Tom Ricketts
Acting1853London, England, UK
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
Acting History
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939
Son of Frankenstein
as Burgher
1938
The Young in Heart
as Andrew
USA
as Tom Riggins
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Gateway
as Old Man
1937
Breakfast for Two
as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)
Dead End
as Old Man (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Giles Cory (Uncredited)
Carnival in Paris
as Egyptologist (uncredited)
Parnell
as Elderly Man
The Lady Escapes
as Uncle George
A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
1936
Human Cargo
as Reporter
Daniel Boone
as Attorney General's Associate
To Mary - with Love
as Waiter
After the Thin Man
as Henry the Butler (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Old Man in Hospital
1935
Top Hat
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Hi, Gaucho!
as Don Salvador de Aragon
Music Is Magic
as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
The Three Musketeers
as Pigeon Receiver
Now or Never
as Robert, the Butler
The Great Impersonation
as Villager (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
1934
One More River
as Barrister (Uncredited)
In Love with Life
as Book Store Proprietor
The Red Rider
as Judge
Stolen Sweets
as Stoner, the Bennet Butler
No Greater Glory
as Janitor
Forsaking All Others
as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
as Rich Man
By Your Leave
as Old Man in Club
The Curtain Falls
as Hotel Manager
1933
The Invisible Man
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
Secret Sinners
as Pop - the Stage Doorman
Cavalcade
as Waiter (uncredited)
I Am Suzanne!
as Puppeteer
Zoo in Budapest
as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)
Pleasure Cruise
as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)
Berkeley Square
as Town Crier (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
as Judge
Forgotten
as Mr. Johnson
Stage Mother
as Fred's Father (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
as Mr. Pierrepont
Gordon of Ghost City
as Amos Gray
He Learned About Women
as Augus
1932
The Expert
as Dietenhofer
Merrily We Go To ____
as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
Vanity Fair
as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
The Phantom President
as Old Man (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
as Williams
Thrill of Youth
as Grandpa Zachary Thayer
1931
Man of the World
as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)
Side Show
as Tom Allison
East Lynne
as Rev. Hartley
Ambassador Bill
as Littleton
Big Business Girl
as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
The Common Law
as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
1930
Prince of Diamonds
as Williams
Sea Legs
as Commander
Flame of the Flesh
as King's Aide
The Vagabond King
as The Astrologer
The Life of the Party
as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Rheumatic Old Man
1929
Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel
Light Fingers
as Edward Madison
Skirt Shy
as Edgar, the old beau
Glad Rag Doll
as Admiral
Red Hot Speed
as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)
1928
Five and Ten Cent Annie
as Adam Peck
Doomsday
as Percival's Butler
Dry Martini
as Joseph
Just Married
as Makepeace Witter
Interference
as Charles Smith
Freedom of the Press
as Wicks
The Law and the Man
as Quintus Newtoon
1927
Too Many Crooks
as Butler
Get Your Man
as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)
Orchids and Ermine
as Customer
Children of Divorce
as The Secretary
My Friend from India
as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
Casey at the Bat
as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
Venus of Venice
as Bride's Father
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Professor Meekham
1926
Stranded in Paris
as Herr Rederson
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Nutcracker
as Isaac Totten
The Lily
as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
The Belle of Broadway
as Maurice Penelli
Ladies at Play
as Deacon Ezra Boody
Dancing Days
as Stubbins
Ladies of Leisure
as Wadleigh
The Old Soak
as Roue
Poker Faces
as Henry Curlew
Love's Blindness
as Marquis of Hurlshire
1925
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)
Oh, Doctor!
as Mr. Peck
Bobbed Hair
as Mr. Brewster
My Wife and I
as Valet
The Fate of a Flirt
as Uncle John Burgess
The Price of Success
as Peter Van Teyne
A Fight to the Finish
as Cyrus J. Davis
When Husbands Flirt
as Wilbur Belcher
Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)
Wages for Wives
as Judge McLean
1924
Three Women
as Butler
Secrets of the Night
as Jerry Hammond
Circe the Enchantress
as Archibald Crumm
The Gaiety Girl
as His Grace, the Duke
Cheap Kisses
as The Old Man
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)
The Lavender Bath Lady
as Simon Gregory
A Tailor-Made Man
as Anton Huber
Shattered Idols
as Rev. Dr. Romney
1921
Sham
as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
Puppets of Fate
as Father Francisco
The Killer
as Tim Westmore
Beating the Game
as Jules Fanchette
1920
The Paliser Case
as Major Archie Phipps
The Great Lover
as Potter
The Willow Tree
as Priest
All of a Sudden Peggy
as Major Archie Phipps
The Desperate Hero
as Butler
1919
Girls
as Mr. Dennett
Please Get Married
as Doctor Jenkins
1918
The Crime of the Hour
Director
1916
The Trail of the Thief
Director
The Profligate
Director
Bonds of Deception
Director
In the Shuffle
Director
The Suppressed Order
Director
The Happy Masquerader
Director
Realization
Director
Out of the Rainbow
Director
1914
Damaged Goods
Director
Jim
Director
1912
A Brave Little Woman
Writer
A Brave Little Woman
Director
The Dawn of Netta
Director
The Indian Raiders
Director
The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch
Director
1910
The Hand of Uncle Sam
Director
1908
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
A Christmas Carol
Director