Tom Ricketts

For other people named Thomas Ricketts, see Thomas Ricketts (disambiguation).

Tom Rickets
Born	January 15, 1853(1853-01-15) London, England
Died	January 20, 1939(1939-01-20) (aged 86) Hollywood, California
Occupation	Actor
Height	5 ft 10 inches
Spouse	Josephine Ditt

Thomas "Tom" Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 20, 1939) was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures.

Ricketts directed the first motion picture ever in Hollywood in 1909, entitled Justified. Starting in the honkytonks of London, he became one of the most able Shakespearean actors of his day. Ricketts directed over 100 silent films between 1909 and 1919, but in 1919 he decided to concentrate on his career as an actor. A hard worker, Ricketts acted in almost 200 films, right until his death. He appeared in one of the most popular films of the late 1930s, Son of Frankenstein, shortly before his death.

He died of pneumonia on January 20, 1939.

Partial filmography

• A Christmas Carol (1908) as Ebenezer Scrooge
• Damaged Goods (1914) co-director
• A Touch of Love (1915) director
• The Buzzard's Shadow (1915) director
• Sham (1921)
• Strangers of the Night (1923)
• Bulldog Drummond (1929) (uncredited)
• Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
• The Power and the Glory (1933) (uncredited)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
• Sons of Steel (1934)
• In Love with Life (1934)
• Clive of India (1935)
• Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
• The Great Impersonation (1935)
• The Three Musketeers (1935)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
• Show Boat (1936) (uncredited)
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
• A Star Is Born (1937)
• History Is Made at Night (1937)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937) Sexton ringing bell
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)

External links

• Tom Ricketts at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Ricketts at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tom Ricketts at Find a Grave