David Butler

David Butler

  • Birthday: 1894-12-16
  • Deathday: 1979-06-14
  • Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Also know as: David W. 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. During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It to Beaver and Wagon Train. For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

Fickle Women

1920

As Calvin Price

According to Hoyle

1922

As "Boxcar" Simmons

Hoodman Blind

1923

As Jack Yeulette

The County Fair

1920

As Joel Bartlett

Should Second Husbands Come First?

1927

As The Widow's Older Son

The Triflers

1920

As

Better Times

1919

As Peter Van Alstyne

Poor Men's Wives

1923

As Jim Maherne

Oh, Baby!

1926

As

Nugget Nell

1919

As Big Hearted Jim

Tracked in the Snow Country

1925

As Terry Moulton

The Greatest Thing in Life

1918

As Mr. Le Bebe

The Narrow Street

1925

As Ray Wyeth

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

1925

As Bud Matthews

Cause for Divorce

1923

As Tom Parker

The Other Half

1919

As Cpl. Jimmy

7th Heaven

1927

As Gobin

The Quarterback

1926

As 'Lumpy' Goggins

The Rush Hour

1927

As William Finch

Nobody's Widow

1927

As Ned Stevens

Code of the West

1925

As Bid Hatfield

The Arizona Express

1924

As Steve Butler

The Temple of Venus

1923

As Nat Harper

The Village Blacksmith

1922

As Bill Hammond

Womanpower

1926

As Mallory

The Plastic Age

1925

As James Henley

Salute

1929

As Navy Coach

The Blue Eagle

1926

As Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani

A Petal on the Current

1919

As Ed Kinealy

The Sky Pilot

1921

As Bill Hendricks

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

1919

As Johann August Kant

The Fog

1923

As Si Plumb

It's a Great Feeling

1949

As David Butler (uncredited)

Mary of the Movies

1923

As David Butler (uncredited)

The Birth of a Nation

1915

As Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

As Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)

Production

Edgar Floats

2010

As Set Costumer

Road to Morocco

1942

As Director

It's a Great Feeling

1949

As Director

Tea for Two

1950

As Director

April in Paris

1952

As Director

Calamity Jane

1953

As Director

The Little Colonel

1935

As Director

Bright Eyes

1934

As Director

Lullaby of Broadway

1951

As Director

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

As Director

East Side of Heaven

1939

As Director

The Story of Seabiscuit

1949

As Director

The Littlest Rebel

1935

As Director

San Antonio

1945

As Director

You'll Find Out

1940

As Director

Just Imagine

1930

As Director

Pigskin Parade

1936

As Director

If I Had My Way

1940

As Director

Captain January

1936

As Director

Sunny Side Up

1929

As Director

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

As Director

Caught in the Draft

1941

As Director

The Command

1954

As Director

They Got Me Covered

1943

As Director

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

As Director

Where's Charley?

1952

As Director

Delicious

1931

As Director

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

As Director

Kentucky

1938

As Director

Bottoms Up

1934

As Director

Down To Earth

1932

As Director

Glory

1956

As Director

Doubting Thomas

1935

As Director

Jump Into Hell

1955

As Director

Playmates

1941

As Director

My Wild Irish Rose

1947

As Director

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

As Director

The Right Approach

1961

As Director

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

As Director

Have a Heart

1934

As Director

Straight, Place and Show

1938

As Director

Business and Pleasure

1932

As Director

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

As Director

Two Guys from Texas

1948

As Director

My Weakness

1933

As Director

John Loves Mary

1949

As Director

White Fang

1936

As Director

You're a Sweetheart

1937

As Director

High Society Blues

1930

As Director

Masked Emotions

1929

As Director

Handy Andy

1934

As Director

Handle with Care

1932

As Director

Hold Me Tight

1933

As Director

Prep and Pep

1928

As Director

Win That Girl

1928

As Director

High School Hero

1927

As Director

Salute

1929

As Director

You'll Find Out

1940

As Producer

If I Had My Way

1940

As Producer

Sunny Side Up

1929

As Producer

You'll Find Out

1940

As Story

High Society Blues

1930

As Story

Bottoms Up

1934

As Story

Bottoms Up

1934

As Screenplay

Bright Eyes

1934

As Story

East Side of Heaven

1939

As Story

If I Had My Way

1940

As Story

Have a Heart

1934

As Story

Handle with Care

1932

As Story

High School Hero

1927

As Story

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