David Butler
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-12-16 (85 years old)
Deathday
1979-06-14
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known As
David W. Butler
Dave Butler
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 tenur...
Acting
1949
as David Butler (uncredited)
1922
as Bill Hammond
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
1929
as Navy Coach
1923
as Jack Yeulette
1921
as Bill Hendricks
1927
as William Finch
1927
as Ned Stevens
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
1925
as Terry Moulton
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
1920
as Joel Bartlett
1919
as Johann August Kant
1927
as Gobin
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
1943
as Self (uncredited)
1925
as Smithy
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1925
as Bid Hatfield
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
1926
as Mallory
1920
1919
as Ed Kinealy
1920
as Calvin Price
1925
as James Henley
1924
as Steve Butler
1925
as Ray Wyeth
1923
as Nat Harper
1925
as Bud Matthews
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
1923
as Jim Maherne
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
1923
as Tom Parker
1923
as Si Plumb
1926
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
1925
as Chester Logan
1926
as Vance
1956
as Self - Introduction
Production
1944
as Director
1942
as Director
1949
as Director
1929
as Producer
1928
as Director
1950
as Director
1952
as Director
1953
as Director
1935
as Director
1934
as Director
1951
as Director
1943
as Director
1939
as Director
1949
as Director
1935
as Director
1945
as Director
1940
as Director
1940
as Story
1953
as Director
1930
as Director
1928
as Director
1954
as Director
1936
as Director
1940
as Director
1936
as Director
1949
as Director
1929
as Director
1954
as Director
1937
as Director
1943
as Director
1941
as Director
1952
as Director
1946
as Director
1931
as Director
1956
as Director
1950
as Director
1938
as Director
1931
as Director
1934
as Director
1956
as Director
1939
as Director
1935
as Director
1932
as Director
1955
as Director
1941
as Director
1947
as Director
1938
as Director
1932
as Director
1938
as Director
1961
as Director
1944
as Director
1934
as Director
1946
as Director
1948
as Director
1951
as Director
1933
as Director
1949
as Director
1936
as Director
1937
as Director
1929
as Writer
1929
as Director
1930
as Story
1930
as Director
1929
as Director
1934
as Screenplay
1934
as Story
1934
as Story
1927
as Director
1927
as Story
1939
as Story
1929
as Director
1967
as Director
1940
as Producer
2010
as Set Costumer
1934
as Director
1940
as Story
1940
as Producer
1934
as Story
1932
as Director
1932
as Story
1939
as Story
1939
as Producer
1933
as Director
1956
as Director
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