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Raoul Walsh

Film director

Died when: 93 years 295 days (1125 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward 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 film The Birth of a Nation (1915) and for directing such films as the widescreen epic The Big Trail (1930) starring John Wayne in his first leading role, The Roaring Twenties starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart, High Sierra (1941) starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart, and White Heat (1949) starring James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien.

He directed his last film in 1964.His work has been noted as influences on director such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jack Hill, and Martin Scorsese.


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