William Harris Ruhl (October 25, 1901 – March 12, 1956) was an American character actor of the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s.

Early life

Born on October 25, 1901, in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl entered films in the small role of a shopper in 1934's ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'', starring

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. During his career, he appeared in over 150 films and television shows, including over 125 feature films. During the 1940s, he was used frequently by

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, appearing in several of their series, including

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, and Joe Palooka.

Career

Notable films in which he appeared include: ''

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'' (1942), starring

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'', also in 1942; '' Hit the Ice'' (1943), starring

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's 1945 drama, ''

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'', for which

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won the

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; ''

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'' (1947), starring

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, and

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; and

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's epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' in 1952. Ruhl's final film appearance was in 1953's '' Above and Beyond'', which starred Robert Taylor and

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. In addition to his film work, Ruhl would also make appearances on several television shows, including ''The Lone Ranger'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Death

Ruhl died on March 12, 1956, in Hollywood, California, at the age of 54. He was buried in

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in North Hollywood, California.

Filmography (feature films)

(Per

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database) * ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' (1934) * ''Circus Shadows'' (1935) * ''

The Daring Young Man ''The Daring Young Man'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Sam Hellman, William Hurlbut and Glenn Tryon. The film stars James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Warren Hymer and Stanley Fi ...

'' (1935) * '' It Happened in New York'' (1935) * ''

Rendezvous at Midnight ''Rendezvous at Midnight'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Ralph Bellamy, Valerie Hobson, Catherine Doucet and Irene Ware. The film was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures. T ...

'' (1935) * ''

Three Kids and a Queen ''Three Kids and a Queen'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig, written by Samuel Ornitz and Barry Trivers, and starring May Robson, Henry Armetta, Herman Bing, Frankie Darro, Bill Burrud and William "Billy" Benedict. ...

'' (1935) * ''

Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast i ...

'' (1936) * ''

Easy to Take ''Easy to Take'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and written by Virginia Van Upp. The film stars Marsha Hunt, John Howard, Eugene Pallette, Richard Carle, Douglas Scott and Robert Greig. The film was released on November ...

'' (1936) * ''Crash Donovan'' (1936) * ''

Flying Hostess ''Flying Hostess'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Murray Roth and starring William Gargan, Judith Barrett and William Hall.Paris p.75 A group of stewardesses undergo their training, and later thwart the hijacking of an airplane. Part ...

'' (1936) * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) * '' Small Town Boy'' (1937) * ''Let Them Live'' (1937) * '' Something to Sing About'' (1937) * ''

Tough Kid ''Tough Kid'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Frankie Darro, Dick Purcell, Judith Allen, Lillian Elliott, Don Rowan and William Ruhl. The film was released on December 28 ...

'' (1938) * ''

Wives Under Suspicion ''Wives Under Suspicion'' is a 1938 American crime film based on a 1932 Ladislas Fodor play that was previously adapted into the film, '' The Kiss Before the Mirror''. This version was directed by James Whale and stars Warren William, Gail Pa ...

'' (1938) * ''

Little Tough Guy ''Little Tough Guy'' is a 1938 crime film that starred several of the ''Dead End Kids''. In the follow-up films, the studio began using the group name '' The Little Tough Guys'', and later '' The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys''. This was ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Star Reporter'' (1939) * ''

The Big Guy ''The Big Guy'' is a 1939 American drama crime film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Plot A prison warden (Victor McLaglen) can either keep loot for his family or save an innocent youth ( Jackie Cooper) cond ...

'' (1939) * ''

They Asked for It ''They Asked for It'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars William Lundigan, Joy Hodges, Michael Whalen, Isabel Jewell, Lyle Talbot, Thomas Beck and Spencer Charters. The film ...

'' (1939) * ''

Code of the Streets ''Code of the Streets'' is a 1939 Universal Studios film starring '' The Little Tough Guys''. Plot Convicted on circumstantial evidence, Tommy Shay, a young product of the Front Street slums, is sentenced to die for the murder of police lieutenan ...

'' (1939) * ''

Two Bright Boys ''Two Bright Boys'' is a 1939 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Val Burton and Edmund Hartmann, and starring Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Alan Dinehart, Melville Cooper, Dorothy Peterson ...

'' (1939) * ''

I Stole a Million ''I Stole a Million'' is a 1939 film noir crime film starring George Raft as a cab driver turned small-time crook who makes a big score and lives to regret it. The supporting cast includes Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, and Victor Jory. The movie was ...

'' (1939) * ''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' (1939) * ''

Gaucho Serenade ''Gaucho Serenade'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Betty Burbridge and Bradford Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a gr ...

'' (1940) * ''Phantom Submarine'' (1940) * ''

Oklahoma Renegades ''Oklahoma Renegades'' is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Nate Watt. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin * Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo * Lee 'Lasses' White as Jim Keith * F ...

'' (1940) * ''

Texas Terrors ''Texas Terrors'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Julie Duncan, Arthur Loft, Al St. John, Eddy Waller and William Ruhl. It was rele ...

'' (1940) * '' Black Friday'' (1940) * ''

Diamond Frontier ''Diamond Frontier'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Victor McLaglen, John Loder and Anne Nagel. It was based on the story ''A Modern Monte Cristo'' by Stanley Rubin and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film ...

'' (1940) (as Bill Ruhl) * ''

It's a Date ''It's a Date'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actres ...

'' (1940) * ''

Appointment for Love ''Appointment for Love'' is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It was made by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording ( Bern ...

'' (1941) * ''

Badlands of Dakota ''Badlands of Dakota'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok a ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Gauchos of Eldorado'' (1941) * '' Mr. Dynamite'' (1941) * ''

Nice Girl? ''Nice Girl?'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter, and starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, and Robert Benchley. Based on the play ''Nice Girl?'' by Phyllis Duganne, the film is about a y ...

'' (1941) * '' Road Agent'' (1941) * ''

Criminals Within ''Criminals Within'' (also issued as ''Army Mystery'') is a 1941 American drama film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Eric Linden, Ben Alexander and Donald Curtis. It was released on June 27, 1941. Cast list * Eric Linden as Corporal G ...

'' (1941) * ''San Francisco Docks'' (1941) * '' Behind the Eight Ball'' (1942) * '' Call Out the Marines'' (1942) * ''The Invisible Agent'' (1942) * '' Jail House Blues'' (1942) * ''

The Mummy's Tomb ''The Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Harold Young and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the mummy. Taking place 30 years after the events of ''The Mummy's Hand'', where Andoheb (George Zucco) has survived and plans reve ...

'' (1942) (as Bill Ruhl) * '' My Favorite Spy'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) (as Bill Ruhl) * '' North to the Klondike'' (1942) * ''

Paris Calling ''Paris Calling'' is a 1941 war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Basil Rathbone. Plot Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier * Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan * ...

'' (1942) * ''

Juke Box Jenny ''Juke Box Jenny'' (also known as ''Fifty Million Nickels'') is a 1942 film directed by Harold Young and starring Ken Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Iris Adrian, and Donald Douglas. The film is a musical comedy with songs performed by Charlie Barne ...

'' (1942) * ''

'' (1942) - Deputy Marshal (uncredited) * '' Treat 'Em Rough'' (1942) * ''Unseen Enemy'' (1942) * ''

Days of Old Cheyenne ''Days of Old Cheyenne'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick and William Haade.Martin p.306 The film's art direction is by Russell Kimball. Cast * Don 'Red' Barry as Clint Ros ...

'' (1943) * ''

Frontier Badmen ''Frontier Badmen'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Robert Paige, Anne Gwynne and Diana Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Several members of the cast are offspring of silent sc ...

'' (1943) * '' Hit the Ice'' (1943) * '' The Mad Ghoul'' (1943) * '' Mister Big'' (1943) * ''

Rhythm of the Islands ''Rhythm of the Islands'', also known as ''Isle of Romance'', is a 1943 American film directed by Roy William Neill starring Jane Frazee. Plot summary Two ambitious guys from Brooklyn, Tommy Jones and Eddie Dolan, get the idea of buying a trop ...

'' (1943) * ''So's Your Uncle'' (1943) * ''

We've Never Been Licked ''We've Never Been Licked'' (or ''Texas Aggies'', ''Texas to Tokyo'', and ''Fighting Command'') is a 1943 World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by Universal Pictures. Released in the UK under the title, ''Texas to To ...

'' (1943) * ''

None Shall Escape ''None Shall Escape'' is a 1944 war film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post-war Nuremberg-style war crimes trial. Alexander Knox plays Wilhelm Grimm, a Nazi officer who is on trial, and the story unfolds th ...

'' (1944) * '' Roger Touhy, Gangster'' (1944) * ''

Bowery Champs ''Bowery Champs'' is a 1944 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring the East Side Kids. Plot After she files for divorce from nightclub owner Tom Wilson, former Broadway star Gypsy Carmen demands that he return the securities that ...

'' (1944) (as Bill Ruhl) * '' Adventures of Kitty O'Day'' (1945) * ''

'' (1945) * '' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) (as Bill Ruhl) * '' Behind the Mask'' (1946) (as Bill Ruhl) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1946) * ''

Bowery Bombshell ''Bowery Bombshell'' is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series. Plot Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their jalopy to raise the money, but are unable to becaus ...

'' (1946) * '' Dark Alibi'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

Don't Gamble with Strangers ''Don't Gamble with Strangers'' is a 1946 film about two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, who clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint. Cast *Kane Richmond as Mike Sarno *Bernadene Hayes as Fay Be ...

'' (1946) * ''

House of Horrors ''House of Horrors'' is a 1946 American horror film released by Universal Pictures, starring Rondo Hatton as a madman named "the Creeper". Plot Struggling sculptor Marcel de Lange (Martin Kosleck) is depressed about events in his life, and d ...

'' (1946) * '' In Fast Company'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''Little Miss Big'' (1946) * '' Live Wires'' (1946) * ''

Mr. Hex ''Mr. Hex'' is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fifth film in the series. Plot The boys are trying to raise money for their friend Gloria. She has to give up her aspiring singin ...

'' (1946) * '' Unexpected Guest'' (1947) * ''

Hard Boiled Mahoney ''Hard Boiled Mahoney'' is a 1947 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the sixth film in the series. Plot Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the dete ...

'' (1947) * ''The Hat-box Mystery'' (1947) * '' Kilroy Was Here'' (1947) * '' The Law Comes to Gunsight'' (1947) (as William H. Ruhl) * ''

Life with Father ''Life with Father'' is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day. The Broadway production ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks to become the l ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) (as Bill Ruhl) * ''

Prairie Express ''Prairie Express'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Anthony Coldeway and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont, Marshall Reed, William Ruhl and Robert Wi ...

'' (1947) (as William H. Ruhl) * ''

Ride the Pink Horse ''Ride the Pink Horse'' is a 1947 film noir crime film produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also stars in it, from a screenplay by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, which was based on the 1946 novel of the s ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''Always Together'' (1948) * '' All My Sons'' (1948) * ''

Angels' Alley ''Angels' Alley'' is a 1948 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. It is the ninth film in the series and the first one without Bobby Jordan. Plot Slip's cousin Jimmy is released from prison for good behavior and ...

'' (1948) * ''Belle Starr's Daughter'' (1948) (as William H. Ruhl) * '' Cowboy Cavalier'' (1948) (as William H. Ruhl) *''

Frontier Agent ''Frontier Agent'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne, Kenneth MacDonald, Dennis Moore and Riley Hill. The film was relea ...

'' (1948) * '' I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes'' (1948) * ''

Jinx Money ''Jinx Money'' is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the tenth film in the series and the first one to include Bennie Bartlett as part of the team. Plot Pollack, an underworld gambler, is murdered, but before he dies ...

'' (1948) * ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess M ...

'' (1948) * ''

Shanghai Chest ''Shanghai Chest'' is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and featuring Roland Winters in his third appearance as Charlie Chan. Plot As Victor Armstrong visits his uncle, Judge Wesley Armstrong, in San Francisco, he is knocked unc ...

'' (1948) * ''

Smugglers' Cove ''Smuggler's Cove'' is a 1948 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on October 10, 1948 by Monogram Pictures and is the eleventh film in the series. Plot Young amateur sleuth Terence "Slip" Mahoney works cleaning offices in ...

'' (1948) * ''Song of My Heart'' (1948) * '' Song of the Drifter'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

Who Killed Doc Robbin ''Who Killed Doc Robbin'' is a 1948 film directed by Bernard Carr and starring Larry Olsen, Billy Gray, and Renee Beard. It was produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a reimagining of their ''Our Gang'' series. The film was one of "H ...

'' (1948) (as Bill Ruhl) * ''

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All ''Joe Palooka in Winner Take All'' is a 1948 American film in the ''Joe Palooka'' series. It was directed by Reginald Le Borg. Cast * Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe Palooka * Elyse Knox as Anne Howe * William Frawley as Knobby Walsh * Stanley Clements ...

'' (1948) * '' Incident'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''Haunted Trails'' (1949) (as William H. Ruhl) * ''Henry, the Rainmaker'' (1949) * ''

Hold That Baby! ''Hold That Baby!'' is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 26, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the fourteenth film in the series. Plot The boys are running a laundromat in the back room of Louie's Sweet Sh ...

'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) (as Bill Ruhl) * ''

The Lawton Story ''The Lawton Story of "The Prince of Peace"'', originally released as ''The Lawton Story'' and later reissued as ''The Prince of Peace'', is a religious-themed film that later made the roadshow rounds presented by exploitation pioneer Kroger Ba ...

'' (1949) * ''

Shadows of the West ''Shadows of the West'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Riley Hill, Reno Browne, Bill Kennedy and Pierce Lyden. The film was released on January ...

'' (1949) (as William H. Ruhl) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

South of St. Louis ''South of St Louis'' is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroy ...

'' (1949) * '' Trouble Makers'' (1949) * ''

Brand of Fear ''Brand of Fear'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Tom London, Gail Davis, Marshall Reed and William Ruhl. The film was released on July 10, 1949, by ...

'' (1949) * ''

California Passage ''California Passage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara and Estelita Rodriguez.Pitts, p. 52. Plot Cast * Forrest Tucker as Mike Prescott * Adele Mara as Beth Martin * Estelita Rodri ...

'' (1950) * ''

Code of the Silver Sage ''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane *Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark *Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion *Kay Christopher as ...

'' (1950) * ''The Great Jewel Robber'' (1950) * ''Unmasked'' (1950) * ''

Pals of the Golden West '' Pals of the Golden West '' is a 1951 American Western film starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Pinky Lee Pincus Leff (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993), better known as Pinky Lee, was an American burlesque comic and host of the children's t ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Company She Keeps ''The Company She Keeps'' is a 1951 drama film starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was directed by John Cromwell, whose film the previous year, '' Caged'', also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bri ...

'' (1951) * '' Because of You'' (1952) * '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) * '' Above and Beyond'' (1953)

References

External links

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