Directing · San Francisco, California, USA · Born December 16, 1894
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.
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MoviePrima Donna
1956
as Self - Introduction
MovieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
as David Butler (uncredited)
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self (uncredited)
MovieSalute
1929
as Navy Coach
MovieThe Rush Hour
1927
as William Finch
MovieShould Second Husbands Come First?
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
Movie7th Heaven
1927
as Gobin
MovieNobody's Widow
1927
as Ned Stevens
MovieThe Quarterback
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
MovieWomanpower
1926
as Mallory
MovieThe Blue Eagle
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
MovieOh, Baby!
1926
MovieThe Sap
1926
as Vance
MovieThe Plastic Age
1925
as James Henley
MovieWages for Wives
1925
as Chester Logan
MovieThe People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Bill Preston
The Phantom Express
1925
as Jack Warren
MovieThe Man on the Box
1925
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
MovieHavoc
1925
as Smithy
MovieHis Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925
as Bud Matthews
MovieTracked in the Snow Country
1925
as Terry Moulton
MovieCode of the West
1925
as Bid Hatfield
MovieThe Narrow Street
1925
as Ray Wyeth
MovieThe Arizona Express
1924
as Steve Butler
MovieHoodman Blind
1923
as Jack Yeulette
MovieThe Temple of Venus
1923
as Nat Harper
MovieCause for Divorce
1923
as Tom Parker
MovieDesire
1923
as Jerry Ryan
MovieMary of the Movies
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
MoviePoor Men's Wives
1923
as Jim Maherne
MovieThe Fog
1923
as Si Plumb
MovieThe Hero
1923
as Bill Walters
MovieConquering the Woman
1922
as Larry Saunders
MovieThe Village Blacksmith
1922
as Bill Hammond
According to Hoyle
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
MovieThe Wise Kid
1922
as Freddie Smith
MovieThe Sky Pilot
1921
as Bill Hendricks
MovieThe County Fair
1920
as Joel Bartlett
Fickle Women
1920
as Calvin Price
MovieDon't Ever Marry
1920
as Bill Fielding
MovieThe Triflers
1920
MovieThe Pointing Finger
1919
MovieBonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919
as David
MovieThe Other Half
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
MovieA Petal on the Current
1919
as Ed Kinealy
MovieNugget Nell
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
MovieBetter Times
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
MovieThe Unpainted Woman
1919
as Charley Holt
MovieThe Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Johann August Kant
MovieThe Greatest Thing in Life
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
MovieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Birth of a Nation
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
