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David Butler

David Butler

Actor, Director, Writer

Born December 16, 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died June 14, 1979

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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.

2 wins and 1 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

79

Type

Year

Hollywood My Home Town Poster

Hollywood My Home Town Documentary1965

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

The Story of Will Rogers Poster

The Story of Will Rogers Feature Film1952

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

It's a Great Feeling Poster

It's a Great Feeling Feature Film1949

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars Feature Film1943

Angels of Mercy Poster

Angels of Mercy Short Film1940

20th Century Fox Promotional Film Short Film1936

Nertz Short Film1929

Salute Feature Film1929

7th Heaven Poster

7th Heaven Feature Film1927

Girl in the Rain Feature Film1927

Nobody's Widow Poster

Nobody's Widow Feature Film1927

Should Second Husbands Come First? Poster

Should Second Husbands Come First? Short Film1927

The Rush Hour Poster

The Rush Hour Feature Film1927

His Own Lawyer Short Film1926

Meet the Prince Feature Film1926

Oh, Baby! Poster

Oh, Baby! Feature Film1926

The Blue Eagle Poster

The Blue Eagle Feature Film1926

The Quarterback Poster

The Quarterback Feature Film1926

The Sap Feature Film1926

Too Many Relations Short Film1926

Womanpower Poster

Womanpower Feature Film1926

Code of the West Poster

Code of the West Feature Film1925

Havoc Feature Film1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Poster

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Feature Film1925

Private Affairs Poster

Private Affairs Feature Film1925

The Gold Hunters Feature Film1925

The Man on the Box Poster

The Man on the Box Feature Film1925

The Narrow Street Poster

The Narrow Street Feature Film1925

The People vs. Nancy Preston Poster

The People vs. Nancy Preston Feature Film1925

The Phantom Express Feature Film1925

The Plastic Age Poster

The Plastic Age Feature Film1925

Tracked in the Snow Country Poster

Tracked in the Snow Country Feature Film1925

Wages for Wives Feature Film1925

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter Poster

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter Feature Film1924

The Arizona Express Poster

The Arizona Express Feature Film1924

A Noise in Newboro Feature Film1923

Cause for Divorce Poster

Cause for Divorce Feature Film1923

Desire Feature Film1923

Hoodman Blind Poster

Hoodman Blind Feature Film1923

Mary of the Movies Poster

Mary of the Movies Feature Film1923

Poor Men's Wives Poster

Poor Men's Wives Feature Film1923

The Fog Feature Film1923

The Hero Poster

The Hero Feature Film1923

The Temple of Venus Poster

The Temple of Venus Feature Film1923

According to Hoyle Feature Film1922

Bing Bang Boom Poster

Bing Bang Boom Feature Film1922

Conquering the Woman Feature Film1922

The Milky Way Feature Film1922

The Village Blacksmith Poster

The Village Blacksmith Feature Film1922

The Wise Kid Poster

The Wise Kid Feature Film1922

Making the Grade Feature Film1921

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 24 Documentary1921

The Sky Pilot Poster

The Sky Pilot Feature Film1921

Don't Ever Marry Poster

Don't Ever Marry Feature Film1920

Fickle Women Poster

Fickle Women Feature Film1920

Girls Don't Gamble Feature Film1920

Smiling All the Way Feature Film1920

The County Fair Poster

The County Fair Feature Film1920

The Triflers Poster

The Triflers Feature Film1920

A Petal on the Current Poster

A Petal on the Current Feature Film1919

Better Times Poster

Better Times Feature Film1919

Bonnie Bonnie Lassie Poster

Bonnie Bonnie Lassie Feature Film1919

Nugget Nell Poster

Nugget Nell Feature Film1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home Poster

The Girl Who Stayed at Home Feature Film1919

The Other Half Poster

The Other Half Feature Film1919

The Pointing Finger Poster

The Pointing Finger Feature Film1919

The Unpainted Woman Poster

The Unpainted Woman Feature Film1919

Upstairs and Down Poster

Upstairs and Down Feature Film1919

The Greatest Thing in Life Poster

The Greatest Thing in Life Feature Film1918

Intolerance Poster

Intolerance Feature Film1916

The Alien Poster

The Alien Feature Film1915

The Birth of a Nation Poster

The Birth of a Nation Feature Film1915

The Deathlock Feature Film1915

The Adventures of Kathlyn Poster

The Adventures of Kathlyn Feature Film1913

The Sea Wolf Poster

The Sea Wolf Feature Film1913

The Face at the Window Short Film1910

Director

92

Type

Year

Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause Poster

Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause Documentary1970

C'mon, Let's Live a Little Poster

C'mon, Let's Live a Little Feature Film1967

Camp Runamuck Poster

Camp Runamuck TV Series1965

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964

Karen TV Series1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Series1963

The Patty Duke Show Poster

The Patty Duke Show TV Series1963

I Love My Doctor TV Movie1962

The Hathaways Poster

The Hathaways TV Series1961

The Right Approach Poster

The Right Approach Feature Film1961

Bringing Up Buddy Poster

Bringing Up Buddy TV Series1960

Overland Trail Poster

Overland Trail TV Series1960

The Deputy Poster

The Deputy TV Series1959

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

Buckskin Poster

Buckskin TV Series1958

Bachelor Father Poster

Bachelor Father TV Series1957

Leave It to Beaver Poster

Leave It to Beaver TV Series1957

M Squad TV Series1957

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957

Glory Feature Film1956

The Girl He Left Behind Poster

The Girl He Left Behind Feature Film1956

Captain Z-Ro Poster

Captain Z-Ro TV Series1955

Jump Into Hell Poster

Jump Into Hell Feature Film1955

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

King Richard and the Crusaders Poster

King Richard and the Crusaders Feature Film1954

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

The Command Poster

The Command Feature Film1954

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Poster

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Feature Film1953

Calamity Jane Poster

Calamity Jane Feature Film1953

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

April in Paris Poster

April in Paris Feature Film1952

Where's Charley? Poster

Where's Charley? Feature Film1952

Lullaby of Broadway Poster

Lullaby of Broadway Feature Film1951

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Poster

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Feature Film1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

Tea for Two Poster

Tea for Two Feature Film1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Poster

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Feature Film1950

It's a Great Feeling Poster

It's a Great Feeling Feature Film1949

John Loves Mary Poster

John Loves Mary Feature Film1949

Look for the Silver Lining Poster

Look for the Silver Lining Feature Film1949

The Story of Seabiscuit Poster

The Story of Seabiscuit Feature Film1949

Two Guys from Texas Poster

Two Guys from Texas Feature Film1948

My Wild Irish Rose Poster

My Wild Irish Rose Feature Film1947

The Time, the Place and the Girl Poster

The Time, the Place and the Girl Feature Film1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee Poster

Two Guys from Milwaukee Feature Film1946

San Antonio Poster

San Antonio Feature Film1945

Shine on Harvest Moon Poster

Shine on Harvest Moon Feature Film1944

The Princess and the Pirate Poster

The Princess and the Pirate Feature Film1944

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars Feature Film1943

They Got Me Covered Poster

They Got Me Covered Feature Film1943

Road to Morocco Poster

Road to Morocco Feature Film1942

Caught in the Draft Poster

Caught in the Draft Feature Film1941

Playmates Poster

Playmates Feature Film1941

If I Had My Way Poster

If I Had My Way Feature Film1940

You'll Find Out Poster

You'll Find Out Feature Film1940

East Side of Heaven Poster

East Side of Heaven Feature Film1939

That's Right - You're Wrong Poster

That's Right - You're Wrong Feature Film1939

Kentucky Poster

Kentucky Feature Film1938

Kentucky Moonshine Poster

Kentucky Moonshine Feature Film1938

Straight Place and Show Poster

Straight Place and Show Feature Film1938

Ali Baba Goes to Town Poster

Ali Baba Goes to Town Feature Film1937

You're a Sweetheart Poster

You're a Sweetheart Feature Film1937

Captain January Poster

Captain January Feature Film1936

Pigskin Parade Poster

Pigskin Parade Feature Film1936

White Fang Poster

White Fang Feature Film1936

Doubting Thomas Poster

Doubting Thomas Feature Film1935

The Little Colonel Poster

The Little Colonel Feature Film1935

The Littlest Rebel Poster

The Littlest Rebel Feature Film1935

Bottoms Up Poster

Bottoms Up Feature Film1934

Bright Eyes Poster

Bright Eyes Feature Film1934

Handy Andy Poster

Handy Andy Feature Film1934

Have a Heart Poster

Have a Heart Feature Film1934

Hold Me Tight Poster

Hold Me Tight Feature Film1933

My Weakness Poster

My Weakness Feature Film1933

Business and Pleasure Poster

Business and Pleasure Feature Film1932

Down to Earth Poster

Down to Earth Feature Film1932

Handle with Care Poster

Handle with Care Feature Film1932

A Connecticut Yankee Poster

A Connecticut Yankee Feature Film1931

Delicious Poster

Delicious Feature Film1931

High Society Blues Poster

High Society Blues Feature Film1930

Just Imagine Poster

Just Imagine Feature Film1930

Chasing Through Europe Poster

Chasing Through Europe Feature Film1929

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Poster

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Feature Film1929

Masked Emotions Poster

Masked Emotions Feature Film1929

Nertz Short Film1929

Salute Feature Film1929

Sunny Side Up Poster

Sunny Side Up Feature Film1929

News Parade Feature Film1928

Prep and Pep Poster

Prep and Pep Feature Film1928

Win That Girl Poster

Win That Girl Feature Film1928

High School Hero Poster

High School Hero Feature Film1927

Writer

12

Type

Year

If I Had My Way Poster

If I Had My Way Feature Film1940

You'll Find Out Poster

You'll Find Out Feature Film1940

That's Right - You're Wrong Poster

That's Right - You're Wrong Feature Film1939

The Little Colonel Poster

The Little Colonel Feature Film1935

Bottoms Up Poster

Bottoms Up Feature Film1934

Bright Eyes Poster

Bright Eyes Feature Film1934

Have a Heart Poster

Have a Heart Feature Film1934

Handle with Care Poster

Handle with Care Feature Film1932

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Poster

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Feature Film1929

Nertz Short Film1929

News Parade Feature Film1928

High School Hero Poster

High School Hero Feature Film1927

Producer

9

Glory Feature Film1956

Playmates Poster

Playmates Feature Film1941

If I Had My Way Poster

If I Had My Way Feature Film1940

You'll Find Out Poster

You'll Find Out Feature Film1940

East Side of Heaven Poster

East Side of Heaven Feature Film1939

That's Right - You're Wrong Poster

That's Right - You're Wrong Feature Film1939

Sunny Side Up Poster

Sunny Side Up Feature Film1929

According to Hoyle Feature Film1922

Making the Grade Feature Film1921

Script and Continuity Department

3

My Weakness Poster

My Weakness Feature Film1933

Just Imagine Poster

Just Imagine Feature Film1930

Sunny Side Up Poster

Sunny Side Up Feature Film1929

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