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Tom Ricketts

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 15, 1853 (Died at 86)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1920 – 1939
Known Credits145 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Tom Ricketts

Also known as:Thomas RickettsThomas R. RickettsThomas B. Ricketts
Total Works

145

145 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie
as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
Top Hat
7.2
Top Hat
1935•movie
as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
as Burgher
A Star Is Born
7.2
A Star Is Born
1937•movie
as Ray (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 145 titles featuring Tom Ricketts

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie

as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)

Top Hat
7.2
Top Hat
1935•movie

as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein
6.7

as Burgher

A Star Is Born
7.2
A Star Is Born
1937•movie

as Ray (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936•movie

as Henry (uncredited)

Dead End
7.0
Dead End
1937•movie

as Old Man (uncredited)

Cavalcade
5.5
Cavalcade
1933•movie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Show Boat
6.7
Show Boat
1936•movie
If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

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

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)

The Young in Heart
6.7
The Young in Heart
1938•movie

as Andrew

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

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

Bulldog Drummond
6.5
Bulldog Drummond
1929•movie

as Colonel

Children of Divorce
6.0

as The Secretary

Breakfast for Two
5.9
Breakfast for Two
1937•movie

as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)

Man of the World
6.2
Man of the World
1931•movie

as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)

Forsaking All Others
6.0

as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)

No Greater Glory
6.6
No Greater Glory
1934•movie

as Janitor

East Lynne
6.5
East Lynne
1931•movie

as Rev. Hartley

Berkeley Square
5.9
Berkeley Square
1933•movie

as Town Crier (uncredited)

Daniel Boone
4.9
Daniel Boone
1936•movie

as Attorney General's Associate

Zoo in Budapest
4.8
Zoo in Budapest
1933•movie

as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)

The Common Law
5.4
The Common Law
1931•movie

as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)

Get Your Man
6.4
Get Your Man
1927•movie

as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)

Four Men and a Prayer
6.5

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

The Vagabond King
5.9
The Vagabond King
1930•movie

as The Astrologer

One More River
5.2
One More River
1934•movie

as Barrister (Uncredited)

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Elderly Man

Black Oxen
5.8
Black Oxen
1923•movie

as Charles Dinwiddie

The Three Musketeers
6.9

as Pigeon Receiver

Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936•movie

as Old Man in Hospital

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
6.0

as King's Aide

Maid of Salem
6.2
Maid of Salem
1937•movie

as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

Manhattan Love Song
5.7

as Rich Man

Within the Law
5.6
Within the Law
1923•movie

as General Hastings

Cardinal Richelieu
7.3
Cardinal Richelieu
1935•movie

as Agitator

Stolen Sweets
4.2
Stolen Sweets
1934•movie

as Stoner, the Bennet Butler

The Life of the Party
6.6

as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator

Vanity Fair
4.7
Vanity Fair
1932•movie

as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

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

Trouble for Two
6.5
Trouble for Two
1936•movie

as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)

Vagabond Lady
7.2
Vagabond Lady
1935•movie

as Spear Department Head (uncredited)

The Phantom President
6.5

as Old Man (uncredited)

Blind Adventure
6.2
Blind Adventure
1933•movie
Three Women
4.2
Three Women
1924•movie

as Butler

Interference
7.6
Interference
1929•movie

as Charles Smith

Side Show
5.6
Side Show
1931•movie

as Tom Allison

Ambassador Bill
6.4
Ambassador Bill
1931•movie

as Littleton

I Am Suzanne!
6.6
I Am Suzanne!
1933•movie

as Puppeteer

The Belle of Broadway
6.4

as Maurice Penelli

Orchids and Ermine
5.9
Orchids and Ermine
1927•movie

as Customer

Oh, Doctor!
6.2
Oh, Doctor!
1925•movie

as Mr. Peck

Forgotten
7.0
Forgotten
1933•movie

as Mr. Johnson

The Expert
7.2
The Expert
1932•movie

as Dietenhofer

By Your Leave
4.2
By Your Leave
1934•movie

as Old Man in Club

Pleasure Cruise
6.2
Pleasure Cruise
1933•movie

as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)

Doomsday
7.0
Doomsday
1928•movie

as Percival's Butler

Gateway
7.4
Gateway
1938•movie

as Old Man

Big Business Girl
6.8
Big Business Girl
1931•movie

as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Poker Faces
7.0
Poker Faces
1926•movie

as Henry Curlew

Secrets of the Night
6.7

as Jerry Hammond

Young Fugitives
3.7
Young Fugitives
1938•movie

as Tom Riggins

Hi, Gaucho!
8.3
Hi, Gaucho!
1935•movie

as Don Salvador de Aragon

Music Is Magic
5.3
Music Is Magic
1935•movie

as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)

Stage Mother
6.3
Stage Mother
1933•movie

as Fred's Father (uncredited)

Thrill of Youth
6.7
Thrill of Youth
1932•movie

as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

To Mary - with Love
5.7

as Waiter

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
7.3

as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell
3.7
Laughter in Hell
1933•movie

as Judge

Circe the Enchantress
7.2

as Archibald Crumm

In Love with Life
5.7
In Love with Life
1934•movie

as Book Store Proprietor

When Husbands Flirt
3.3

as Wilbur Belcher

Never the Twain Shall Meet
6.0

as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)

My Friend from India
7.5

as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

Women Won't Tell
7.0
Women Won't Tell
1932•movie

as Williams

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
6.5

as Rheumatic Old Man

Sea Legs
6.0
Sea Legs
1930•movie

as Commander

Skirt Shy
4.5
Skirt Shy
1929•movie

as Edgar, the old beau

The Curtain Falls
6.0
The Curtain Falls
1934•movie

as Hotel Manager

Gordon of Ghost City
6.5

as Amos Gray

The Red Rider
7.0
The Red Rider
1934•movie

as Judge

Secret Sinners
6.0
Secret Sinners
1933•movie

as Pop - the Stage Doorman

Casey at the Bat
8.0
Casey at the Bat
1927•movie

as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)

Human Cargo
7.5
Human Cargo
1936•movie

as Reporter

Prince of Diamonds
6.5
Prince of Diamonds
1930•movie

as Williams

The Great Impersonation
7.5

as Villager (uncredited)

A Sailor's Sweetheart
8.0

as Professor Meekham

Ladies of Leisure
8.0
Ladies of Leisure
1926•movie

as Wadleigh

Damaged Goods
1.0
Damaged Goods
1914•movie

Role: Director

Strangers of the Night
8.0

as Lush

Bonnie May
7.0
Bonnie May
1920•movie
The Killer
8.0
The Killer
1921•movie

as Tim Westmore

Sham
8.0
Sham
1921•movie

as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)

The Old Soak
8.0
The Old Soak
1926•movie

as Roue

Dry Martini
7.0
Dry Martini
1928•movie

as Joseph

The Dangerous Maid
10.0
The Dangerous Maid
1923•movie

as John Standish Lane

Cheap Kisses
10.0
Cheap Kisses
1924•movie

as The Old Man

My Wife and I
8.0
My Wife and I
1925•movie

as Valet

Love's Blindness
8.0
Love's Blindness
1926•movie

as Marquis of Hurlshire

Beating the Game
8.0
Beating the Game
1921•movie

as Jules Fanchette

The Desperate Hero
9.0
The Desperate Hero
1920•movie

as Butler

Shattered Idols
8.0
Shattered Idols
1922•movie

as Rev. Dr. Romney

Now or Never
8.0
Now or Never
1935•movie

as Robert, the Butler

The Paliser Case
8.0
The Paliser Case
1920•movie

as Major Archie Phipps

Light Fingers
7.0
Light Fingers
1929•movie

as Edward Madison

The Great Lover
8.0
The Great Lover
1920•movie

as Potter

Mama Loves Papa
10.0
Mama Loves Papa
1933•movie

as Mr. Pierrepont

The Lady Escapes
7.0
The Lady Escapes
1937•movie

as Uncle George

Five and Ten Cent Annie
10.0

as Adam Peck

He Learned About Women
10.0

as Augus

Stranded in Paris
8.0
Stranded in Paris
1926•movie

as Herr Rederson

The Lavender Bath Lady
9.0

as Simon Gregory

The Eternal Flame
10.0
The Eternal Flame
1922•movie

as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)

Glad Rag Doll
9.0
Glad Rag Doll
1929•movie

as Admiral

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
9.0

as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)

Just Married
7.0
Just Married
1928•movie

as Makepeace Witter

Bobbed Hair
10.0
Bobbed Hair
1925•movie

as Mr. Brewster

Ladies at Play
10.0
Ladies at Play
1926•movie

as Deacon Ezra Boody

Venus of Venice
10.0
Venus of Venice
1927•movie

as Bride's Father

The Lily
7.0
The Lily
1926•movie

as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)

Red Hot Speed
7.0
Red Hot Speed
1929•movie

as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)

The Willow Tree
8.0
The Willow Tree
1920•movie

as Priest

Freedom of the Press
8.0

as Wicks

Too Many Crooks
10.0
Too Many Crooks
1927•movie

as Butler

The Law and the Man
7.0

as Quintus Newtoon

Wages for Wives
7.0
Wages for Wives
1925•movie

as Judge McLean

Alice Adams
9.0
Alice Adams
1923•movie

as J.A. Lamb

The Nut-Cracker
7.0
The Nut-Cracker
1926•movie

as Isaac Totten

The Fate of a Flirt
8.0

as Uncle John Burgess

Girls
7.0
Girls
1919•movie

as Mr. Dennett

Please Get Married
8.0
Please Get Married
1919•movie

as Doctor Jenkins

A Fight to the Finish
10.0

as Cyrus J. Davis

The Gaiety Girl
9.0
The Gaiety Girl
1924•movie

as His Grace, the Duke

The Price of Success
7.0

as Peter Van Teyne

All of a Sudden Peggy
10.0

as Major Archie Phipps

Broadway Madness
9.0
Broadway Madness
1927•movie

as Lawrence Compton

Going the Limit
8.0
Going the Limit
1926•movie

as Mortimer Harden

Danger Island
9.0
Danger Island
1931•movie

as Professor Gerald Adams

The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch
7.0

Role: Director

A Brave Little Woman
4.0

Role: Writer

The Crime of the Hour
9.0

Role: Director

The Happy Masquerader
8.0

Role: Director

A Tailor-Made Man
A Tailor-Made Man
1922•movie

as Anton Huber

The Suppressed Order

Role: Director