David Butler
Born
December 16, 1894
Died
June 14, 1979 (84 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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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.
Known For

Prima Donna
Self - Introduction
1956

It's a Great Feeling
David Butler (uncredited)
1949

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Self (uncredited)
1943

Salute
Navy Coach
1929
The Rush Hour
William Finch
1927

Should Second Husbands Come First?
The Widow's Older Son
1927

7th Heaven
Gobin
1927

Nobody's Widow
Ned Stevens
1927

The Quarterback
'Lumpy' Goggins
1926

Womanpower
Mallory
1926

The Blue Eagle
Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
1926

Oh, Baby!
1926

The Sap
Vance
1926

The Plastic Age
James Henley
1925

Wages for Wives
Chester Logan
1925

Havoc
Smithy
1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Bud Matthews
1925

Tracked in the Snow Country
Terry Moulton
1925

Code of the West
Bid Hatfield
1925

The Narrow Street
Ray Wyeth
1925

The Arizona Express
Steve Butler
1924

Hoodman Blind
Jack Yeulette
1923

The Temple of Venus
Nat Harper
1923

Cause for Divorce
Tom Parker
1923

Mary of the Movies
David Butler (uncredited)
1923

Poor Men's Wives
Jim Maherne
1923

The Fog
Si Plumb
1923

The Village Blacksmith
Bill Hammond
1922
According to Hoyle
"Boxcar" Simmons
1922

The Sky Pilot
Bill Hendricks
1921

The County Fair
Joel Bartlett
1920
Fickle Women
Calvin Price
1920

The Triflers
1920

The Pointing Finger
1919

The Other Half
Cpl. Jimmy
1919

A Petal on the Current
Ed Kinealy
1919

Nugget Nell
Big Hearted Jim
1919

Better Times
Peter Van Alstyne
1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Johann August Kant
1919

The Greatest Thing in Life
Mr. Le Bebe
1918

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1916

The Birth of a Nation
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
1915