Raoul Walsh

Biography

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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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Known For

The Birth of a Nation

John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Sadie Thompson

Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

It's a Great Feeling

Raoul Walsh (uncredited)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Self (archive footage)

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2008	Murnau, Borzage and Fox	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008	You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story	Self (archive footage)
2006	Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu	Self (archive footage)
2005	Filmmakers vs. Tycoons	Self (archive footage)
1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh	Self
1949	It's a Great Feeling	Raoul Walsh (uncredited)
1928	Sadie Thompson	Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
1927	Life in Hollywood No. 5
1915	The Birth of a Nation	John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
1914	The Rebellion of Kitty Belle	Bud Parker
1914	The Mystery of the Hindu Image	The Detective
1914	The Angel of Contention	Jack Colter
1914	The Second Mrs. Roebuck	Francis Carryl
1914	Sierra Jim's Reformation	Sierra Jim
1914	The Exposure	Joe Reed
1914	Sands of Fate	James Holden
1914	The Availing Prayer	The Doctor
1914	The Life of General Villa	Villa as a young man
1914	The Little Country Mouse	The Designing Guest
1914	They Never Knew	Carrol Walker
1914	Out of the Deputy's Hands	Kinney

Year	TV Show	Role