About

Known credits:
125
Birthday:
1894-12-16
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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David Butler

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
1956 Prima Donna Actor Self N/A
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1949 It's a Great Feeling Actor David Butler (uncredited) 59
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1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Actor Self (uncredited) 59
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1929 Salute Actor Navy Coach 59
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1927 The Rush Hour Actor William Finch N/A
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1927 Should Second Husbands Come First? Actor The Widow's Older Son 59
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1927 7th Heaven Actor Gobin 61
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1927 Nobody's Widow Actor Ned Stevens N/A
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1926 The Quarterback Actor 'Lumpy' Goggins 59
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1926 Womanpower Actor Mallory N/A
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1926 The Blue Eagle Actor Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani 58
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1926 Oh, Baby! Actor N/A
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1925 The Plastic Age Actor James Henley 59
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1925 Havoc Actor Smithy N/A
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1925 His Majesty, Bunker Bean Actor Bud Matthews N/A
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1925 Tracked in the Snow Country Actor Terry Moulton N/A
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1925 Code of the West Actor Bid Hatfield N/A
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1925 The Narrow Street Actor Ray Wyeth N/A
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1924 The Arizona Express Actor Steve Butler 58
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1923 Hoodman Blind Actor Jack Yeulette 58
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1923 The Temple of Venus Actor Nat Harper N/A
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1923 Cause for Divorce Actor Tom Parker 58
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1923 Mary of the Movies Actor David Butler (uncredited) N/A
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1923 Poor Men's Wives Actor Jim Maherne N/A
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1923 The Fog Actor Si Plumb N/A
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1922 The Village Blacksmith Actor Bill Hammond 59
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1922 According to Hoyle Actor "Boxcar" Simmons N/A
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1921 The Sky Pilot Actor Bill Hendricks 58
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1920 The County Fair Actor Joel Bartlett 58
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1920 Fickle Women Actor Calvin Price N/A
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1920 The Triflers Actor N/A
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1919 The Pointing Finger Actor N/A
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1919 The Other Half Actor Cpl. Jimmy 59
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1919 A Petal on the Current Actor Ed Kinealy N/A
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1919 Nugget Nell Actor Big Hearted Jim N/A
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1919 Better Times Actor Peter Van Alstyne N/A
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1919 The Girl Who Stayed at Home Actor Johann August Kant 58
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1918 The Greatest Thing in Life Actor Mr. Le Bebe N/A
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1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Actor Babylonian Soldier (uncredited) 63
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Actor Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier 59
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Directing
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little Directing Director 59
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1961 The Right Approach Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Girl He Left Behind Directing Director 58
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1956 Prima Donna Directing Director N/A
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1956 Prima Donna Directing Director N/A
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1956 Glory Directing Director 59
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1955 Jump Into Hell Directing Director 58
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1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Directing Director 59
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1954 The Command Directing Director 59
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1953 Calamity Jane Directing Director 61
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1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Directing Director 59
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1952 April in Paris Directing Director 58
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1952 Where's Charley? Directing Director 59
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1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Directing Director 59
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1951 Lullaby of Broadway Directing Director 59
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1950 Tea for Two Directing Director 59
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1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Directing Director 59
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1949 The Story of Seabiscuit Directing Director 59
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1949 It's a Great Feeling Directing Director 59
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1949 Look for the Silver Lining Directing Director 58
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1949 John Loves Mary Directing Director 58
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1948 Two Guys from Texas Directing Director 59
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1947 My Wild Irish Rose Directing Director 58
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1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl Directing Director 59
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1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee Directing Director 58
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1945 San Antonio Directing Director 58
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1944 The Princess and the Pirate Directing Director 59
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1944 Shine on Harvest Moon Directing Director 59
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1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Directing Director 59
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1943 They Got Me Covered Directing Director 59
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1942 Road to Morocco Directing Director 60
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1941 Playmates Directing Director 58
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1941 Caught in the Draft Directing Director 59
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1940 You'll Find Out Directing Director 58
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1940 If I Had My Way Directing Director 59
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1939 That's Right – You're Wrong Directing Director 58
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1939 East Side of Heaven Directing Director 59
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1938 Kentucky Directing Director 59
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1938 Straight, Place and Show Directing Director 59
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1938 Kentucky Moonshine Directing Director 59
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1937 You're a Sweetheart Directing Director 58
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1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town Directing Director 59
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1936 Pigskin Parade Directing Director 58
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1936 White Fang Directing Director 59
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1936 Captain January Directing Director 59
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1935 The Littlest Rebel Directing Director 59
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1935 Doubting Thomas Directing Director 59
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1935 The Little Colonel Directing Director 59
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1934 Bright Eyes Directing Director 59
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1934 Have a Heart Directing Director 59
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1934 Handy Andy Directing Director 58
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1934 Bottoms Up Directing Director 58
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1933 My Weakness Directing Director N/A
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1933 Hold Me Tight Directing Director N/A
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1932 Handle with Care Directing Director N/A
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1932 Down To Earth Directing Director 59
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1932 Business and Pleasure Directing Director 58
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1931 Delicious Directing Director 59
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1931 A Connecticut Yankee Directing Director 59
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1930 Just Imagine Directing Director 58
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1930 High Society Blues Directing Director N/A
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1929 Sunny Side Up Directing Director 59
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1929 Salute Directing Director 59
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1929 Masked Emotions Directing Director N/A
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1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Directing Director 58
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1928 Prep and Pep Directing Director N/A
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1928 Win That Girl Directing Director N/A
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1927 High School Hero Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1940 You'll Find Out Writing Story 58
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1940 If I Had My Way Writing Story 59
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1939 That's Right – You're Wrong Writing Story 58
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1939 East Side of Heaven Writing Story 59
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1934 Bright Eyes Writing Story 59
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1934 Have a Heart Writing Story 59
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1934 Bottoms Up Writing Screenplay 58
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1934 Bottoms Up Writing Story 58
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1932 Handle with Care Writing Story N/A
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1930 High Society Blues Writing Story N/A
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1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Writing Writer 58
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1927 High School Hero Writing Story N/A
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Production
1940 You'll Find Out Production Producer 58
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1940 If I Had My Way Production Producer 59
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1939 That's Right – You're Wrong Production Producer 58
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1929 Sunny Side Up Production Producer 59
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Costume & Make-Up
2010 Edgar Floats Costume & Make-Up Set Costumer N/A
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