Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

American film director and actor (1887–1980)

Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent cinema actor George Walsh. He portrayed John Wilkes Booth in the silent film The Birth of a Nation (1915). He directed numerous films: the widescreen epic The Big Trail (1930), starring John Wayne in his first leading role; The Roaring Twenties starring James Cagney, Gladys George, Priscilla Lane and Humphrey Bogart; High Sierra (1941) starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart; and White Heat (1949) starring James Cagney, Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo and Margaret Wycherly. He directed his last film in 1964. His work has been noted as influencing such directors as Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Martin Scorsese.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 81 films (1914–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 28 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1933 SAILOR'S LUCK. Fox Film Corp B&W
1932 WILD GIRL. Fox Film Corp 78 min B&W
1929 HOT FOR PARIS. Fox Film Corp 71 min B&W
1929 In old arizona. Fox Film Corp 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1927 THE MONKEY TALKS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1926 THE LADY OF THE HAREM. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 60 min B&W
1926 THE LUCKY LADY. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 6 reels B&W
1926 THE WANDERER. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8:00 16mm B&W silent
1925 EAST OF SUEZ. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels B&W
1925 THE SPANIARD. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 70 min B&W
1923 LOST AND FOUND ON A SOUTH SEA ISLAND. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1923 ROSITA. United Artists Corp. 9 reels B&W
1922 KINDRED OF THE DUST. R. A. Walsh Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1920 FROM NOW ON. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1920 THE DEEP PURPLE. Mayflower Photoplay Corp. 7 reels B&W
1920 THE STRONGEST. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 SHOULD A HUSBAND FORGIVE? Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1918 EVERY MOTHER'S SON. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 I'LL SAY SO. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 ON THE JUMP. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1918 THE PRUSSIAN CUR. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1917 THE COMEBACK. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1917 THE INNOCENT SINNER. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1917 THE PRIDE OF NEW YORK. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 THE SILENT LIE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1916 BLUE BLOOD AND RED. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 HIS RETURN. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 1 reel B&W silent
1916 THE SERPENT. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 The birth of a nation D. W. Griffith 10 B&W silent
1915 The Birth of a nation D. W. Griffith 187 min B&W
1914 The Little Country Mouse ▶ Raoul Walsh; Donald Crisp; Blanche Sweet; Mary Alden; Wallace Reid B&W