Tom Ricketts
Born: 1853-01-15 in London, England, UK
Died: 1939-01-19
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedy as Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939
- Son of Frankenstein as Burgher
1938
- Four Men and a Prayer as Stationmaster (uncredited)
- The Young in Heart as Andrew
- The Cowboy and the Lady as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)
- Gateway as Old Man
- Young Fugitives as Tom Riggins
1937
- Dead End as Old Man (Uncredited)
- A Star Is Born as Ray (uncredited)
- Parnell as Elderly Man
- Breakfast for Two as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)
- Maid of Salem as Giles Cory (Uncredited)
- Carnival in Paris as Egyptologist (uncredited)
- The Lady Escapes as Uncle George
- History Is Made at Night
1936
- Show Boat
- Daniel Boone as Attorney General's Associate
- Human Cargo as Reporter
- To Mary - with Love as Waiter
- Trouble for Two as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)
- After the Thin Man as Henry the Butler (uncredited)
- Sing, Baby, Sing as Old Man in Hospital
1935
- Hi, Gaucho! as Don Salvador de Aragon
- Cardinal Richelieu as Agitator
- The Great Impersonation as Villager (uncredited)
- Vagabond Lady as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
- Music Is Magic as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
- Top Hat as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers as Pigeon Receiver
- Now or Never as Robert, the Butler
1934
- Stolen Sweets as Stoner, the Bennet Butler
- The Red Rider as Judge
- One More River as Barrister (Uncredited)
- In Love with Life as Book Store Proprietor
- Manhattan Love Song as Rich Man
- The Curtain Falls as Hotel Manager
- No Greater Glory as Janitor
- Forsaking All Others as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
- By Your Leave as Old Man in Club
1933
- Blind Adventure
- Berkeley Square as Town Crier (uncredited)
- Cavalcade as Waiter (uncredited)
- The Invisible Man as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
- Pleasure Cruise as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)
- Secret Sinners as Pop - the Stage Doorman
- Zoo in Budapest as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)
- Laughter in Hell as Judge
- He Learned About Women as Augus
- I Am Suzanne! as Puppeteer
- Stage Mother as Fred's Father (uncredited)
- Forgotten as Mr. Johnson
- Mama Loves Papa as Mr. Pierrepont
- Gordon of Ghost City as Amos Gray
1932
- The Expert as Dietenhofer
- Vanity Fair as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
- Merrily We Go to Hell as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)
- If I Had a Million as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
- The Phantom President as Old Man (uncredited)
- Thrill of Youth as Grandpa Zachary Thayer
- Women Won't Tell as Williams
1931
- Ambassador Bill as Littleton
- Side Show as Tom Allison
- Man of the World as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)
- The Common Law as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
- Big Business Girl as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
- East Lynne as Rev. Hartley
1930
- Prince of Diamonds as Williams
- The Vagabond King as The Astrologer
- Du Barry, Woman of Passion as King's Aide
- The Life of the Party as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator
- Sweet Kitty Bellairs as Rheumatic Old Man
- Sea Legs as Commander
1929
- Bulldog Drummond as Colonel
- Light Fingers as Edward Madison
- Red Hot Speed as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)
- Glad Rag Doll as Admiral
- Skirt Shy as Edgar, the old beau
1928
- Just Married as Makepeace Witter
- Doomsday as Percival's Butler
- Dry Martini as Joseph
- Freedom of the Press as Wicks
- Five and Ten Cent Annie as Adam Peck
- Interference as Charles Smith
- 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
- Too Many Crooks as Butler
- Children of Divorce as The Secretary
- Casey at the Bat as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
- Orchids and Ermine as Customer
- Venus of Venice as Bride's Father
1926
- The Lily as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
- The Nutcracker as Isaac Totten
- The Grand Duchess and the Waiter as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- When the Wife's Away
- Stranded in Paris as Herr Rederson
- Ladies at Play as Deacon Ezra Boody
- The Belle of Broadway as Maurice Penelli
- The Old Soak as Roue
- Poker Faces as Henry Curlew
- Ladies of Leisure as Wadleigh
- Love's Blindness as Marquis of Hurlshire
- Dancing Days as Stubbins
1925
- Oh, Doctor! as Mr. Peck
- Bobbed Hair as Mr. Brewster
- My Wife and I as Valet
- The Girl Who Wouldn't Work as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)
- Never the Twain Shall Meet as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)
- The Fate of a Flirt as Uncle John Burgess
- Wages for Wives as Judge McLean
1924
- Three Women as Butler
- Secrets of the Night as Jerry Hammond
- Cheap Kisses as The Old Man
- Circe the Enchantress as Archibald Crumm
1923
- Black Oxen as Charles Dinwiddie
- The Dangerous Maid as John Standish Lane
- Within the Law as General Hastings
- Strangers of the Night as Lush
- Alice Adams as J.A. Lamb
1922
- The Eternal Flame as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)
- A Tailor-Made Man as Anton Huber
- Shattered Idols as Rev. Dr. Romney
- The Lavender Bath Lady as Simon Gregory
1921
- The Killer as Tim Westmore
- Sham as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
- Beating the Game as Jules Fanchette
- Puppets of Fate as Father Francisco
1920
- The Paliser Case as Major Archie Phipps
- The Great Lover as Potter
- The Willow Tree as Priest
- The Desperate Hero as Butler
- Bonnie May
1919
- Girls as Mr. Dennett
- Please Get Married as Doctor Jenkins
1918
- The Crime of the Hour ... (Director)
1916
- In the Shuffle ... (Director)
- The Profligate ... (Director)
- The Happy Masquerader ... (Director)
- Out of the Rainbow ... (Director)
- Bonds of Deception ... (Director)
- Realization ... (Director)
- The Trail of the Thief ... (Director)
- The Suppressed Order ... (Director)
1914
- Damaged Goods ... (Director)
- Jim ... (Director)
1912
- The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch ... (Director)
- The Indian Raiders ... (Director)
- The Dawn of Netta ... (Director)
- A Brave Little Woman ... (Writer)
1910
- The Hand of Uncle Sam ... (Director)
1908
- A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge