Portrait of Tom Ricketts

Acting

Tom Ricketts

Career

Active from 1908 to 1937, with up to 8 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Interference
Interference
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Ricketts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

158
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

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

1930s

69 titles ยท average score 64
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

as Burgher

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ray (uncredited)

Dead End
Dead End (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Old Man (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

as Henry (uncredited)

Now or Never
Now or Never (1935)

as Robert, the Butler

Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

as Nervous Thackeray Club Waiter (uncredited)

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

as Old Farmer with Barn (uncredited)

Gordon of Ghost City
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)

as Amos Gray

He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women (1933)

as Augus

Thrill of Youth
Thrill of Youth (1932)

as Grandpa Zachary Thayer

Danger Island
Danger Island (1931)

as Professor Gerald Adams

The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Astrologer

1920s

69 titles ยท average score 65
Skirt Shy
Skirt Shy (1929)

as Edgar, the old beau

Glad Rag Doll
Glad Rag Doll (1929)

as Admiral

Doomsday
Doomsday (1928)

as Percival's Butler

My Friend from India
My Friend from India (1927)

as Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore

A Sailor's Sweetheart
A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)

as Professor Meekham

The Belle of Broadway
The Belle of Broadway (1926)

as Maurice Penelli

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1926)

as Wadleigh

When Husbands Flirt
When Husbands Flirt (1925)

as Wilbur Belcher

Oh, Doctor!
Oh, Doctor! (1925)

as Mr. Peck

Circe the Enchantress
Circe the Enchantress (1924)

as Archibald Crumm

Secrets of the Night
Secrets of the Night (1924)

as Jerry Hammond

Black Oxen
Black Oxen (1923)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charles Dinwiddie

1910s

18 titles
The Crime of the Hour
The Crime of the Hour (1918)

Director

The Happy Masquerader
The Happy Masquerader (1916)

Director

In the Shuffle
In the Shuffle (1916)

Director

Bonds of Deception
Bonds of Deception (1916)

Director

The Trail of the Thief
The Trail of the Thief (1916)

Director

Realization
Realization (1916)

Director

Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods (1914)

Director

Jim
Jim (1914)

Director

A Brave Little Woman
A Brave Little Woman (1912)

Director, Writer

The Dawn of Netta
The Dawn of Netta (1912)

Director

The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch
The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch (1912)

Director

The Hand of Uncle Sam
The Hand of Uncle Sam (1910)

Director

1900s

1 title
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1908)

as Ebenezer Scrooge