Albert Ray

Known for DirectingBorn 1897-08-28Died 1944-02-05New 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Winner Take All

It's the Cats

West of Singapore

Kathleen Mavourneen

We! We! Marie!

Rolling Along

Molly and Me

None But the Brave

Honesty – The Best Policy

Whispering Wires

Weak Knees

The Courtship of Miles Standish

A Game Lady

Wet and Warmer

The Kick in High Life

The Lost Princess

Stage Frights

Publicity Madness

Rock Bottom

Welcome Danger!

The Honey Bee

Everybody's Baby

Keep Smiling

Everyman's Law

The Marriage Bargain

Call of the West

Woman Wise

More Pay - Less Work

Ship Shape

Look Out

Wake Up

The Girl I Loved

The Night Riders

Vagabond Luck

The Game's Up

Words and Music by -

The Girl from Avenue A

Dizzy Doctors

Home

Change of Heart

While New York Sleeps

Island in the Sky

Undercover Man

Guilty or Not Guilty

Her Unborn Child

My Lady's Past

A Thief in the Dark

Fun's Fun