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Raoul Walsh

Mar 11, 1887 - Dec 31, 1980 (93 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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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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The Birth of a Nation
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
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Sadie Thompson
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
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It's a Great Feeling
Raoul Walsh (uncredited)
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
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The Little Country Mouse
The Designing Guest
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Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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