archytele The Vault
Advertisement

Tom Ricketts

Acting Born Jan 15, 1853 Died Jan 19, 1939 London, England, UK 164 credits
164
Total Credits
1920–1964
45 Years Career Span
7
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Tom Ricketts works in acting. Born January 15, 1853 in London, England, UK. Died January 19, 1939. Archytele tracks 164 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

Advertisement

Ask the Vault

Ask anything about Tom Ricketts.

Known for

Film

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

Son of Frankenstein

as Burgher
Film

The Young in Heart

as Andrew
Film

Dead End

as Old Man (uncredited)
Film

Top Hat

as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
Film

The Invisible Man

as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)

Disney Club

as Major Archie Phipps

Frequent co-stars

Lawrence Grant 2 shared titles
Basil Rathbone 1 shared title
Boris Karloff 1 shared title
Bela Lugosi 1 shared title
Lionel Atwill 1 shared title
Josephine Hutchinson 1 shared title
Donnie Dunagan 1 shared title
Emma Dunn 1 shared title
Edgar Norton 1 shared title
Perry Ivins 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Big Parade of Comedy
Son of Frankenstein
The Cowboy and the LadyFour Men and a PrayerThe Young in HeartYoung FugitivesGateway
Dead EndA Star Is BornParnellHistory Is Made at NightMaid of Salem
After the Thin ManShow BoatDaniel BooneTo Mary - with LoveHuman Cargo
Top HatCardinal RichelieuThe Great ImpersonationThe Three MusketeersVagabond Lady
Forsaking All OthersNo Greater GloryThe Red RiderOne More RiverThe Curtain Falls
The Invisible ManCavalcadeHe Learned About WomenMama Loves PapaForgotten
Vanity FairMerrily We Go to HellIf I Had a MillionThe Phantom PresidentThrill of Youth
Big Business GirlThe Common LawDanger IslandEast LynneSide Show
The Vagabond KingSweet Kitty BellairsDu Barry, Woman of PassionPrince of DiamondsThe Life of the Party
Red Hot SpeedSkirt ShyBulldog DrummondInterferenceGlad Rag Doll
Just MarriedDoomsdayThe Law and the ManFive and Ten Cent AnnieFreedom of the Press
Broadway MadnessChildren of DivorceIn a Moment of TemptationGet Your ManOrchids and Ermine
Love's BlindnessLadies of LeisureGoing the LimitThe Grand Duchess and the WaiterThe Lily
Oh, Doctor!A Fight to the FinishBobbed HairThe Price of SuccessWhen Husbands Flirt
Cheap KissesThe Gaiety GirlCirce the EnchantressThree WomenSecrets of the Night
Within the LawBlack OxenAlice AdamsStrangers of the NightThe Dangerous Maid
Shattered IdolsA Tailor-Made ManThe Eternal FlameThe Lavender Bath Lady
The Parish PriestThe KillerShamBeating the GamePuppets of Fate
All of a Sudden PeggyThe Great LoverBonnie MayThe Willow TreeThe Desperate Hero
Please Get MarriedGirls
The Crime of the Hour · Director
The Profligate · DirectorBonds of Deception · DirectorThe Suppressed Order · DirectorThe Happy Masquerader · DirectorIn the Shuffle · Director
Jim · DirectorDamaged Goods · Director
The Dawn of Netta · DirectorThe Belle of Bar-Z Ranch · DirectorThe Indian Raiders · DirectorA Brave Little Woman · WriterA Brave Little Woman · Director
The Hand of Uncle Sam · Director
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol · Director

Full Filmography

164 titles
  • 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)
  • Four Men and a Prayer (1938) as Stationmaster (uncredited)
  • The Young in Heart (1938) as Andrew
  • Young Fugitives (1938) as Tom Riggins
  • Gateway (1938) as Old Man
  • Dead End (1937) as Old Man (uncredited)
  • Advertisement
  • A Star Is Born (1937) as Ray (uncredited)
  • Parnell (1937) as Elderly Man
  • History Is Made at Night (1937)
  • Maid of Salem (1937) as Giles Cory (Uncredited)
  • Breakfast for Two (1937) as Receivership Hearing Member (uncredited)
  • The Lady Escapes (1937) as Uncle George
  • Carnival in Paris (1937) as Egyptologist (uncredited)
  • After the Thin Man (1936) as Henry (uncredited)
  • Show Boat (1936)
  • Daniel Boone (1936) as Attorney General's Associate
  • To Mary - with Love (1936) as Waiter
  • Human Cargo (1936) as Reporter
  • Trouble for Two (1936) as Sir Frederick (Uncredited)
  • Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) as Old Man in Hospital
  • Top Hat (1935) as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)
  • Cardinal Richelieu (1935) as Agitator
  • The Great Impersonation (1935) as Villager (uncredited)
  • The Three Musketeers (1935) as Pigeon Receiver
  • Vagabond Lady (1935) as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
  • Hi, Gaucho! (1935) as Don Salvador de Aragon
  • Now or Never (1935) as Robert, the Butler
  • Music Is Magic (1935) as Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
  • Forsaking All Others (1934) as Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)
  • No Greater Glory (1934) as Janitor
  • The Red Rider (1934) as Judge
  • One More River (1934) as Barrister (Uncredited)
  • The Curtain Falls (1934) as Hotel Manager
  • By Your Leave (1934) as Old Man in Club
  • Stolen Sweets (1934) as Stoner, the Bennet Butler
  • Manhattan Love Song (1934) as Rich Man
  • In Love with Life (1934) as Book Store Proprietor
  • The Invisible Man (1933) as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)
  • Cavalcade (1933) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • He Learned About Women (1933) as Augus
  • Mama Loves Papa (1933) as Mr. Pierrepont
  • Forgotten (1933) as Mr. Johnson
  • Stage Mother (1933) as Fred's Father (uncredited)
  • Berkeley Square (1933) as Town Crier (uncredited)
  • Blind Adventure (1933)
  • Gordon of Ghost City (1933) as Amos Gray
  • Laughter in Hell (1933) as Judge
  • Zoo in Budapest (1933) as Gus - Lamplighter (uncredited)
  • Pleasure Cruise (1933) as The Man from Manchester (Uncredited)
  • Secret Sinners (1933) as Pop - the Stage Doorman
  • I Am Suzanne! (1933) as Puppeteer
  • Vanity Fair (1932) as Sir Pitt's Butler Parker
  • Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Wedding Spectator (uncredited)
  • If I Had a Million (1932) as Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)
  • The Phantom President (1932) as Old Man (uncredited)
  • Thrill of Youth (1932) as Grandpa Zachary Thayer
  • Women Won't Tell (1932) as Williams
  • The Expert (1932) as Dietenhofer
  • Big Business Girl (1931) as Old Man at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
  • The Common Law (1931) as Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Danger Island (1931) as Professor Gerald Adams
  • East Lynne (1931) as Rev. Hartley
  • Side Show (1931) as Tom Allison
  • Ambassador Bill (1931) as Littleton
  • Man of the World (1931) as Mr. Bradkin (uncredited)
  • The Vagabond King (1930) as The Astrologer
  • Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) as Rheumatic Old Man
  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as King's Aide
  • Prince of Diamonds (1930) as Williams
  • The Life of the Party (1930) as Elderly Fashion Show Spectator
  • Sea Legs (1930) as Commander
  • Red Hot Speed (1929) as Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • Skirt Shy (1929) as Edgar, the old beau
  • Bulldog Drummond (1929) as Colonel
  • Interference (1929) as Charles Smith
  • Glad Rag Doll (1929) as Admiral
  • Light Fingers (1929) as Edward Madison
  • Just Married (1928) as Makepeace Witter
  • Doomsday (1928) as Percival's Butler
  • The Law and the Man (1928) as Quintus Newtoon
  • Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928) as Adam Peck
  • Freedom of the Press (1928) as Wicks
  • Dry Martini (1928) as Joseph
  • Broadway Madness (1927) as Lawrence Compton
  • Children of Divorce (1927) as The Secretary
  • In a Moment of Temptation (1927) as Timothy Gage
  • Get Your Man (1927) as Gentleman in Wax Museum (uncredited)
  • Orchids and Ermine (1927) as Customer
  • A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) as Professor Meekham
  • Too Many Crooks (1927) as Butler
  • Casey at the Bat (1927) as Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
  • My Friend from India (1927) as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
  • Venus of Venice (1927) as Bride's Father
  • Love's Blindness (1926) as Marquis of Hurlshire
  • Ladies of Leisure (1926) as Wadleigh
  • Going the Limit (1926) as Mortimer Harden
  • The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926) as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
  • The Lily (1926) as Jean (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • Poker Faces (1926) as Henry Curlew
  • The Belle of Broadway (1926) as Maurice Penelli
  • The Old Soak (1926) as Roue
  • The Nutcracker (1926) as Isaac Totten
  • Dancing Days (1926) as Stubbins
  • Stranded in Paris (1926) as Herr Rederson
  • When the Wife's Away (1926)
  • Ladies at Play (1926) as Deacon Ezra Boody
  • Oh, Doctor! (1925) as Mr. Peck
  • A Fight to the Finish (1925) as Cyrus J. Davis
  • Bobbed Hair (1925) as Mr. Brewster
  • The Price of Success (1925) as Peter Van Teyne
  • When Husbands Flirt (1925) as Wilbur Belcher
  • My Wife and I (1925) as Valet
  • Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925) as Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • Wages for Wives (1925) as Judge McLean
  • The Fate of a Flirt (1925) as Uncle John Burgess
  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (1925) as The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • Cheap Kisses (1924) as The Old Man
  • The Gaiety Girl (1924) as His Grace, the Duke
  • Circe the Enchantress (1924) as Archibald Crumm
  • Three Women (1924) as Butler
  • Secrets of the Night (1924) as Jerry Hammond
  • Within the Law (1923) as General Hastings
  • Black Oxen (1923) as Charles Dinwiddie
  • Alice Adams (1923) as J.A. Lamb
  • Strangers of the Night (1923) as Lush
  • The Dangerous Maid (1923) as John Standish Lane
  • Shattered Idols (1922) as Rev. Dr. Romney
  • A Tailor-Made Man (1922) as Anton Huber
  • The Eternal Flame (1922) as Vidame de Pameir (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • The Lavender Bath Lady (1922) as Simon Gregory
  • The Parish Priest (1921) as Dr. Thomas Cassidy
  • The Killer (1921) as Tim Westmore
  • Sham (1921) as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
  • Beating the Game (1921) as Jules Fanchette
  • Puppets of Fate (1921) as Father Francisco
  • All of a Sudden Peggy (1920) as Major Archie Phipps
  • The Great Lover (1920) as Potter
  • Bonnie May (1920)
  • The Willow Tree (1920) as Priest
  • The Desperate Hero (1920) as Butler
  • The Paliser Case (1920) as Major Archie Phipps
  • Please Get Married (1919) as Doctor Jenkins
  • Girls (1919) as Mr. Dennett
  • The Crime of the Hour (1918) Director
  • The Profligate (1916) Director
  • Bonds of Deception (1916) Director
  • The Suppressed Order (1916) Director
  • The Happy Masquerader (1916) Director
  • In the Shuffle (1916) Director
  • Out of the Rainbow (1916) Director
  • The Trail of the Thief (1916) Director
  • Realization (1916) Director
  • Jim (1914) Director
  • Damaged Goods (1914) Director
  • The Dawn of Netta (1912) Director
  • The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch (1912) Director
  • The Indian Raiders (1912) Director
  • A Brave Little Woman (1912) Writer
  • A Brave Little Woman (1912) Director
  • The Hand of Uncle Sam (1910) Director
  • A Christmas Carol (1908) as Ebenezer Scrooge
  • A Christmas Carol (1908) Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Tom Ricketts best known for?

Tom Ricketts is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Big Parade of Comedy (1964), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Young in Heart (1938), Dead End (1937).

When and where was Tom Ricketts born?

Tom Ricketts was born on January 15, 1853 in London, England, UK. They passed away on January 19, 1939.

How many credits does Tom Ricketts have?

Tom Ricketts has accumulated over 164 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1964.

What is Tom Ricketts's background in cinema and television?

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.

Tom Ricketts by the numbers

164credits
164films
0TV series
1908–1964active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (164) Born on January 15 In memoriam 1939

What viewers say

No comments yet. Be the first to share your take on Tom Ricketts.