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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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Filmography
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Movies 107
Director 106
TV Shows 3
Writer 3
self 1
Why Must I Die (1960)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
The Alligator People (1959)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
Here We Go Again (1952)
About Face (1952)
Starlift (1951)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
The Screen Director (1951)
The West Point Story (1950)
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
Red Light (1949)
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Panama Hattie (1942)
I Married an Angel (1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
Topper Returns (1941)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
He Married His Wife (1940)
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
The Star Maker (1939)
Tail Spin (1939)
My Lucky Star (1938)
Happy Landing (1938)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
On the Avenue (1937)
Born to Dance (1936)
Private Number (1936)
It Had to Happen (1936)
Thanks a Million (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Folies Bergère (1935)
Folies Bergère (1935)
Kid Millions (1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
Upperworld (1934)
Lady Killer (1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Captured! (1933)
The Little Giant (1933)
The Mind Reader (1933)
Employees' Entrance (1933)
Blessed Event (1932)
Winner Take All (1932)
Beauty and the Boss (1932)
Taxi! (1931)
Side Show (1931)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
My Past (1931)
Divorce Among Friends (1930)
The Life of the Party (1930)
Three Faces East (1930)
The Second Floor Mystery (1930)
Hold Everything (1930)
The Aviator (1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
The Hottentot (1929)
The Desert Song (1929)
Conquest (1928)
Beware of Bachelors (1928)
The Terror (1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
Powder My Back (1928)
If I Were Single (1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)
The First Auto (1927)
Wolf's Clothing (1927)
Across the Pacific (1926)
Footloose Widows (1926)
The Little Irish Girl (1926)
The Man Upstairs (1926)
Hogan's Alley (1925)
Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
Eve's Lover (1925)
A Deep Sea Panic (1924)
His New Mamma (1924)
The Cat's Meow (1924)
The Hollywood Kid (1924)
Shanghaied Lovers (1924)
Smile Please (1924)
Flip Flops (1923)
Asleep at the Switch (1923)
Skylarking (1923)
Nip and Tuck (1923)
This Way Out (1923)
When Summer Comes (1922)
Gymnasium Jim (1922)
On Patrol (1922)
The Duck Hunter (1922)
Bright Eyes (1921)
Be Reasonable (1921)
Love and Doughnuts (1921)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921)
His Noisy Still (1920)
The Heart Snatcher (1920)
Hearts and Sparks (1916)
Gertie's Gasoline Glide (1916)
Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)
One Cylinder Love
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1893-10-18
Deathday1961-04-27 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceDelaware, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThomas LeRoy Ruth
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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