08/28/1897
New Rochelle, New York, USA:
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.
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A Game Lady (1921) as |
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The Punch of the Irish (1920) as 1st Suitor |
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Wet and Warmer (1920) as Billy Poste |
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The Kick in High Life (1920) as Bud Weiser |
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The Ugly Duckling (1920) as Owen Wilshire |
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The Night Riders (1920) as John Tresler |
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The Honey Bee (1920) as Will Harper |
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Tin Pan Alley (1919) as Tommy Breen |
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Vagabond Luck (1919) as Jimmie Driscoll |
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The Lost Princess (1919) as Samuel Blevins, Jr. |
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Home (1919) as Tom Wallace |
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Love Is Love (1919) as Gerry Sands |
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Be a Little Sport (1919) as Gerald Faulkner |
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Words and Music by - (1919) as Brian McBride |
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The Game's Up (1919) as Peter Neyland (as Al Ray) |
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When Do We Eat? (1918) as James Waterson Forbes |
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The Cheaters (1945) Original Story |
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The Girl from Avenue A (1940) Additional Writing |
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Desperate Trails (1939) Director |
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Winner Take All (1939) Screenplay |
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Everybody's Baby (1939) Writer |
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The Arizona Wildcat (1939) Story |
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While New York Sleeps (1938) Screenplay |
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Keep Smiling (1938) Writer |
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Island in the Sky (1938) Screenplay |
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Change of Heart (1938) Screenplay |
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45 Fathers (1937) Writer |
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Lawless Land (1937) Director |
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Dizzy Doctors (1937) Screenplay |
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Undercover Man (1936) Director |
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Everyman's Law (1936) Director |
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Stage Frights (1935) Director |
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The Marriage Bargain (1935) Director |
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It's the Cats (1934) Director |
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St. Louis Woman (1934) Director |
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Dancing Man (1934) Director |
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Dancing Man (1934) Writer |
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A Shriek in the Night (1933) Director |
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Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933) Director |
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The Intruder (1933) Director |
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West of Singapore (1933) Director |
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Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) Director |
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The Thirteenth Guest (1932) Director |
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Unholy Love (1932) Director |
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Unholy Love (1932) Producer |
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Summer Daze (1932) Director |
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Harem Scarem (1932) Director |
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A Put Up Job (1932) Director |
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Moving In (1931) Director |
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We! We! Marie! (1930) Director |
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Rolling Along (1930) Director |
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Kathleen Mavourneen (1930) Director |
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Call of the West (1930) Director |
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Her Unborn Child (1930) Director |
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My Lady's Past (1929) Director |
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Molly and Me (1929) Director |
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None But the Brave (1928) Director |
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A Thief in the Dark (1928) Director |
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A Thief in the Dark (1928) Story |
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Woman Wise (1928) Director |
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Publicity Madness (1927) Director |
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Whispering Wires (1926) Director |
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Honesty – The Best Policy (1926) Director |
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More Pay - Less Work (1926) Director |
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Look Out (1925) Director |
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Permit Me (1925) Director |
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Wake Up (1925) Director |
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Fun's Fun (1925) Director |
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Rock Bottom (1925) Director |
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Ship Shape (1925) Director |
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Welcome Danger! (1925) Director |
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Weak Knees (1925) Director |
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The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923) Writer |
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The Girl I Loved (1923) Writer |
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A Tailor-Made Man (1922) Adaptation |
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Alias Julius Caesar (1922) Assistant Director |
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The Kick in High Life (1920) Director |