Name
Albert Ray
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1897-08-28
Deathday
1944-02-05 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alco...
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The Stooges get jobs selling "Brighto", what they think is cleaning fluid. After ruining a...
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- 1920 The Night Riders as John Tresler
- 1920 Wet and Warmer as Billy Poste
- 1919 Vagabond Luck as Jimmie Driscoll
- 1919 The Game's Up as Peter Neyland (as Al Ray)
- 1919 The Lost Princess as Samuel Blevins, Jr.
- 1918 When Do We Eat? as James Waterson Forbes
- 1920 The Punch of the Irish as 1st Suitor
- 1920 The Kick in High Life as Bud Weiser
- 1921 A Game Lady
- 1920 The Ugly Duckling as Owen Wilshire
- 1920 The Honey Bee as Will Harper
- 1919 Tin Pan Alley as Tommy Breen
- 1919 Home as Tom Wallace
- 1919 Love Is Love as Gerry Sands
- 1919 Be a Little Sport as Gerald Faulkner
- 1919 Words and Music by - as Brian McBride
