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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-10-18

Deathday

1961-04-27 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

New Castle, Delaware, USA

Also Known As

Thomas LeRoy Ruth

Roy Del Ruth

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was a Hollywood film director. Del Ruth, who started out as a screenwriter in 1915 writing gags for Mack Sennett, began directing feature films in the 1920s. He became known for directing urban and crime dramas including the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon. He also directed the universally panned The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and the 20th Century Fox B-movie Alligator People (1959).

Roy Del Ruth died in 1961 at age 67 and was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.

For his contributions to the motion picture industry, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6150 Hollywood Blvd.

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The Screen Director

Mar 12, 1951

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Acting

1951

The Screen Director as Self (uncredited)

Directing

1960

Why Must I Die as Director

1959		Adventures in Paradise as Director
1959		The Alligator People as Director

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Director

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour as Director

1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue as Director

1953

Three Sailors and a Girl as Director

1952		Stop, You're Killing Me as Director
1952		Here We Go Again as Director
1952		About Face as Director

1951		Starlift as Director
1951		On Moonlight Bay as Director

1950

The West Point Story as Director

1949		Always Leave Them Laughing as Director
1949		Red Light as Director

1948

The Babe Ruth Story as Director

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Director

1945

Ziegfeld Follies as Director

1944		Barbary Coast Gent as Director
1944		Broadway Rhythm as Director

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady as Director

1942		I Married an Angel as Director
1942		Maisie Gets Her Man as Director

1941		The Chocolate Soldier as Director
1941		Topper Returns as Director

1940

He Married His Wife as Director

1939		Here I Am a Stranger as Director
1939		The Star Maker as Director
1939		Tail Spin as Director

1938		My Lucky Star as Director
1938		Happy Landing as Director

1937		Broadway Melody of 1938 as Director
1937		On the Avenue as Director

1936		Born to Dance as Director
1936		Private Number as Director
1936		It Had to Happen as Director

1935		Thanks a Million as Director
1935		Broadway Melody of 1936 as Director
1935		Folies Bergère as Director
1935		Folies Bergère as Director

1934		Kid Millions as Director
1934		Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Director
1934		Upperworld as Director

1933		Lady Killer as Director
1933		Bureau of Missing Persons as Director
1933		Captured! as Director
1933		The Little Giant as Director
1933		The Mind Reader as Director
1933		Employees' Entrance as Director

1932		Blessed Event as Director
1932		Winner Take All as Director
1932		Beauty and the Boss as Director

1931		Taxi! as Director
1931		Side Show as Director
1931		Blonde Crazy as Director
1931		The Maltese Falcon as Director
1931		My Past as Director

1930		Divorce Among Friends as Director
1930		The Life of the Party as Director
1930		Three Faces East as Director
1930		The Second Floor Mystery as Director
1930		Hold Everything as Director

1929		The Aviator as Director
1929		Gold Diggers of Broadway as Director
1929		The Hottentot as Director
1929		The Desert Song as Director

1928		Conquest as Director
1928		Beware of Bachelors as Director
1928		The Terror as Director
1928		Five and Ten Cent Annie as Director
1928		Powder My Back as Director

1927		If I Were Single as Director
1927		Ham and Eggs at the Front as Director
1927		The First Auto as Director

1926		Across the Pacific as Director
1926		Footloose Widows as Director
1926		The Little Irish Girl as Director
1926		The Man Upstairs as Director

1925		Hogan's Alley as Director
1925		Eve's Lover as Director

1924		A Deep Sea Panic as Director
1924		His New Mamma as Director
1924		The Cat's Meow as Director
1924		The Hollywood Kid as Director
1924		Shanghaied Lovers as Director
1924		Smile Please as Director

1923		Flip Flops as Director
1923		Asleep at the Switch as Director
1923		Skylarking as Director
1923		Nip and Tuck as Director

1922		When Summer Comes as Director
1922		Gymnasium Jim as Director
1922		On Patrol as Director
1922		The Duck Hunter as Director

1921		Bright Eyes as Director
1921		Be Reasonable as Director
1921		Love and Doughnuts as Director
1921		Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Director

1920		His Noisy Still as Director
1920		The Heart Snatcher as Director

Production

1949

Red Light as Producer

1948

The Babe Ruth Story as Producer

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Producer

1932

Winner Take All as Producer

Writing

1923

One Cylinder Love as Writer

1916

Wife and Auto Trouble as Scenario Writer