Raoul Walsh



First NameRaoul
Last NameWalsh
Full Name at BirthAlbert Edward Walsh
Age93 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 11, 1887
BirthplaceNew York City
Date of DeathDecember 31, 1980
Location of DeathSimi Valley, CA
Height6' ½" (184 cm)
BuildAthletic
Star SignPisces
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryDirector
FriendsJack Pickford, John Wayne, John Ford, John Barrymore

Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic Birth of a Nation (1915) and for directing such films as High Sierra (1941) starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart and White Heat (1949) with James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien. His last directorial effort came in 1964.


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Filmography

Selected Raoul Walsh film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Himself

1980
Hollywood
Himself

1972
75 Years of Cinema Museum
Himself

1949
Himself, Cameo Appearance

1928
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

1915
John Wilkes Booth

1914
The Life of General Villa
Villa as a young man

1914
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
Bud Parker

1913
The Detective's Stratagem
Gang's Driver

Cinematographer Credits

1929
The Cock-Eyed World
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1929
Hot for Paris
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1928
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1918
The Prussian Cur
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1917
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1915
Carmen
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1914
The Life of General Villa
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Director Credits

1955
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1955
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1954
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1953
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1951
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1950
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1949
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1948
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1947
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1947
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1947
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1945
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1942
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1941
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1941
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1940
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1938
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1936
Spendthrift
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1935
Every Night at Eight
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1935
Under Pressure
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1933
Hello, Sister!
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1933
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1933
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1932
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1932
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1931
Women of All Nations
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1930
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1929
The Cock-Eyed World
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1929
Hot for Paris
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1928
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1928
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1926
The Lucky Lady
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1925
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1925
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1925
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1923
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1923
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
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1922
Kindred of the Dust
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1921
Serenade
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1919
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1918
The Prussian Cur
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1917
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1916
The Serpent
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1915
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1915
Carmen
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1914
The Life of General Villa
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Editor Credits

Other Crew Credits

1922
Kindred of the Dust
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1920
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1913
The Detective's Stratagem
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1912
Life of Villa
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Producer Credits

1936
Spendthrift
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1926
The Lucky Lady
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1925
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1922
Kindred of the Dust
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1921
Serenade
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1919
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1916
The Serpent
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Credits

Writer Credits

1930
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1919
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1915
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Films directed by Raoul Walsh
Battle Cry (1955)
Carmen (1915)
College Swing (1938)
Dark Command (1940)
Distant Drums (1951)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Gun Fury (1953)
High Sierra (1941)
Hot for Paris (1929)
Manpower (1941)
Me and My Gal (1932)
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Regeneration (1915)
Sea Devils (1953)
The Bowery (1933)
The Serpent (1916)
The Tall Men (1955)