About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1897-08-28
Place of birth:
New Rochelle, NY, USA
Website:
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Albert Ray

Overview

Albert Ray, born in New Rochelle, NY, attended Townsend Harris Hall and City College of New York. He spent summer vacations as a member of the Vitagraph stock company, on 14th St. in New York City. He appeared in summer stock in White Plains (NY), Florida and the Harlem Opera House in New York City. He directed short subjects for Pathe on the East Coast, went to Hollywood in 1915 and directed Ben Turpin pictures for the Vogue Film Co. and then Sunshine Comedies for Fox. He also acted opposite Ruth Clifford and Mildred Harris at Universal and co-starred with Elinor Fair at Fox. His first feature-length film as director was Scrap Iron (1921) starring Charles Ray (his cousin) for First National, and altogether he directed nine of his cousin's comedies for the studio. He returned to Fox and directed the "Helen and Warren" series and 19 features.

Known for

Acting
1920 Wet and Warmer Actor Billy Poste N/A
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1920 The Night Riders Actor John Tresler N/A
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1919 Vagabond Luck Actor N/A
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1919 The Lost Princess Actor Samuel Blevins, Jr. N/A
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1919 The Game's Up Actor Peter Neyland (as Al Ray) N/A
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Directing
1939 Desperate Trails Directing Director 58
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1937 Lawless Land Directing Director 58
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1936 Undercover Man Directing Director 59
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1936 Everyman's Law Directing Director N/A
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1935 Stage Frights Directing Director N/A
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1934 It's the Cats Directing Director N/A
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1934 St. Louis Woman Directing Director N/A
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1934 Dancing Man Directing Director N/A
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1933 A Shriek in the Night Directing Director 58
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1933 Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Directing Director N/A
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1933 The Intruder Directing Director 58
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1933 West of Singapore Directing Director N/A
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1932 Guilty or Not Guilty Directing Director 59
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1932 The Thirteenth Guest Directing Director 58
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1932 Unholy Love Directing Director 58
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1932 Summer Daze Directing Director N/A
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1932 Harem Scarem Directing Director N/A
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1932 A Put Up Job Directing Director 59
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1931 Moving In Directing Director N/A
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1930 We! We! Marie! Directing Director N/A
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1930 Rolling Along Directing Director N/A
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1930 Kathleen Mavourneen Directing Director N/A
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1930 Call of the West Directing Director N/A
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1929 My Lady's Past Directing Director N/A
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1929 Molly and Me Directing Director N/A
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1928 None But the Brave Directing Director N/A
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1928 Woman Wise Directing Director N/A
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1926 Whispering Wires Directing Director N/A
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1926 Honesty – The Best Policy Directing Director N/A
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1926 More Pay - Less Work Directing Director N/A
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1925 Look Out Directing Director N/A
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1925 Permit Me Directing Director N/A
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1925 Wake Up Directing Director N/A
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1925 Fun's Fun Directing Director N/A
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1925 Rock Bottom Directing Director N/A
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1925 Ship Shape Directing Director N/A
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1925 Welcome Danger! Directing Director N/A
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1925 Weak Knees Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1945 The Cheaters Writing Original Story 58
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1939 Winner Take All Writing Screenplay N/A
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1939 Everybody's Baby Writing Writer N/A
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1939 The Arizona Wildcat Writing Story 59
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1938 While New York Sleeps Writing Screenplay N/A
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1938 Keep Smiling Writing Writer N/A
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1938 Island in the Sky Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 Change of Heart Writing Screenplay 59
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1937 45 Fathers Writing Writer 58
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1937 Dizzy Doctors Writing Screenplay 59
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1934 Dancing Man Writing Writer N/A
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1923 The Courtship of Miles Standish Writing Writer N/A
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1923 The Girl I Loved Writing Writer N/A
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1922 A Tailor-Made Man Writing Adaptation N/A
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Production
1932 Unholy Love Production Producer 58
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Crew
1940 The Girl from Avenue A Crew Additional Writing N/A
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