Roy Del Ruth
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-10-18
Day of Death
1961-04-27 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
New Castle, Delaware, USA
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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Known For
Acting
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Self (uncredited)
Crew
(1960)
Why Must I Die
Director
(1959)
The Alligator People
Director
(1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Director
(1953)
Three Sailors and a Girl
Director
(1952)
About Face
Director
(1952)
Stop, You're Killing Me
Director
(1952)
Here We Go Again
Director
(1951)
On Moonlight Bay
Director
(1951)
Starlift
Director
(1950)
The West Point Story
Director
(1949)
Red Light
Director, Producer
(1949)
Always Leave Them Laughing
Director
(1948)
The Babe Ruth Story
Director, Producer
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Director, Producer
(1945)
Ziegfeld Follies
Director
(1944)
Broadway Rhythm
Director
(1944)
Barbary Coast Gent
Director
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Director
(1942)
I Married an Angel
Director
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
Director
(1941)
Topper Returns
Director
(1941)
The Chocolate Soldier
Director
(1940)
He Married His Wife
Director
(1939)
Tail Spin
Director
(1939)
The Star Maker
Director
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
Director
(1938)
Happy Landing
Director
(1938)
My Lucky Star
Director
(1937)
Broadway Melody of 1938
Director
(1937)
On the Avenue
Director
(1936)
Born to Dance
Director
(1936)
Private Number
Director
(1936)
It Had to Happen
Director
(1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936
Director
(1935)
Thanks a Million
Director
(1935)
Folies Bergère
Director
(1935)
Folies Bergère
Director
(1934)
Kid Millions
Director
(1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Director
(1934)
Upperworld
Director
(1933)
The Little Giant
Director
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
Director
(1933)
Lady Killer
Director
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
Director
(1933)
Captured!
Director
(1933)
The Mind Reader
Director
(1932)
Blessed Event
Director
(1932)
Winner Take All
Director, Producer
(1932)
Beauty and the Boss
Director
(1931)
The Maltese Falcon
Director
(1931)
Blonde Crazy
Director
(1931)
Taxi!
Director
(1931)
Side Show
Director
(1931)
My Past
Director
(1930)
Three Faces East
Director
(1930)
The Second Floor Mystery
Director
(1930)
The Life of the Party
Director
(1930)
Divorce Among Friends
Director
(1930)
Hold Everything
Director
(1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Director
(1929)
The Desert Song
Director
(1929)
The Aviator
Director
(1929)
The Hottentot
Director
(1928)
Powder My Back
Director
(1928)
The Terror
Director
(1928)
Beware of Bachelors
Director
(1928)
Conquest
Director
(1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie
Director
(1927)
The First Auto
Director
(1927)
If I Were Single
Director
(1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Director
(1926)
The Little Irish Girl
Director
(1926)
Footloose Widows
Director
(1926)
Across the Pacific
Director
(1926)
The Man Upstairs
Director
(1925)
Hogan's Alley
Director
(1925)
Eve's Lover
Director
(1924)
Smile Please
Director
(1924)
His New Mamma
Director
(1924)
The Hollywood Kid
Director
(1924)
A Deep Sea Panic
Director
(1924)
The Cat's Meow
Director
(1924)
Shanghaied Lovers
Director
(1923)
Asleep at the Switch
Director
(1923)
Skylarking
Director
(1923)
Nip and Tuck
Director
(1923)
One Cylinder Love
Writer
(1923)
Flip Flops
Director
(1922)
Gymnasium Jim
Director
(1922)
On Patrol
Director
(1922)
When Summer Comes
Director
(1922)
The Duck Hunter
Director
(1921)
Be Reasonable
Director
(1921)
Love and Doughnuts
Director
(1921)
Bright Eyes
Director
(1921)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Director
(1920)
The Heart Snatcher
Director
(1920)
His Noisy Still
Director
(1916)
Wife and Auto Trouble
Scenario Writer