David Butler
Known for Directing · 53 credits
- Born
- 1894-12-16
- Died
- 1979-06-14
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- David W. Butler · Dave Butler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven.
The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane.
Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Salute
1929
as Navy Coach
7th Heaven
1927
as Gobin
The Quarterback
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
TV Shows (1)
Movies (52)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Salute
1929
as Navy Coach
7th Heaven
1927
as Gobin
The Quarterback
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
The Triflers
1920
Prima Donna
1956
as Self - Introduction
Oh, Baby!
1926
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as David Butler (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self (uncredited)
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as Bill Hammond
The Other Half
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
Mary of the Movies
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
Havoc
1925
as Smithy
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Cause for Divorce
1923
as Tom Parker
The Plastic Age
1925
as James Henley
The Arizona Express
1924
as Steve Butler
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
Better Times
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Sky Pilot
1921
as Bill Hendricks
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
Hoodman Blind
1923
as Jack Yeulette
The Fog
1923
as Si Plumb
The County Fair
1920
as Joel Bartlett
The Sap
1926
as Vance
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919
as David
The Pointing Finger
1919
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925
as Bud Matthews
Conquering the Woman
1922
as Larry Saunders
The Hero
1923
as Bill Walters
Desire
1923
as Jerry Ryan
The Wise Kid
1922
as Freddie Smith
Don't Ever Marry
1920
as Bill Fielding
The Narrow Street
1925
as Ray Wyeth
The Phantom Express
1925
as Jack Warren
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Johann August Kant
Womanpower
1926
as Mallory
Fickle Women
1920
as Calvin Price
Nugget Nell
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
A Petal on the Current
1919
as Ed Kinealy
Nobody's Widow
1927
as Ned Stevens
The Rush Hour
1927
as William Finch
According to Hoyle
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
The Temple of Venus
1923
as Nat Harper
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Bill Preston
Code of the West
1925
as Bid Hatfield
Wages for Wives
1925
as Chester Logan
Poor Men's Wives
1923
as Jim Maherne
The Unpainted Woman
1919
as Charley Holt
The Man on the Box
1925
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
Tracked in the Snow Country
1925
as Terry Moulton
About David Butler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven. The same year, Butler m… With 53 credits spanning from 1915 to 1962, David Butler has appeared in 52 films and 1 TV show.
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- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) — as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
- Salute (1929) — as Navy Coach
- 7th Heaven (1927) — as Gobin
- The Quarterback (1926) — as 'Lumpy' Goggins
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