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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-08-28 (127 years old)

Place of Birth

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Albert Ray

Biography:

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

1921

1920

The Night Riders as John Tresler
Wet and Warmer as Billy Poste
The Kick in High Life as Bud Weiser
The Ugly Duckling as Owen Wilshire
The Honey Bee as Will Harper

1919

Vagabond Luck as Jimmie Driscoll
The Game's Up as Peter Neyland (as Al Ray)
The Lost Princess as Samuel Blevins, Jr.
Tin Pan Alley as Tommy Breen
Home as Tom Wallace
Love Is Love as Gerry Sands
Be a Little Sport as Gerald Faulkner
Words and Music by - as Brian McBride

1918

When Do We Eat? as James Waterson Forbes

Writing

1945

The Cheaters as Original Story

1939

Winner Take All as Screenplay

1938

Change of Heart as Screenplay
While New York Sleeps as Screenplay
Keep Smiling as Writer
Island in the Sky as Screenplay

1937

Dizzy Doctors as Screenplay
45 Fathers as Writer

1934

Dancing Man as Writer

1922

A Tailor-Made Man as Adaptation

Directing

1939

Desperate Trails as Director

1937

Lawless Land as Director

1936

Undercover Man as Director
Everyman's Law as Director

1935

Stage Frights as Director

1934

St. Louis Woman as Director
Dancing Man as Director
It's the Cats as Director

1932

Harem Scarem as Director
Unholy Love as Director
Summer Daze as Director
A Put Up Job as Director

1931

Moving In as Director

1930

Call of the West as Director
We! We! Marie! as Director
Rolling Along as Director

1929

My Lady's Past as Director
Molly and Me as Director

1928

None But the Brave as Director
Woman Wise as Director

1925

Fun's Fun as Director
Ship Shape as Director
Rock Bottom as Director
Welcome Danger! as Director
Weak Knees as Director
Look Out as Director
Permit Me as Director
Wake Up as Director

1920

Production

1932

Unholy Love as Producer

Crew

1940

The Girl from Avenue A as Additional Writing