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 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
Prima Donna
as Self - Introduction
Prima Donna
as Self - Introduction
It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self (uncredited)
Salute
as Navy Coach
Salute
as Navy Coach
The Rush Hour
as William Finch
The Rush Hour
as William Finch
Should Second Husbands Come First?
as The Widow's Older Son
Should Second Husbands Come First?
as The Widow's Older Son
7th Heaven
as Gobin
7th Heaven
as Gobin
Nobody's Widow
as Ned Stevens
Nobody's Widow
as Ned Stevens
The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
Womanpower
as Mallory
Womanpower
as Mallory
The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Oh, Baby!
Oh, Baby!
The Sap
as Vance
The Sap
as Vance
The Plastic Age
as James Henley
The Plastic Age
as James Henley
Wages for Wives
as Chester Logan
Wages for Wives
as Chester Logan
The People vs. Nancy Preston
as Bill Preston
The People vs. Nancy Preston
as Bill Preston
The Phantom Express
as Jack Warren
The Phantom Express
as Jack Warren
The Man on the Box
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
The Man on the Box
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
Havoc
as Smithy
Havoc
as Smithy
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Bud Matthews
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Bud Matthews
Tracked in the Snow Country
as Terry Moulton
Tracked in the Snow Country
as Terry Moulton
Code of the West
as Bid Hatfield
Code of the West
as Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth
The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth
The Arizona Express
as Steve Butler
The Arizona Express
as Steve Butler
Hoodman Blind
as Jack Yeulette
Hoodman Blind
as Jack Yeulette
The Temple of Venus
as Nat Harper
The Temple of Venus
as Nat Harper
Cause for Divorce
as Tom Parker
Cause for Divorce
as Tom Parker
Desire
as Jerry Ryan
Desire
as Jerry Ryan
Mary of the Movies
as David Butler (uncredited)
Mary of the Movies
as David Butler (uncredited)
Poor Men's Wives
as Jim Maherne
Poor Men's Wives
as Jim Maherne
The Fog
as Si Plumb
The Fog
as Si Plumb
The Hero
as Bill Walters
The Hero
as Bill Walters
Conquering the Woman
as Larry Saunders
Conquering the Woman
as Larry Saunders
The Village Blacksmith
as Bill Hammond
The Village Blacksmith
as Bill Hammond
According to Hoyle
as "Boxcar" Simmons
According to Hoyle
as "Boxcar" Simmons
The Wise Kid
as Freddie Smith
The Wise Kid
as Freddie Smith
The Sky Pilot
as Bill Hendricks
The Sky Pilot
as Bill Hendricks
The County Fair
as Joel Bartlett
The County Fair
as Joel Bartlett
Fickle Women
as Calvin Price
Fickle Women
as Calvin Price
Don't Ever Marry
as Bill Fielding
Don't Ever Marry
as Bill Fielding
The Triflers
The Triflers
The Pointing Finger
The Pointing Finger
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
as David
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
as David
The Other Half
as Cpl. Jimmy
The Other Half
as Cpl. Jimmy
A Petal on the Current
as Ed Kinealy
A Petal on the Current
as Ed Kinealy
Nugget Nell
as Big Hearted Jim
Nugget Nell
as Big Hearted Jim
Better Times
as Peter Van Alstyne
Better Times
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Unpainted Woman
as Charley Holt
The Unpainted Woman
as Charley Holt
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Johann August Kant
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Johann August Kant
The Greatest Thing in Life
as Mr. Le Bebe
The Greatest Thing in Life
as Mr. Le Bebe
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)