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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
all 108
Movies 105
Director 104
TV Shows 3
Writer 3
self 1
Why Must I Die (1960)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Here We Go Again (1952)
About Face (1952)
Starlift (1951)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
The West Point Story (1950)
Red Light (1949)
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
I Married an Angel (1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Topper Returns (1941)
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)
On the Avenue (1937)
Born to Dance (1936)
Private Number (1936)
It Had to Happen (1936)
Thanks a Million (1935)
Folies Bergère (1935)
Folies Bergère (1935)
Kid Millions (1934)
Upperworld (1934)
Lady Killer (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)
Three Faces East (1930)
Hold Everything (1930)
The Aviator (1929)
The Hottentot (1929)
The Desert Song (1929)
Conquest (1928)
Beware of Bachelors (1928)
The Terror (1928)
Powder My Back (1928)
If I Were Single (1927)
The First Auto (1927)
Wolf's Clothing (1927)
Across the Pacific (1926)
Footloose Widows (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)
His Noisy Still (1920)
The Heart Snatcher (1920)
One Cylinder Love
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1893-10-18
Deathday1961-04-27 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Castle, Delaware, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThomas LeRoy Ruth
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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