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Thomas B. Ricketts was a London-born American stage and film actor and director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the first American film adaptation of A Christmas Carol (1908), and directed one of the first motion pictures ever made in Hollywood. After directing scores of silent films, including the first film to be released by Universal Pictures, Ricketts became a prominent character actor.
Born
Saturday, 15 January 1853
Died
Friday, 20 January 1939
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Butler in 'After the Thin Man' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
Zaza | Elderly Gentleman | 1939 |
Son of Frankenstein | Burgher | 1939 |
The Cowboy and the Lady | Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table | 1938 |
Service de Luxe | Small Towner | 1938 |
Gateway | Old Man | 1938 |
Little Miss Broadway | Club Waiter | 1938 |
The Young in Heart | Andrew | 1938 |
Young Fugitives | Tom Riggins | 1938 |
Four Men and a Prayer | Stationmaster | 1938 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Butler in 'After the Thin Man' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
Zaza | Elderly Gentleman | 1939 |
Son of Frankenstein | Burgher | 1939 |
The Cowboy and the Lady | Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table | 1938 |
Service de Luxe | Small Towner | 1938 |
Gateway | Old Man | 1938 |
Little Miss Broadway | Club Waiter | 1938 |
The Young in Heart | Andrew | 1938 |
Young Fugitives | Tom Riggins | 1938 |
Four Men and a Prayer | Stationmaster | 1938 |
The Baroness and the Butler | Old Man Sleeping | 1938 |
Nothing Sacred | Guest at Banquet | 1937 |
Stand-In | Fowler's Butler | 1937 |
Breakfast for Two | Stockholder - Receivership Hearing Member / Receivership Hearing Member | 1937 |
Dead End | Old Man | 1937 |
The Lady Escapes | Uncle George | 1937 |
Born Reckless | Patient | 1937 |
Rhythm in the Clouds | Winter | 1937 |
Parnell | Elderly Man | 1937 |
Carnival in Paris | Egyptologist | 1937 |
The Prince and the Pauper | Sexton Ringing Bell | 1937 |
A Star Is Born | Ray | 1937 |
Personal Property | Elderly Man | 1937 |
History Is Made at Night | Old Man Getting in Lifeboat | 1937 |
Maid of Salem | Giles Cory / Giles Cory (Uncredited) | 1937 |
Sing Me a Love Song | Siegfried's Pool Opponent | 1937 |
Gold Diggers of 1937 | Reginald | 1936 |
After the Thin Man | Henry the Butler | 1936 |
More Than a Secretary | Henry | 1936 |
The House of Secrets | Peters | 1936 |
Daniel Boone | Attorney General's Associate | 1936 |
Sing, Baby, Sing | Old Man in Hospital | 1936 |
To Mary - with Love | Waiter | 1936 |
The Crime of Dr. Forbes | Faculty Doctor | 1936 |
We Went to College | 'Pop' | 1936 |
Human Cargo | Reporter | 1936 |
Trouble for Two | Sir Frederick / Sir Frederick (Uncredited) | 1936 |
Dancing Pirate | Town Crier | 1936 |
Show Boat | Minister | 1936 |
One Rainy Afternoon | Bit Role | 1936 |
The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Juryman | 1936 |
Gentle Julia | Old Man in Church / at Dance | 1936 |
Song and Dance Man | Old Theatrical Man | 1936 |
Little Lord Fauntleroy | Party Guest | 1936 |
A Tale of Two Cities | Tellson Jr. | 1935 |
The Great Impersonation | Villager | 1935 |
The Three Musketeers | Pigeon Receiver | 1935 |
Music Is Magic | Elderly Dancer in Music is Magic Number | 1935 |
Hi, Gaucho! | Don Salvador de Aragon | 1935 |
The Public Menace | Old Man | 1935 |
Top Hat | Thackeray Club Waiter | 1935 |
Now or Never | Robert - the Butler / Robert, the Butler | 1935 |
Escapade | Old Dandy | 1935 |
Vagabond Lady | Spear Department Head | 1935 |
Cardinal Richelieu | Agitator | 1935 |
Goin' to Town | Indian Seller | 1935 |
George White's 1935 Scandals | Old Man | 1935 |
Let's Live Tonight | Millionaire | 1935 |
Clive of India | Old Member | 1935 |
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | Citizen | 1934 |
Forsaking All Others | Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited) / 'Wiff' Wiffens - Mary's Butler | 1934 |
Sons of Steel | Williams | 1934 |
Broadway Bill | Johnson | 1934 |
By Your Leave | Old Man in Club | 1934 |
The Curtain Falls | Hotel Manager | 1934 |
Pursued | Tourist | 1934 |
Springtime for Henry | Bookstore Clerk | 1934 |
One More River | Barrister / Barrister (Uncredited) | 1934 |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Cockeye | 1934 |
The Girl from Missouri | Old Man 'Tarzan' at Party | 1934 |
Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Old Gentleman | 1934 |
The Red Rider | Judge | 1934 |
Whom the Gods Destroy | Charlie | 1934 |
Little Man, What Now? | Mr. Sesam | 1934 |
In Love with Life | Book Store Proprietor | 1934 |
Manhattan Love Song | Rich Man | 1934 |
Viva Villa! | Don Pablo - Grandee | 1934 |
No Greater Glory | Old Janitor / Janitor | 1934 |
Stolen Sweets | Stoner, the Bennet Butler | 1934 |
Nana | Party Guest | 1934 |
I Am Suzanne! | Puppeteer | 1933 |
Good-bye Love | Alimony Inmate | 1933 |
The Invisible Man | Old Farmer with Barn | 1933 |
Secret Sinners | Pop - the Stage Doorman | 1933 |
The Power and the Glory | Board of Directors | 1933 |
Stage Mother | Fred's Father | 1933 |
Berkeley Square | Town Crier | 1933 |
Gordon of Ghost City | Amos Gray | 1933 |
Mama Loves Papa | Mr. Pierrepont | 1933 |
The Man Who Dared | Train Conductor | 1933 |
Reunion in Vienna | Nobleman | 1933 |
Zoo in Budapest | Gus - Lamplighter | 1933 |
Pleasure Cruise | The Man from Manchester / The Man from Manchester (Uncredited) | 1933 |
The Eleventh Commandment | Henry | 1933 |
He Learned About Women | Augus | 1933 |
Forgotten | Mr. Johnson | 1933 |
Cavalcade | Waiter | 1933 |
The Sign of the Cross | Sleeping Spectator | 1933 |
Laughter in Hell | Judge | 1933 |
Women Won't Tell | Williams | 1933 |
A Farewell to Arms | Count Greffi | 1932 |
Farewell to Arms, A | Count Greffi | 1932 |
If I Had a Million | Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood | 1932 |
The Phantom President | Old Man | 1932 |
Thrill of Youth | Grandpa Zachary Thayer | 1932 |
Bachelor's Affairs | Egbert | 1932 |
Merrily We Go to Hell | Wedding Spectator | 1932 |
Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt's Butler Parker | 1932 |
The Expert | Dietenhofer | 1932 |
Love Bound | The Baron | 1932 |
Stepping Sisters | Stock Market | 1932 |
Surrender | Gottlieb | 1931 |
Ambassador Bill | Former Ambassor Littleton / Littleton | 1931 |
The Ruling Voice | Reformer | 1931 |
Side Show | Tom Allison | 1931 |
Danger Island | Professor Gerald Adams | 1931 |
The Common Law | Elderly Strangeways Party Guest | 1931 |
Big Business Girl | Old Man at Graduation Dance | 1931 |
Man of the World | Mr. Bradkin | 1931 |
East Lynne | Rev. Hartley | 1931 |
Sit Tight | Mr. Burke | 1931 |
Sea Legs | Commander | 1930 |
The Life of the Party | Elderly Fashion Show Spectator | 1930 |
Du Barry, Woman of Passion | King's Aide | 1930 |
Scarlet Pages | Old Man with Cane in Courtroom | 1930 |
Sweet Kitty Bellairs | Rheumatic Old Man | 1930 |
Prince of Diamonds | Williams | 1930 |
The Vagabond King | The Astrologer | 1930 |
Skirt Shy | Edgar, the old beau | 1929 |
Light Fingers | Edward Madison | 1929 |
Glad Rag Doll | Admiral | 1929 |
Bulldog Drummond | Colonel / Colonel in Club | 1929 |
Red Hot Speed | Colonel Long / Colonel Long (as Thomas Ricketts) | 1928 |
Interference | Charles Smith | 1928 |
Beware of Bachelors | Wealthy Relative | 1928 |
Dry Martini | Joseph | 1928 |
Five and Ten Cent Annie | Adam Peck | 1928 |
Doomsday | Percival's Butler | 1928 |
The Law and the Man | Quintus Newtoon | 1928 |
My Friend from India | Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore | 1927 |
Get Your Man | Old Man in Wax Museum | 1927 |
Broadway Madness | Lawrence Compton | 1927 |
A Sailor's Sweetheart | Professor Meekham | 1927 |
In a Moment of Temptation | Timothy Gage | 1927 |
Children of Divorce | The Secretary | 1927 |
Too Many Crooks | Butler | 1927 |
Venus of Venice | Bride's Father | 1927 |
Casey at the Bat | Laughing Spectator | 1927 |
Orchids and Ermine | Customer | 1927 |
Love's Blindness | Marquis of Hurlshire | 1926 |
Ladies at Play | Deacon Ezra Boody | 1926 |
When the Wife's Away | Uncle Hiram | 1926 |
The Lily | Jean / Jean (as Thomas Ricketts) | 1926 |
Dancing Days | Stubbins | 1926 |
Going the Limit | Mortimer Harden | 1926 |
Marriage License? | Attorney | 1926 |
The Cat's Pajamas | Mr. Briggs | 1926 |
The Belle of Broadway | Maurice Penelli | 1926 |
The Nutcracker | Isaac Totten | 1926 |
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | Hotel Waiter | 1926 |
Wages for Wives | Judge McLean | 1925 |
Bobbed Hair | Mr. Brewster | 1925 |
Steppin' Out | Henry Brodman | 1925 |
Was It Bigamy? | Judge Gaynor | 1925 |
Paint and Powder | Jeremiah Brewster - Old Man at Party | 1925 |
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work | The Rounder / The Rounder (as Thomas Ricketts) | 1925 |
The Business of Love | Noah Burgess | 1925 |
Never the Twain Shall Meet | Andrew J. Casson (as Thomas Ricketts) / Andrew J. Casson | 1925 |
My Wife and I | Valet | 1925 |
Oh, Doctor! | Mr. Peck | 1925 |
Cheap Kisses | The Old Man | 1924 |
Secrets of the Night | Jerry Hammond | 1924 |
Three Women | Butler | 1924 |
Circe the Enchantress | Archibald Crumm | 1924 |
Black Oxen | Charles Dinwiddie | 1923 |
The Dangerous Maid | John Standish Lane | 1923 |
Strangers of the Night | Lush | 1923 |
Beating the Game | Jules Fanchette | 1923 |
Within the Law | General Hastings | 1923 |
The Lavender Bath Lady | Simon Gregory | 1922 |
A Tailor-Made Man | Anton Huber | 1922 |
Putting It Over | Arnold Nortonn | 1922 |
Man-Woman-Marriage | Old Man - Middle Ages Sequence | 1921 |
The Parish Priest | Dr. Thomas Cassidy | 1921 |
The Spenders | Mr. Milbrey | 1921 |
The Great Lover | Potter | 1920 |
The Desperate Hero | Butler | 1920 |
The Paliser Case | Major Archie Phipps | 1920 |
The Willow Tree | Priest | 1920 |
Please Get Married | Doctor Jenkins | 1919 |
His Official Fiancée | Major Montressor | 1919 |
Girls | Mr. Dennett | 1919 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Secret Marriage | 1919 |
Life's Blind Alley | 1916 |
The Broken Cross | 1916 |
The House of a Thousand Scandals | 1915 |
The Secretary of Frivolous Affairs | 1915 |
The Lure of the Mask | 1915 |
A Brave Little Woman | 1912 |
A Fair Exchange | 1910 |
The Thief | 1910 |