
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)

Dead End
1937
as Old Man (uncredited)

Cavalcade
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)

East Lynne
1931
as Rev. Hartley

Parnell
1937
as Elderly Man

Shattered Idols
1922
as Rev. Dr. Romney

A Star Is Born
1937
as Ray (uncredited)

Bonnie May
1920

The Lily
1926
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)

Interference
1929
as Charles Smith

Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Burgher

History Is Made at Night
1937

Stolen Sweets
1934
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler

Mama Loves Papa
1933
as Mr. Pierrepont

Vanity Fair
1932
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

Sham
1921
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)

After the Thin Man
1936
as Henry (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond
1929
as Colonel

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

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

The Lady Escapes
1937
as Uncle George

Oh, Doctor!
1925
as Mr. Peck

Gateway
1938
as Old Man

He Learned About Women
1933
as Augus

Stage Mother
1933
as Fred's Father (uncredited)

Show Boat
1936

No Greater Glory
1934
as Janitor

Vagabond Lady
1935
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)

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

Human Cargo
1936
as Reporter

Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator

Dry Martini
1928
as Joseph

Maid of Salem
1937
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

Venus of Venice
1927
as Bride's Father

Berkeley Square
1933
as Town Crier (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two
1937
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Blind Adventure
1933

Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Customer

The Vagabond King
1930
as The Astrologer

Forsaking All Others
1934
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)

Daniel Boone
1936
as Attorney General's Associate

Trouble for Two
1936
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

The Common Law
1931
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

Young Fugitives
1938
as Tom Riggins

Just Married
1928
as Makepeace Witter

Children of Divorce
1927
as The Secretary
A Christmas Carol
1908
as Ebenezer Scrooge

Circe the Enchantress
1924
as Archibald Crumm

The Killer
1921
as Tim Westmore

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

Sea Legs
1930
as Commander

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

Zoo in Budapest
1933
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

The Young in Heart
1938
as Andrew

Freedom of the Press
1928
as Wicks

Three Women
1924
as Butler

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

Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Alice Adams
1923
as J.A. Lamb

One More River
1934
as Barrister (Uncredited)

By Your Leave
1934
as Old Man in Club

Ladies of Leisure
1926
as Wadleigh

Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928
as Adam Peck

Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Admiral

A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Professor Meekham

The Curtain Falls
1934
as Hotel Manager

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

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

The Expert
1932
as Dietenhofer

The Old Soak
1926
as Roue

Bobbed Hair
1925
as Mr. Brewster

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

Pleasure Cruise
1933
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

Casey at the Bat
1927
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

The Lavender Bath Lady
1922
as Simon Gregory

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

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930
as Rheumatic Old Man

Ambassador Bill
1931
as Littleton

The Three Musketeers
1935
as Pigeon Receiver

Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Amos Gray
The Nutcracker
1926
as Isaac Totten
In a Moment of Temptation
1927
as Timothy Gage

The Red Rider
1934
as Judge

The Paliser Case
1920
as Major Archie Phipps

Women Won't Tell
1932
as Williams

Poker Faces
1926
as Henry Curlew

Black Oxen
1923
as Charles Dinwiddie

Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Old Man in Hospital

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

In Love with Life
1934
as Book Store Proprietor

The Great Impersonation
1935
as Villager (uncredited)

Side Show
1931
as Tom Allison

Girls
1919
as Mr. Dennett
Carnival in Paris
1937
as Egyptologist (uncredited)

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

Secret Sinners
1933
as Pop - the Stage Doorman

The Belle of Broadway
1926
as Maurice Penelli

My Friend from India
1927
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

The Gaiety Girl
1924
as His Grace, the Duke

Too Many Crooks
1927
as Butler

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

Skirt Shy
1929
as Edgar, the old beau

Wages for Wives
1925
as Judge McLean

The Life of the Party
1930
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

The Dangerous Maid
1923
as John Standish Lane

Laughter in Hell
1933
as Judge
Broadway Madness
1927
as Lawrence Compton
When the Wife's Away
1926

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

Forgotten
1933
as Mr. Johnson

The Phantom President
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)

All of a Sudden Peggy
1920
as Major Archie Phipps

Now or Never
1935
as Robert, the Butler

Doomsday
1928
as Percival's Butler

To Mary - with Love
1936
as Waiter

Within the Law
1923
as General Hastings

Thrill of Youth
1932
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

The Great Lover
1920
as Potter
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)
- Dead End (1937) — as Old Man (uncredited)
- Cavalcade (1933) — as Waiter (uncredited)
- East Lynne (1931) — as Rev. Hartley
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