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.

Most Known For

Hoodman Blind

as Jack Yeulette

Prima Donna

as Self - Introduction

Salute

as Navy Coach

The Birth of a Nation

as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

The Hero

as Bill Walters

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)

Nugget Nell

as Big Hearted Jim

It's a Great Feeling

as David Butler (uncredited)

7th Heaven

as Gobin

The Plastic Age

as James Henley

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Self (uncredited)

Desire

as Jerry Ryan

The Blue Eagle

as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani

The Village Blacksmith

as Bill Hammond

Code of the West

as Bid Hatfield

The Sky Pilot

as Bill Hendricks

Havoc

as Smithy

Fickle Women

as Calvin Price

Mary of the Movies

as David Butler (uncredited)

Womanpower

as Mallory