Raoul Walsh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raoul Walsh

American film director and actor

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1980

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film producer, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Raoul A.
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 the silent screen actor George Walsh.
He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic The Birth of a Nation (1915) and for directing such films as The Big Trail (1930), starring John Wayne, 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.