David Butler
116 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Dec 16, 1894
- Died
- Jun 14, 1979 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- David W. Butler · Dave Butler
Biography
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David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
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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.
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Known for
David Butler: movies and TV shows
Acting (50)
- 1949 It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
- 1929 Salute
as Navy Coach
- 1927 The Rush Hour
as William Finch
- 1927 Should Second Husbands Come First?
as The Widow's Older Son
- 1927 7th Heaven
as Gobin
- 1927 Nobody's Widow
as Ned Stevens
- 1926 The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
- 1926 Womanpower
as Mallory
- 1926 The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
- 1926
- 1926 The Sap
as Vance
- 1925 The Plastic Age
as James Henley
- 1925 Wages for Wives
as Chester Logan
- 1925 The People vs. Nancy Preston
as Bill Preston
- 1925 The Phantom Express
as Jack Warren
- 1925 The Man on the Box
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
- 1925 Havoc
as Smithy
- 1925 His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Bud Matthews
- 1925 Tracked in the Snow Country
as Terry Moulton
- 1925 Code of the West
as Bid Hatfield
- 1925 The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth
- 1924 The Arizona Express
as Steve Butler
- 1923 Hoodman Blind
as Jack Yeulette
- 1923 The Temple of Venus
as Nat Harper
- 1923 Cause for Divorce
as Tom Parker
- 1923 Desire
as Jerry Ryan
- 1923 Mary of the Movies
as David Butler (uncredited)
- 1923 Poor Men's Wives
as Jim Maherne
- 1923 The Fog
as Si Plumb
- 1923 The Hero
as Bill Walters
- 1922 Conquering the Woman
as Larry Saunders
- 1922 The Village Blacksmith
as Bill Hammond
- 1922 According to Hoyle
as "Boxcar" Simmons
- 1922 The Wise Kid
as Freddie Smith
- 1921 The Sky Pilot
as Bill Hendricks
- 1920 The County Fair
as Joel Bartlett
- 1920 Fickle Women
as Calvin Price
- 1920 Don't Ever Marry
as Bill Fielding
- 1920
- 1919
- 1919 Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
as David
- 1919 The Other Half
as Cpl. Jimmy
- 1919 A Petal on the Current
as Ed Kinealy
- 1919 Nugget Nell
as Big Hearted Jim
- 1919 Better Times
as Peter Van Alstyne
- 1919 The Unpainted Woman
as Charley Holt
- 1919 The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Johann August Kant
- 1918 The Greatest Thing in Life
as Mr. Le Bebe
- 1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
- 1915 The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Behind the camera (81)
- 2010 Edgar Floats
Set Costumer
- 1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Director
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1961 The Right Approach
Director
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956 The Girl He Left Behind
Director
- 1956 Prima Donna
Director
- 1956 Glory
Director
- 1955
- 1955 Jump Into Hell
Director
- 1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Director
- 1954 The Command
Director
- 1953 Calamity Jane
Director
- 1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Director
- 1952 April in Paris
Director
- 1952 Where's Charley?
Director
- 1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Director
- 1951
- 1951 Lullaby of Broadway
Director
- 1950 Tea for Two
Director
- 1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Director
- 1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
Director
- 1949 It's a Great Feeling
Director
- 1949 Look for the Silver Lining
Director
- 1949 John Loves Mary
Director
- 1948 Two Guys from Texas
Director
- 1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Director
- 1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director
- 1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director
- 1945 San Antonio
Director
- 1944 The Princess and the Pirate
Director
- 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
Director
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Director
- 1943 They Got Me Covered
Director
- 1942 Road to Morocco
Director
- 1941 Playmates
Director
- 1941 Caught in the Draft
Director
- 1940 You'll Find Out
Director, Story, Producer
- 1940 If I Had My Way
Director, Producer, Story
- 1939 That's Right – You're Wrong
Director, Story, Producer
- 1939 East Side of Heaven
Director, Story
- 1938 Kentucky
Director
- 1938 Straight, Place and Show
Director
- 1938 Kentucky Moonshine
Director
- 1937 You're a Sweetheart
Director
- 1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Director
- 1936 Pigskin Parade
Director
- 1936 White Fang
Director
- 1936 Captain January
Director
- 1935 The Littlest Rebel
Director
- 1935 Doubting Thomas
Director
- 1935 The Little Colonel
Director
- 1934 Bright Eyes
Director, Story
- 1934 Have a Heart
Director, Story
- 1934 Handy Andy
Director
- 1934 Bottoms Up
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1933 My Weakness
Director
- 1933 Hold Me Tight
Director
- 1932 Handle with Care
Director, Story
- 1932 Down To Earth
Director
- 1932 Business and Pleasure
Director
- 1931 Delicious
Director
- 1931 A Connecticut Yankee
Director
- 1930 Just Imagine
Director
- 1930 High Society Blues
Director, Story
- 1929 Sunny Side Up
Producer, Director
- 1929 Chasing Through Europe
Director
- 1929 Masked Emotions
Director
- 1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Director, Writer
- 1928 Prep and Pep
Director
- 1928 Win That Girl
Director
- 1928 News Parade
Director, Story
- 1927 High School Hero
Director, Story
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode