David Butler
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-12-16
Day of Death
1979-06-14 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
David Butler
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1956)
Prima Donna
as Self - Introduction
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self (uncredited)
(1929)
Salute
as Navy Coach
(1927)
The Rush Hour
as William Finch
(1927)
Nobody's Widow
as Ned Stevens
(1927)
7th Heaven
as Gobin
(1927)
Should Second Husbands Come First?
as The Widow's Older Son
(1926)
The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
(1926)
Womanpower
as Mallory
(1926)
The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
(1926)
(1926)
The Sap
as Vance
(1925)
Tracked in the Snow Country
as Terry Moulton
(1925)
Havoc
as Smithy
(1925)
Code of the West
as Bid Hatfield
(1925)
The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth
(1925)
The Plastic Age
as James Henley
(1925)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Bud Matthews
(1925)
Wages for Wives
as Chester Logan
(1924)
The Arizona Express
as Steve Butler
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as David Butler (uncredited)
(1923)
Hoodman Blind
as Jack Yeulette
(1923)
The Temple of Venus
as Nat Harper
(1923)
Poor Men's Wives
as Jim Maherne
(1923)
Cause for Divorce
as Tom Parker
(1923)
The Fog
as Si Plumb
(1922)
The Village Blacksmith
as Bill Hammond
(1922)
According to Hoyle
as "Boxcar" Simmons
(1921)
The Sky Pilot
as Bill Hendricks
(1920)
The County Fair
as Joel Bartlett
(1920)
(1920)
Fickle Women
as Calvin Price
(1919)
Nugget Nell
as Big Hearted Jim
(1919)
The Other Half
as Cpl. Jimmy
(1919)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Johann August Kant
(1919)
A Petal on the Current
as Ed Kinealy
(1919)
Better Times
as Peter Van Alstyne
(1919)
(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)
Crew
(2010)
Edgar Floats
Set Costumer
(1967)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Director
(1961)
The Right Approach
Director
(1956)
The Girl He Left Behind
Director
(1956)
Glory
Director
(1956)
Prima Donna
Director
(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)
Lullaby of Broadway
Director
(1951)
(1950)
Tea for Two
Director
(1950)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Director
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
Director
(1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit
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)
Caught in the Draft
Director
(1941)
Playmates
Director
(1940)
You'll Find Out
Story, Director, Producer
(1940)
If I Had My Way
Director, Story, Producer
(1939)
East Side of Heaven
Director, Story
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
Director, Producer, Story
(1938)
Kentucky
Director
(1938)
Straight, Place and Show
Director
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
Director
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Director
(1937)
You're a Sweetheart
Director
(1936)
Pigskin Parade
Director
(1936)
Captain January
Director
(1936)
White Fang
Director
(1935)
The Little Colonel
Director
(1935)
The Littlest Rebel
Director
(1935)
Doubting Thomas
Director
(1934)
Bright Eyes
Director, Story
(1934)
Bottoms Up
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1934)
Have a Heart
Director, Story
(1934)
Handy Andy
Director
(1933)
My Weakness
Director
(1933)
Hold Me Tight
Director
(1932)
Down To Earth
Director
(1932)
Business and Pleasure
Director
(1932)
Handle with Care
Story, Director
(1931)
A Connecticut Yankee
Director
(1931)
Delicious
Director
(1930)
Just Imagine
Director
(1930)
High Society Blues
Director, Story
(1929)
Sunny Side Up
Producer, Director
(1929)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Writer, Director
(1929)
Masked Emotions
Director
(1929)
Salute
Director
(1928)
Prep and Pep
Director
(1928)
Win That Girl
Director
(1927)
High School Hero
Director, Story