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.
Tom Ricketts
Active - 1910 - 1964 |
Birth - Jan 15, 1853 |
Death - Jan 20, 1939 |
Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy, Silent Film, Music
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Feature, Musical, Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama
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Thomas F. Ricketts, Thomas R. Ricketts, Thomas Ricketts-
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Silent Film, Silent Feature, Musical, Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Biographical Film, Historical Film, Western Film, Melodrama, Swashbuckler Film, Apocalyptic Film, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Baseball, Comedy Thriller, Ghost Film, Legal Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Musical Comedy, Pirate Film, Political Drama, Prison Film, Romantic Drama Film, Satire, Silent Short, Sport Film