Years active 1910–67 Name David Butler | Role Actor | |
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Born December 17, 1894 ( 1894-12-17 ) San Francisco, U.S. Cause of death Congestive heart failure Occupation Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, television director Parents Adele Belgrade, Fred J. Butler Awards DGA Honorary Life Member Award Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Movies Calamity Jane, Bright Eyes, The Little Colonel, King Richard and the C, The Littlest Rebel Similar People Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, S Z Sakall, Allyn Ann McLerie, Shirley Temple | ||
David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
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Biography
Butler was born in San Francisco. 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.
On February 8, 1960, Butler received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography
Director
1967
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
1966
Camp Runamuck (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Malden Falls in Love (1966)
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Russian Roulette (1965)
- Her School for Bachelors (1964)
- The Seven Little Foys (1964)
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Patty the Master Builder (1965)
- The Greatest Psychologist in the World (1964)
1965
Daniel Boone (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Devil's Four (1965)
1965
Karen (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Young at Heart (1965)
1959
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (58 episodes)
- The All-Night Party (1963)
- Wally's Practical Joke (1963)
- Summer in Alaska (1963)
- The Poor Loser (1963)
- Wally and the Fraternity (1963)
- Uncle Billy's Visit (1963)
- The Silent Treatment (1963)
- Box Office Attraction (1963)
- Beaver on TV (1963)
- The Credit Card (1963)
- Beaver's Good Deed (1963)
- Wally Buys a Car (1963)
- Beaver's Autobiography (1962)
- Beaver, the Hero (1962)
- Beaver, the Sheep Dog (1962)
- Beaver Joins a Record Club (1962)
- Tell It to Ella (1962)
- Double Date (1962)
- Beaver's Football Award (1962)
- A Night in the Woods (1962)
- Sweatshirt Monsters (1962)
- The Yard Birds (1962)
- Brother vs. Brother (1962)
- The Merchant Marine (1962)
- Beaver's Typewriter (1962)
- The Younger Brother (1962)
- Beaver the Babysitter (1962)
- Lumpy's Car Trouble (1962)
- Beaver's Laundry (1962)
- Wally Stays at Lumpy's (1962)
- Three Boys and a Burro (1962)
- Beaver's Fear (1962)
- Nobody Loves Me (1962)
- Beaver's Jacket (1962)
- Farewell to Penny (1962)
- Ward's Golf Clubs (1962)
- Beaver's First Date (1961)
- Weekend Invitation (1961)
- Wally's Big Date (1961)
- Beaver's Cat Problem (1961)
- Wally's Car (1961)
- No Time for Babysitters (1961)
- Substitute Father (1961)
- Beaver's Team (1960)
- Wally's Play (1960)
- Beaver and Ivanhoe (1960)
- Beaver and Violet (1960)
- Beaver Finds a Wallet (1960)
- The Hypnotist (1960)
- Larry's Club (1960)
- Beaver and Andy (1960)
- Pet Fair (1960)
- Larry Hides Out (1960)
- June's Birthday (1959)
- Beaver the Magician (1959)
- Beaver Makes a Loan (1959)
- The Tooth (1959)
- Beaver's Pigeons (1959)
1963
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Bard (1963)
1962
I Love My Doctor (TV Movie)
1962
The Hathaways (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Paint Job (1962)
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) (11 episodes)
- The Malachi Hobart Story (1962)
- The Maud Frazer Story (1961)
- The Kitty Allbright Story (1961)
- The Don Alvarado Story (1961)
- The Jim Bridger Story (1961)
- The Jess MacAbee Story (1959)
- The Dick Richardson Story (1958)
- The Sally Potter Story (1958)
- The Bernal Sierra Story (1958)
- The Bill Tawnee Story (1958)
- The Honorable Don Charlie Story (1958)
1959
The Deputy (TV Series) (15 episodes)
- Brother in Arms (1961)
- Cherchez La Femme (1961)
- The Hard Decision (1961)
- The World Against Me (1960)
- The Choice (1960)
- The Stand-Off (1960)
- The X Game (1960)
- The Truly Yours (1960)
- The Two Faces of Bob Claxton (1960)
- The Next Bullet (1959)
- The Big Four (1959)
- The Johnny Shanks Story (1959)
- Like Father, - (1959)
- Powder Keg (1959)
- The Wild Wind (1959)
1961
The Right Approach
1960
Bringing Up Buddy (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Working Girls (1960)
1960
Overland Trail (TV Series) (1 episode)
- West of Boston (1960)
1959
General Electric Theater (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Day of the Hanging (1959)
1959
M Squad (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Mr. Grim's Rabbits (1959)
1958
Buckskin (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- The Better Mouse Trap (1959)
- The Bullnappers (1958)
- A Man from the Mountains (1958)
- China Boy (1958)
- The Ghost of Balaclava (1958)
- The Gold Watch (1958)
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Grandma Caper (1959)
1957
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- You Can't Win 'Em All (1959)
- Way of the West (1958)
- Neighbors (1957)
- No Second Helping (1957)
1958
Bachelor Father (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Bentley's Clubhouse (1958)
1955
Captain Z-Ro (TV Series) (26 episodes)
- William the Conqueror (1956)
- The Great Pyramid of Giza (1956)
- Roger the Robot (1956)
- Robin Hood (1956)
- Pony Express (1956)
- Molly Pitcher (1956)
- Meteor (1956)
- Marco Polo (1956)
- Magellan (1956)
- Leonardo DaVinci (1956)
- King John (1956)
- Discovery of Gold (1956)
- Curse of Ra (1956)
- Captain Cook and the Hawaiian Islands (1956)
- Blackbeard the Pirate (1956)
- Benedict Arnold (1956)
- Aztec Papers (1956)
- Attila the Hun (1956)
- Adventure in Space (1956)
- Washington and Howe (1956)
- King Alfred (1956)
- Hernando Cortez (1956)
- Genghis Khan (1956)
- William Tell (1956)
- Daniel Boone (1955)
- Christopher Columbus (1955)
1956
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Prima Donna (1956)
1956
Glory
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1955)
1955
Jump Into Hell
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
The Command
1953
Calamity Jane
1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1952
April in Paris
1952
Where's Charley?
1951
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
Lullaby of Broadway
1950
Tea for Two
1950
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1949
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
John Loves Mary
1948
Two Guys from Texas
1947
Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause (Documentary short)
1947
My Wild Irish Rose
1946
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1945
San Antonio
1944
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
They Got Me Covered
1942
Road to Morocco
1941
Playmates
1941
Caught in the Draft
1940
You'll Find Out
1940
If I Had My Way
1939
That's Right - You're Wrong
1939
East Side of Heaven
1938
Kentucky
1938
Straight Place and Show
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
1937
You're a Sweetheart
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1936
Pigskin Parade
1936
White Fang
1936
Captain January
1935
The Littlest Rebel
1935
Doubting Thomas
1935
The Little Colonel
1934
Bright Eyes
1934
Have a Heart
1934
Handy Andy
1934
Bottoms Up
1933
My Weakness
1933
Hold Me Tight
1932
Handle with Care
1932
Down to Earth
1932
Business and Pleasure
1931
Delicious
1931
A Connecticut Yankee
1930
Just Imagine
1930
High Society Blues
1929
Nertz (Short)
1929
Sunny Side Up
1929
Salute (uncredited)
1929
Chasing Through Europe
1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
Masked Emotions
1928
Prep and Pep
1928
Win That Girl
1928
News Parade
1927
High School Hero
Actor
1952
The Story of Will Rogers as
David Butler (uncredited)
1949
It's a Great Feeling as
David Butler (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as
David Butler (uncredited)
1929
Nertz (Short) as
Detective
1929
Salute as
Navy Coach
1927
The Rush Hour as
William Finch
1927
Should Second Husbands Come First? (Short) as
The Widow's Older Son
1927
7th Heaven as
Gobin
1927
Girl in the Rain
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
Meet the Prince as
Peter Paget
1926
Oh, Baby! as
Jim Stone
1926
Too Many Relations (Short)
1926
The Sap as
Vance
1926
His Own Lawyer (Short) as
Helen's Brother
1925
The Gold Hunters as
Roderick Drew
1925
The Plastic Age as
James Henley
1925
Wages for Wives as
Chester Logan
1925
The Phantom Express as
Jack Warren
1925
The People vs. Nancy Preston as
Bill Preston
1925
Havoc as
Smithy
1925
The Man on the Box as
Bob's Brother-in-Law
1925
His Majesty, Bunker Bean as
Bud Matthews
1925
Tracked in the Snow Country as
Terry Moulton
1925
Private Affairs as
Lee Cross
1925
Code of the West as
Bid Hatfield
1925
The Narrow Street as
Ray Wyeth
1924
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter as
Crabbe
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
The Fog as
Si Plumb
1923
Mary of the Movies as
David Butler (uncredited)
1923
A Noise in Newboro as
Ben Colwell
1923
Poor Men's Wives as
Jim Maherne
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
1922
The Milky Way
1922
Bing Bang Boom as
Bertram Bancroft Boom
1921
Making the Grade as
Eddie Ramson
1921
The Sky Pilot as
Bill Hendricks
1920
Girls Don't Gamble as
James Fisher
1920
The County Fair as
Joel Bartlett
1920
Fickle Women as
Calvin Price
1920
Smiling All the Way as
Hannibal Pillsbury
1920
Don't Ever Marry as
Bill Fielding
1920
The Triflers as
Cassidy
1919
The Pointing Finger as
David
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
Upstairs and Down as
Tom Carey
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 as
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1915
The Deathlock as
Ford Worthing (as David W. Butler)
1915
The Alien as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1915
The Birth of a Nation as
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
1913
The Adventures of Kathlyn as
Camel Boy
1913
The Sea Wolf as
Sailor (uncredited)
1910
The Face at the Window (Short)
Writer
1940
You'll Find Out (story)
1940
If I Had My Way (story)
1939
That's Right - You're Wrong (story)
1935
The Little Colonel (contributor to screen play construction - uncredited)
1934
Bright Eyes (story)
1934
Have a Heart (story)
1934
Bottoms Up (screenplay) / (story)
1932
Handle with Care (story)
1929
Nertz (Short) (writer)
1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (story)
1928
News Parade (story)
1927
High School Hero (story)
Producer
1956
Glory (producer)
1941
Playmates (producer)
1940
You'll Find Out (producer)
1940
If I Had My Way (producer)
1939
That's Right - You're Wrong (producer)
1939
East Side of Heaven (producer)
1929
Sunny Side Up (producer)
1922
According to Hoyle (executive producer)
1921
Making the Grade (producer)
Script Department
1933
My Weakness (continuity)
1930
Just Imagine (continuity)
1929
Sunny Side Up (continuity)
Self
1971
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self - director
- Tribute to David Butler (1971) - Self - director
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Self - in prologue
- Prima Donna (1956) - Self - in prologue
1955
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Self - Intermission Guest
- Suspicion (1955) - Self - Intermission Guest
1940
Angels of Mercy (Short) as
Self (gala attendant)
1936
20th Century Fox Promotional Film (Documentary short) as
Self (uncredited)
1921
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 24 (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2006
Private Screenings (TV Series) as
Self
- Child Stars (2006) - Self (uncredited)
1965
Hollywood My Home Town (Documentary) as
Self
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