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Tom Ricketts

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.

Known for

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 • Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

1939 • Burgher

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 • Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)

Gateway

1938 • Old Man

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938 • Andrew

Young Fugitives

Young Fugitives

1938 • Tom Riggins

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

1938 • Stationmaster (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two

1937 • Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Full filmography

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 • Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

1939 • Burgher

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 • Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)

Gateway

1938 • Old Man

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938 • Andrew

Young Fugitives

Young Fugitives

1938 • Tom Riggins

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

1938 • Stationmaster (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two

1937 • Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Dead End

1937 • Old Man (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes

The Lady Escapes

1937 • Uncle George

Parnell

1937 • Elderly Man

Carnival in Paris

1937 • Egyptologist (uncredited)

1937 • Ray (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

Maid of Salem

1937 • Giles Cory (Uncredited)

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936 • Henry (uncredited)

Daniel Boone

1936 • Attorney General's Associate

Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936 • Old Man in Hospital

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936 • Waiter

Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two

1936 • Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

Show Boat

1936

Human Cargo

1936 • Reporter

The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation

1935 • Villager (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1935 • Pigeon Receiver

Music Is Magic

1935 • Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)

Hi, Gaucho!

1935 • Don Salvador de Aragon

Top Hat

1935 • Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

Now or Never

1935 • Robert, the Butler

Vagabond Lady

1935 • Spear Department Head (uncredited)

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

1935 • Agitator

Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

1934 • Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)

By Your Leave

1934 • Old Man in Club

The Curtain Falls

The Curtain Falls

1934 • Hotel Manager

One More River

1934 • Barrister (Uncredited)

The Red Rider

1934 • Judge

In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934 • Book Store Proprietor

Manhattan Love Song

Manhattan Love Song

1934 • Rich Man

No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory

1934 • Janitor

Stolen Sweets

1934 • Stoner, the Bennet Butler

I Am Suzanne!

1933 • Puppeteer

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933 • Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)

Secret Sinners

1933 • Pop - the Stage Doorman

Stage Mother

1933 • Fred's Father (uncredited)

Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square

1933 • Town Crier (uncredited)

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure

1933

Gordon of Ghost City

Gordon of Ghost City

1933 • Amos Gray

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1933 • Mr. Pierrepont

Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933 • Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise

1933 • The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

He Learned About Women

He Learned About Women

1933 • Augus

Forgotten

1933 • Mr. Johnson

Cavalcade

1933 • Waiter (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell

Laughter in Hell

1933 • Judge

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932 • Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)

Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932 • Williams

The Phantom President

The Phantom President

1932 • Old Man (uncredited)

Thrill of Youth

Thrill of Youth

1932 • Grandpa Zachary Thayer

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932 • Wedding Spectator (uncredited)

Vanity Fair

1932 • Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

The Expert

1932 • Dietenhofer

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

1931 • Littleton

Side Show

1931 • Tom Allison

Danger Island

1931 • Professor Gerald Adams

The Common Law

1931 • Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931 • Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Man of the World

Man of the World

1931 • Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)

East Lynne

1931 • Rev. Hartley

Sea Legs

1930 • Commander

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1930 • Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930 • King's Aide

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930 • Rheumatic Old Man

Prince of Diamonds

Prince of Diamonds

1930 • Williams

The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King

1930 • The Astrologer

Skirt Shy

1929 • Edgar, the old beau

Light Fingers

1929 • Edward Madison

Glad Rag Doll

1929 • Admiral

Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

1929 • Colonel

Red Hot Speed

1929 • Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)

Interference

1928 • Charles Smith

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press

1928 • Wicks

Dry Martini

1928 • Joseph

Just Married

1928 • Makepeace Witter

Five and Ten Cent Annie

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928 • Adam Peck

Doomsday

1928 • Percival's Butler

The Law and the Man

The Law and the Man

1928 • Quintus Newtoon

My Friend from India

My Friend from India

1927 • Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

Get Your Man

1927 • Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)

Broadway Madness

1927 • Lawrence Compton

A Sailor's Sweetheart

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927 • Professor Meekham

In a Moment of Temptation

1927 • Timothy Gage

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

1927 • The Secretary

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

1927 • Butler

Venus of Venice

Venus of Venice

1927 • Bride's Father

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1927 • Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

Orchids and Ermine

Orchids and Ermine

1927 • Customer

Stranded in Paris

Stranded in Paris

1926 • Herr Rederson

Love's Blindness

Love's Blindness

1926 • Marquis of Hurlshire

Ladies at Play

1926 • Deacon Ezra Boody

When the Wife's Away

1926

The Old Soak

1926 • Roue

The Lily

1926 • Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)

1926 • Stubbins

Going the Limit

1926 • Mortimer Harden

Poker Faces

1926 • Henry Curlew

The Belle of Broadway

The Belle of Broadway

1926 • Maurice Penelli

1926 • Isaac Totten

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

1926 • Wadleigh

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

1926 • Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Wages for Wives

Wages for Wives

1925 • Judge McLean

The Fate of a Flirt

The Fate of a Flirt

1925 • Uncle John Burgess

When Husbands Flirt

When Husbands Flirt

1925 • Wilbur Belcher

A Fight to the Finish

A Fight to the Finish

1925 • Cyrus J. Davis

Bobbed Hair

1925 • Mr. Brewster

Never the Twain Shall Meet

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1925 • Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

1925 • The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)

The Price of Success

The Price of Success

1925 • Peter Van Teyne

My Wife and I

1925 • Valet

Oh, Doctor!

1925 • Mr. Peck

Cheap Kisses

1924 • The Old Man

Secrets of the Night

Secrets of the Night

1924 • Jerry Hammond

Circe the Enchantress

Circe the Enchantress

1924 • Archibald Crumm

Three Women

1924 • Butler

The Gaiety Girl

The Gaiety Girl

1924 • His Grace, the Duke

Black Oxen

1923 • Charles Dinwiddie

The Dangerous Maid

The Dangerous Maid

1923 • John Standish Lane

Strangers of the Night

Strangers of the Night

1923 • Lush

Within the Law

1923 • General Hastings

Alice Adams

1923 • J.A. Lamb

The Lavender Bath Lady

The Lavender Bath Lady

1922 • Simon Gregory

The Eternal Flame

The Eternal Flame

1922 • Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)

A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

1922 • Anton Huber

Shattered Idols

Shattered Idols

1922 • Rev. Dr. Romney

Beating the Game

Beating the Game

1921 • Jules Fanchette

Sham

1921 • Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)

Puppets of Fate

1921 • Father Francisco

The Killer

1921 • Tim Westmore

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1920 • Potter

Bonnie May

1920

The Desperate Hero

The Desperate Hero

1920 • Butler

The Paliser Case

The Paliser Case

1920 • Major Archie Phipps

All of a Sudden Peggy

All of a Sudden Peggy

1920 • Major Archie Phipps

The Willow Tree

The Willow Tree

1920 • Priest

Please Get Married

Please Get Married

1919 • Doctor Jenkins

Girls

1919 • Mr. Dennett

A Christmas Carol

1908 • Ebenezer Scrooge

Tom Ricketts – Biography, Known For & Filmography