Years active 1913–33 Name Hampton Ruth | Role Film actor Siblings Roy Del Ruth | |
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Born September 7, 1879 (1879-09-07) Delaware, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter, producer Died May 15, 1958, Woodland Hills, California, United States Spouse Alta Allen (m. 1920), Helen Carlyle Nephews Thomas Del Ruth, Richard Del Ruth Movies Tillie's Punctured Romance, The Mystery Train, Goodbye Love, The Old Barn, The Bees' Buzz Similar People Roy Del Ruth, Mack Sennett, Alta Allen, Oliver Wallace, Charlie Chaplin |
Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935).

Del Ruth began working in film in 1913 and continued until the early 1930s. He also wrote at least two novels: Port o' Heart's Desire (1926) and Without Restraint (1936). He was the older brother of film director Roy Del Ruth.
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