
Tom Ricketts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1853
- Died
- January 19, 1939
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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

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

Son of Frankenstein 1939
as Burgher

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

Gateway 1938
as Old Man

The Young in Heart 1938
as Andrew

Young Fugitives 1938
as Tom Riggins

Four Men and a Prayer 1938
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two 1937
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Dead End 1937
as Old Man (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes 1937
as Uncle George

Parnell 1937
as Elderly Man
- Carnival in Paris
Carnival in Paris 1937
as Egyptologist (uncredited)

A Star Is Born 1937
as Ray (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night 1937
Actor

Maid of Salem 1937
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

After the Thin Man 1936
as Henry (uncredited)

Daniel Boone 1936
as Attorney General's Associate

Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as Old Man in Hospital

To Mary - with Love 1936
as Waiter

Trouble for Two 1936
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

Show Boat 1936
Actor

Human Cargo 1936
as Reporter

The Great Impersonation 1935
as Villager (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers 1935
as Pigeon Receiver

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

Hi, Gaucho! 1935
as Don Salvador de Aragon

Top Hat 1935
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

Now or Never 1935
as Robert, the Butler

Vagabond Lady 1935
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)

Cardinal Richelieu 1935
as Agitator

Forsaking All Others 1934
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)

By Your Leave 1934
as Old Man in Club

The Curtain Falls 1934
as Hotel Manager

One More River 1934
as Barrister (Uncredited)

The Red Rider 1934
as Judge

In Love with Life 1934
as Book Store Proprietor

Manhattan Love Song 1934
as Rich Man

No Greater Glory 1934
as Janitor

Stolen Sweets 1934
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler

I Am Suzanne! 1933
as Puppeteer

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

Secret Sinners 1933
as Pop - the Stage Doorman

Stage Mother 1933
as Fred's Father (uncredited)

Berkeley Square 1933
as Town Crier (uncredited)

Blind Adventure 1933
Actor

Gordon of Ghost City 1933
as Amos Gray

Mama Loves Papa 1933
as Mr. Pierrepont

Zoo in Budapest 1933
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

Pleasure Cruise 1933
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

He Learned About Women 1933
as Augus

Forgotten 1933
as Mr. Johnson

Cavalcade 1933
as Waiter (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell 1933
as Judge

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

Women Won't Tell 1932
as Williams

The Phantom President 1932
as Old Man (uncredited)

Thrill of Youth 1932
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

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

Vanity Fair 1932
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

The Expert 1932
as Dietenhofer

Ambassador Bill 1931
as Littleton

Side Show 1931
as Tom Allison

Danger Island 1931
as Professor Gerald Adams

The Common Law 1931
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

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

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

East Lynne 1931
as Rev. Hartley

Sea Legs 1930
as Commander

The Life of the Party 1930
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

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

Sweet Kitty Bellairs 1930
as Rheumatic Old Man

Prince of Diamonds 1930
as Williams

The Vagabond King 1930
as The Astrologer

Skirt Shy 1929
as Edgar, the old beau

Light Fingers 1929
as Edward Madison

Glad Rag Doll 1929
as Admiral

Bulldog Drummond 1929
as Colonel

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

Interference 1929
as Charles Smith

Freedom of the Press 1928
as Wicks

Dry Martini 1928
as Joseph

Just Married 1928
as Makepeace Witter

Five and Ten Cent Annie 1928
as Adam Peck

Doomsday 1928
as Percival's Butler

The Law and the Man 1928
as Quintus Newtoon

My Friend from India 1927
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

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

Broadway Madness 1927
as Lawrence Compton

A Sailor's Sweetheart 1927
as Professor Meekham
- In a Moment of Temptation
In a Moment of Temptation 1927
as Timothy Gage

Children of Divorce 1927
as The Secretary

Too Many Crooks 1927
as Butler

Venus of Venice 1927
as Bride's Father

Casey at the Bat 1927
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

Orchids and Ermine 1927
as Customer

Stranded in Paris 1926
as Herr Rederson

Love's Blindness 1926
as Marquis of Hurlshire

Ladies at Play 1926
as Deacon Ezra Boody
- When the Wife's Away
When the Wife's Away 1926
Actor

The Old Soak 1926
as Roue

The Lily 1926
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
- Dancing Days
Dancing Days 1926
as Stubbins

Going the Limit 1926
as Mortimer Harden

Poker Faces 1926
as Henry Curlew

The Belle of Broadway 1926
as Maurice Penelli

The Nut-Cracker 1926
as Isaac Totten

Ladies of Leisure 1926
as Wadleigh

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

Wages for Wives 1925
as Judge McLean

The Fate of a Flirt 1925
as Uncle John Burgess

When Husbands Flirt 1925
as Wilbur Belcher

A Fight to the Finish 1925
as Cyrus J. Davis

Bobbed Hair 1925
as Mr. Brewster

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

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

The Price of Success 1925
as Peter Van Teyne
- The Business of Love
The Business of Love 1925
as Noah Burgess

My Wife and I 1925
as Valet

Oh, Doctor! 1925
as Mr. Peck

Cheap Kisses 1924
as The Old Man

Secrets of the Night 1924
as Jerry Hammond

Circe the Enchantress 1924
as Archibald Crumm

Three Women 1924
as Butler

The Gaiety Girl 1924
as His Grace, the Duke

Black Oxen 1923
as Charles Dinwiddie

The Dangerous Maid 1923
as John Standish Lane

Strangers of the Night 1923
as Lush

Within the Law 1923
as General Hastings

Alice Adams 1923
as J.A. Lamb

The Lavender Bath Lady 1922
as Simon Gregory

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

A Tailor-Made Man 1922
as Anton Huber

Shattered Idols 1922
as Rev. Dr. Romney

Beating the Game 1921
as Jules Fanchette

Sham 1921
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
- Puppets of Fate
Puppets of Fate 1921
as Father Francisco
- The Parish Priest
The Parish Priest 1921
as Dr. Thomas Cassidy

The Killer 1921
as Tim Westmore

The Great Lover 1920
as Potter

Bonnie May 1920
Actor

The Desperate Hero 1920
as Butler

The Paliser Case 1920
as Major Archie Phipps

All of a Sudden Peggy 1920
as Major Archie Phipps

The Willow Tree 1920
as Priest

Please Get Married 1919
as Doctor Jenkins

Girls 1919
as Mr. Dennett

The Crime of the Hour 1918
Director
- Out of the Rainbow
Out of the Rainbow 1916
Director
- The Trail of the Thief
The Trail of the Thief 1916
Director
- The Profligate
The Profligate 1916
Director
- Realization
Realization 1916
Director
- Bonds of Deception
Bonds of Deception 1916
Director
- In the Shuffle
In the Shuffle 1916
Director

The Suppressed Order 1916
Director

The Happy Masquerader 1916
Director

Damaged Goods 1914
Director
- Jim
Jim 1914
Director
- The Indian Raiders
The Indian Raiders 1912
Director
- The Dawn of Netta
The Dawn of Netta 1912
Director

The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch 1912
Director

A Brave Little Woman 1912
Writer, Director
- The Hand of Uncle Sam
The Hand of Uncle Sam 1910
Director
- A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 1908
as Ebenezer Scrooge, Director
Credits from TMDB.