About

Known credits:
104
Birthday:
1893-10-18
Place of birth:
New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Roy Del Ruth

Overview

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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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Known for

Acting
1951 The Screen Director Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
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Directing
1960 Why Must I Die Directing Director 58
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1959 The Alligator People Directing Director 58
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1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue Directing Director 59
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1953 Three Sailors and a Girl Directing Director 59
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1952 Stop, You're Killing Me Directing Director 58
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1952 Here We Go Again Directing Director N/A
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1952 About Face Directing Director 58
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1951 Starlift Directing Director 58
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1951 On Moonlight Bay Directing Director 59
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1950 The West Point Story Directing Director 58
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1949 Always Leave Them Laughing Directing Director 59
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1949 Red Light Directing Director 58
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1948 The Babe Ruth Story Directing Director 58
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1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue Directing Director 60
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1945 Ziegfeld Follies Directing Director 59
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1944 Barbary Coast Gent Directing Director 58
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1944 Broadway Rhythm Directing Director 59
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1943 Du Barry was a Lady Directing Director 58
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1942 I Married an Angel Directing Director 59
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1942 Maisie Gets Her Man Directing Director 59
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1941 The Chocolate Soldier Directing Director 59
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1941 Topper Returns Directing Director 59
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1940 He Married His Wife Directing Director 58
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1939 Here I Am a Stranger Directing Director 59
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1939 The Star Maker Directing Director N/A
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1939 Tail Spin Directing Director 59
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1938 My Lucky Star Directing Director 58
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1938 Happy Landing Directing Director 59
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1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 Directing Director 59
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1937 On the Avenue Directing Director 59
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1936 Born to Dance Directing Director 58
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1936 Private Number Directing Director 59
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1936 It Had to Happen Directing Director 59
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1935 Thanks a Million Directing Director 59
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1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 Directing Director 59
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1935 Folies Bergère Directing Director N/A
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1935 Folies Bergère Directing Director 58
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1934 Kid Millions Directing Director 58
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1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Directing Director 58
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1934 Upperworld Directing Director 58
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1933 Lady Killer Directing Director 59
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1933 Bureau of Missing Persons Directing Director 58
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1933 Captured! Directing Director 59
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1933 The Little Giant Directing Director 59
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1933 The Mind Reader Directing Director 59
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1933 Employees' Entrance Directing Director 59
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1932 Blessed Event Directing Director 59
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1932 Winner Take All Directing Director 58
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1932 Beauty and the Boss Directing Director 59
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1931 Taxi! Directing Director 59
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1931 Side Show Directing Director 58
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1931 Blonde Crazy Directing Director 59
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1931 The Maltese Falcon Directing Director 59
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1931 My Past Directing Director 58
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1930 Divorce Among Friends Directing Director 58
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1930 The Life of the Party Directing Director 59
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1930 Three Faces East Directing Director 58
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1930 The Second Floor Mystery Directing Director N/A
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1930 Hold Everything Directing Director 59
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1929 The Aviator Directing Director N/A
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1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Hottentot Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Desert Song Directing Director 58
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1928 Conquest Directing Director N/A
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1928 Beware of Bachelors Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Terror Directing Director 58
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1928 Five and Ten Cent Annie Directing Director N/A
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1928 Powder My Back Directing Director N/A
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1927 If I Were Single Directing Director N/A
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1927 Ham and Eggs at the Front Directing Director N/A
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1927 The First Auto Directing Director 58
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1926 Across the Pacific Directing Director 58
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1926 Footloose Widows Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Little Irish Girl Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Man Upstairs Directing Director N/A
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1925 Hogan's Alley Directing Director N/A
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1925 Eve's Lover Directing Director N/A
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1924 A Deep Sea Panic Directing Director N/A
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1924 His New Mamma Directing Director 58
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1924 The Cat's Meow Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Hollywood Kid Directing Director 58
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1924 Shanghaied Lovers Directing Director 58
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1924 Smile Please Directing Director 58
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1923 Flip Flops Directing Director 59
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1923 Asleep at the Switch Directing Director N/A
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1923 Skylarking Directing Director 59
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1923 Nip and Tuck Directing Director N/A
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1922 When Summer Comes Directing Director N/A
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1922 Gymnasium Jim Directing Director 58
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1922 On Patrol Directing Director 58
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1922 The Duck Hunter Directing Director N/A
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1921 Bright Eyes Directing Director N/A
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1921 Be Reasonable Directing Director 59
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1921 Love and Doughnuts Directing Director N/A
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1921 Hard Knocks and Love Taps Directing Director N/A
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1920 His Noisy Still Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Heart Snatcher Directing Director 59
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Writing
1923 One Cylinder Love Writing Writer N/A
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1916 Wife and Auto Trouble Writing Scenario Writer 58
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Production
1949 Red Light Production Producer 58
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1948 The Babe Ruth Story Production Producer 58
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1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue Production Producer 60
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1932 Winner Take All Production Producer 58
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