi, Gaucho!
as Don Salvador de Aragon
Top Hat
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Now or Never
as Robert, the Butler
Vagabond Lady
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
1934
Forsaking All Others
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
By Your Leave
as Old Man in Club
The Curtain Falls
as Hotel Manager
One More River
as Barrister (Uncredited)
The Red Rider
as Judge
In Love with Life
as Book Store Proprietor
Manhattan Love Song
as Rich Man
No Greater Glory
as Janitor
Stolen Sweets
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler
1933
I Am Suzanne!
as Puppeteer
The Invisible Man
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
Secret Sinners
as Pop - the Stage Doorman
Stage Mother
as Fred's Father (uncredited)
Berkeley Square
as Town Crier (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City
as Amos Gray
Mama Loves Papa
as Mr. Pierrepont
Pleasure Cruise
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)
He Learned About Women
as Augus
Forgotten
as Mr. Johnson
Cavalcade
as Waiter (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
as Judge
1932
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
as Williams
The Phantom President
as Old Man (uncredited)
Thrill of Youth
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)
Vanity Fair
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
The Expert
as Dietenhofer
1931
Ambassador Bill
as Littleton
Side Show
as Tom Allison
The Common Law
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Man of the World
as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)
East Lynne
as Rev. Hartley
1930
Sea Legs
as Commander
The Life of the Party
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as King's Aide
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Rheumatic Old Man
Prince of Diamonds
as Williams
The Vagabond King
as The Astrologer
1929
Skirt Shy
as Edgar, the old beau
Light Fingers
as Edward Madison
Glad Rag Doll
as Admiral
Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel
Red Hot Speed
as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)
1928
Interference
as Charles Smith
Freedom of the Press
as Wicks
Dry Martini
as Joseph
Just Married
as Makepeace Witter
Five and Ten Cent Annie
as Adam Peck
Doomsday
as Percival's Butler
The Law and the Man
as Quintus Newtoon
1927
My Friend from India
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
Get Your Man
as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Professor Meekham
Children of Divorce
as The Secretary
Too Many Crooks
as Butler
Venus of Venice
as Bride's Father
Casey at the Bat
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
Orchids and Ermine
as Customer
1926
Stranded in Paris
as Herr Rederson
Love's Blindness
as Marquis of Hurlshire
Ladies at Play
as Deacon Ezra Boody
The Old Soak
as Roue
The Lily
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
Dancing Days
as Stubbins
Poker Faces
as Henry Curlew
The Belle of Broadway
as Maurice Penelli
The Nutcracker
as Isaac Totten
Ladies of Leisure
as Wadleigh
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1925
Wages for Wives
as Judge McLean
The Fate of a Flirt
as Uncle John Burgess
Bobbed Hair
as Mr. Brewster
Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)
My Wife and I
as Valet
Oh, Doctor!
as Mr. Peck
1924
Cheap Kisses
as The Old Man
Secrets of the Night
as Jerry Hammond
Circe the Enchantress
as Archibald Crumm
Three Women
as Butler
1923
Black Oxen
as Charles Dinwiddie
The Dangerous Maid
as John Standish Lane
Strangers of the Night
as Lush
Within the Law
as General Hastings
Alice Adams
as J.A. Lamb
1922
The Lavender Bath Lady
as Simon Gregory
The Eternal Flame
as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)
A Tailor-Made Man
as Anton Huber
Shattered Idols
as Rev. Dr. Romney
1921
Beating the Game
as Jules Fanchette
Sham
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
Puppets of Fate
as Father Francisco
The Killer
as Tim Westmore
1920
The Great Lover
as Potter
The Desperate Hero
as Butler
The Paliser Case
as Major Archie Phipps
The Willow Tree
as Priest
1908
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge