Tom Ricketts
English-American actor and director (1853-1939) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Thomas B. Ricketts was an English-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.
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Son of FrankensteinFilm, 1939Burgher1938
Four Men and a PrayerFilm, Stationmaster (uncredited)1937
A Star Is BornFilm, Ray (uncredited)1936
After the Thin ManFilm, Henry (uncredited)1935
The Three MusketeersFilm, Pigeon Receiver1934
Forsaking All OthersFilm, Wiff' Wiffens (Uncredited)1932
If I Had a MillionFilm, Mrs. Walker's Dancing Partner at Idylwood (uncredited)1931
East LynneFilm, Rev. Hartley1930
Du Barry, Woman of PassionFilm, King's Aide1929
Bulldog DrummondFilm, Colonel1927
Children of DivorceFilm, The Secretary1925
Oh, Doctor!Film, Mr. Peck1923
Black OxenFilm, Charles Dinwiddie1853Born15 January 1853Known for
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The Invisible Man 1933
After the Thin Man 1936
A Star Is Born 1937
Top Hat 1935
Dead End 1937
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Frank Lloyd Directed East Lynne and The Eternal Flame
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Bulldog Drummond and The Paliser Case
David O. Selznick Produced Viva Villa! and A Tale of Two Cities
William A. Wellman Directed Viva Villa! and Nothing Sacred
Richard Thorpe Directed Thrill of Youth and Forgotten
Jack Conway Directed Viva Villa! and A Tale of Two Cities
Harold Lockwood Tom directed The Other Side of the Door (1916)
May Allison Tom directed The Other Side of the Door (1916)
Rowland V. Lee Directed The Three Musketeers and Doomsday
Charlotte Burton Tom directed In the Firelight (1913)
Jack Richardson Tom directed Business Versus Love (1914)
William Garwood Tom directed Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa (1914)
Winifred Greenwood Tom directed A Slice of Life (1914)
Vivian Rich Tom directed A Touch of Love (1915)
George Field Tom directed The Flirt and the Bandit (1913)
Edward Coxen Tom directed The Flirt and the Bandit (1913)
Harry von Meter Tom directed A Touch of Love (1915)
Louise Lester Tom directed Calamity Anne's Love Affair (1914)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Show Boat (1936)
Adolph Zukor Produced The Vagabond King (1930)
Robert Z. Leonard Directed A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
B. Reeves Eason Tom directed In the Twilight and The Echo
William Bertram Tom directed In the Firelight and Unto the Weak
Lawrence Grant Also in A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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After directing scores of silent films, including the first film to be released by Universal Pictures, Ricketts became a prominent character actor.
