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William Ruhl

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Birth name William Harris Ruhl
Birth 25 october 1901
Death 12 march 1956 (at 54 years)

William Ruhl, also known Bill Ruhl or William H. Ruhl, was an American character actor of the 1930s, 40s and early 50s. Born on October 25, 1901 in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl would enter the film industry in the small role of a shopper in 1934's The Man Who Reclaimed His Head, starring Claude Rains and Joan Bennett. Over the course of his career he would appear in over 150 films and television shows, including over 125 feature films. During the 1940s he was used frequently by Monogram Studios, appearing in several of their series, including Charlie Chan, The Bowery Boys, and Joe Palooka.

Notable films in which he appeared include: Pittsburgh (1942), starring John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott; Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur, also in 1942; Hit the Ice (1943), starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello; Michael Curtiz's 1945 drama, Mildred Pierce, for which Joan Crawford won the Academy Award for Best Actress; Life With Father (1947), starring William Powell, Irene Dunne, and Elizabeth Taylor; and Cecil B. DeMille's epic, The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952. Ruhl's final film appearance would be in 1953's Above and Beyond, which starred Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker. In addition to his film work, Ruhl would also make appearances on several television shows, including The Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, and The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.

Ruhl died on March 12, 1956 in Hollywood, California at the age of 54. He was buried in Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.

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Filmography of William Ruhl (55 films)

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Pals of the Golden West
Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Roy Barcroft, Estelita Rodríguez, Anthony Caruso, Ken Terrell
Roles Sheriff (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0027253.0027253.0027253.0027253.002725
Le patrouilleur de frontière Roy Rogers reçoit la mission d'empêcher le bétail mexicain, porteur de la maladie du sabot et de la fièvre aphteuse, de franchir la frontière. Il conclut un accord de coopération avec le commandant Lopez, qui a une mission analogue sur la rive mexicaine. Mais celui-ci est sauvagement abattu alors qu'il tentait d'intercepter un troupeau.
California Passage, 1h30
Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, Estelita Rodríguez, Jim Davis, Peter Miles, Charles Kemper
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.140813.140813.140813.140813.14081
South of St. Louis, 1h28
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott, Douglas Kennedy, Art Smith, Victor Jory, Alexis Smith
Rating59% 2.997712.997712.997712.997712.99771
During the Civil War, Kip Davis (Joel McCrea), Charlie Burns (Zachary Scott), and Lee Price (Douglas Kennedy), are run out of town by the guerilla raider and Union Army leader Luke Cottrell, who burns down their ranch. Though Kip's fiancee, Deb (Dorothy Malone) begs them to stay in the small Texas town of Edenton, the three ranch owners vow vengeance on the Cottrell and decide to head south to find him. When they get to Brownsville, Texas, Lee decides to join the Confederate Army, while Kip and Charlie attempt to rebuild Three Bell ranch. Before they do, however, they take on offer from an attractive local lounge singer, Rouge de Lisle (Alexis Smith), to transport a box of furniture for fifty dollars. It turns out, however, that the box is instead filled with an illegal shipment of firearms and Kip is subsequently arrested. Before he is punished, however, he is freed and is picked up by Rouge, who offers him a job gun-running for the Confederacy. He accepts the offer, hoping to get enough money smuggling to rebuild the ranch. The trio then hires a group of gunmen, one of which is Slim Hansen, who used to work for Cottrell, and heads to Matamoros, Mexico to pick up a shipment of guns for the Confederacy.
Impact
Impact (1949)
, 1h51
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Mae Marsh, Robert Warwick
Roles Fingerprint Expert
Rating69% 3.49423.49423.49423.49423.4942
Millionaire industrialist Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) has a young wife, Irene (Helen Walker), who is trying to kill him with the help of her young lover, Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett). The plan falls apart when Williams survives a hit on the head from the would-be killer. Attempting to flee the scene in Williams' Packard Clipper convertible, Torrance dies in a fiery head-on collision. The body is mistakenly identified as Williams.
Alimony
Alimony (1949)
, 1h10
Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille, Blossom Rock, Leonid Kinskey
Roles Fred Richards
Rating53% 2.683912.683912.683912.683912.68391
Paul Klinger is on a desperate search for his lost daughter, Kate. He goes to see a man in New York, Dan Barker, a songwriter who knew Kate in the past when she lived in the city. Dan tells Paul that Kate changed her name to Kitty Travers, and then continues to tell the story of what he knows about "Kitty":
All My Sons, 1h34
Directed by Irving Reis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Howard Duff, Louisa Horton Hill, Arlene Francis, Harry Morgan
Rating72% 3.6414153.6414153.6414153.6414153.641415
Joe Keller is sorry to hear son Chris plans to wed Ann Deever and move to Chicago, for he hoped Chris would someday take over the manufacturing business Joe built from the ground up.
Smuggler's Cove, 1h6
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Paul Harvey
Roles Ryan, Building Manager
Rating62% 3.1442553.1442553.1442553.1442553.144255
Young amateur sleuth Terence "Slip" Mahoney works cleaning offices in a New York highrise building when he comes across a letter addressed to Terence Mahoney, Esquire. Believing the letter is meant for him, he opens and reads it. The letter tells of an inheritance waiting for him. A wealthy uncle living in a large house on Long Island has left him a fortune. He is expected at Mahoney Manor immediately.
Who Killed Doc Robbin?, 55minutes
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Virginia Grey, George Zucco, Whitford Kane, Paul Hurst, Wilton Graff, Claire Du Brey
Roles Homicide Squad Inspector (uncredited)
Rating46% 2.326152.326152.326152.326152.32615
Jinx Money
Jinx Money (1948)
, 1h8
Directed by William Beaudine
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Benny Bartlett
Roles Police Detective Sgt. Ryan
Rating60% 3.047663.047663.047663.047663.04766
Pollack, an underworld gambler, is murdered, but before he dies he hides $50,000 that he just won gambling in a newspaper and kicks it under a car. The next day Sach and Slip are walking in the street and find the paper and the cash. Gabe, who is a reporter, runs a story on them finding the money and the gangsters that Pollack won the money from come looking for them. One by one they take the money from the boys and are immediately killed by the mysterious "umbrella". Eventually the boys get tired of having the money taken from them and people dying around them so they hand the money over to the police. The "umbrella", not knowing that they boys no longer have the money, comes to collect it from them and is captured by the police who were staking the boys hideout waiting for the killer.
Always Together, 1h18
Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Ernest Truex, Don McGuire, Douglas Kennedy
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating57% 2.8586852.8586852.8586852.8586852.858685
A millionaire on his deathbed leaves a million dollars to Jane Barker, a film addict who believes life is like the movies. Jane gets married without telling her new husband about the inheritance. The millionaire gets better and wants his million dollars back. Throughout the film Jane dreams her experiences are taking place in movies with real movie stars.
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes, 1h11
Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Rory Mallinson, Bill Kennedy, Esther Michelson, William Ruhl
Roles Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.238473.238473.238473.238473.23847
Vaudeville dancer Tom Quinn (Castle) is convicted for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife Ann (Knox) follows the trail of clues to the real killer.
Hard Boiled Mahoney, 1h3
Directed by William Beaudine
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey
Roles McGregor - Apartment Manager
Rating61% 3.098043.098043.098043.098043.09804
Sach (Huntz Hall) just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip (Leo Gorcey) goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.