David Butler

Born

December 16, 1894

Died

June 14, 1979 (84 years old)

Known For

Directing

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Prima Donna

Prima Donna

Self - Introduction

0.0

1956

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

David Butler (uncredited)

5.9

1949

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Self (uncredited)

6.1

1943

Salute

Salute

Navy Coach

4.7

1929

The Rush Hour

William Finch

0.0

1927

Should Second Husbands Come First?

Should Second Husbands Come First?

The Widow's Older Son

8.5

1927

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

Gobin

7.3

1927

Nobody's Widow

Nobody's Widow

Ned Stevens

0.0

1927

The Quarterback

The Quarterback

'Lumpy' Goggins

6.0

1926

Womanpower

Womanpower

Mallory

0.0

1926

The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani

5.1

1926

Oh, Baby!

Oh, Baby!

0.0

1926

The Sap

The Sap

Vance

0.0

1926

The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

James Henley

5.9

1925

Wages for Wives

Wages for Wives

Chester Logan

0.0

1925

Havoc

Havoc

Smithy

0.0

1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

Bud Matthews

0.0

1925

Tracked in the Snow Country

Tracked in the Snow Country

Terry Moulton

0.0

1925

Code of the West

Code of the West

Bid Hatfield

0.0

1925

The Narrow Street

The Narrow Street

Ray Wyeth

0.0

1925

The Arizona Express

The Arizona Express

Steve Butler

5.6

1924

Hoodman Blind

Hoodman Blind

Jack Yeulette

5.0

1923

The Temple of Venus

The Temple of Venus

Nat Harper

0.0

1923

Cause for Divorce

Cause for Divorce

Tom Parker

1.0

1923

Mary of the Movies

Mary of the Movies

David Butler (uncredited)

0.0

1923

Poor Men's Wives

Poor Men's Wives

Jim Maherne

0.0

1923

The Fog

The Fog

Si Plumb

0.0

1923

The Village Blacksmith

The Village Blacksmith

Bill Hammond

5.3

1922

According to Hoyle

"Boxcar" Simmons

0.0

1922

The Sky Pilot

The Sky Pilot

Bill Hendricks

5.1

1921

The County Fair

The County Fair

Joel Bartlett

4.7

1920

Fickle Women

Calvin Price

0.0

1920

The Triflers

The Triflers

0.0

1920

The Pointing Finger

The Pointing Finger

0.0

1919

The Other Half

The Other Half

Cpl. Jimmy

5.0

1919

A Petal on the Current

A Petal on the Current

Ed Kinealy

0.0

1919

Nugget Nell

Nugget Nell

Big Hearted Jim

0.0

1919

Better Times

Better Times

Peter Van Alstyne

0.0

1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

Johann August Kant

4.8

1919

The Greatest Thing in Life

The Greatest Thing in Life

Mr. Le Bebe

0.0

1918

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)

7.1

1916

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

6.0

1915