David Butler

David Butler

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.

Tentang

Stage Name: David Butler

Peran: Directing

Reputasi: 0.3431

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1894-12-16

Lokasi Lahir: San Francisco, California, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1956

Prima Donna

Self - Introduction

1949

It's a Great Feeling

David Butler (uncredited)

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Self (uncredited)

1929

Salute

Navy Coach

1927

The Rush Hour

William Finch

1927

Should Second Husbands Come First?

The Widow's Older Son

1927

7th Heaven

Gobin

1927

Nobody's Widow

Ned Stevens

1926

The Quarterback

'Lumpy' Goggins

1926

Womanpower

Mallory

1926

The Blue Eagle

Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani

1926

The Sap

Vance

1925

The Plastic Age

James Henley

1925

Wages for Wives

Chester Logan

1925

Havoc

Smithy

1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

Bud Matthews

1925

Code of the West

Bid Hatfield

1925

The Narrow Street

Ray Wyeth

1924

The Arizona Express

Steve Butler

1923

Hoodman Blind

Jack Yeulette

1923

The Temple of Venus

Nat Harper

1923

Cause for Divorce

Tom Parker

1923

Mary of the Movies

David Butler (uncredited)

1923

Poor Men's Wives

Jim Maherne

1923

The Fog

Si Plumb

1922

The Village Blacksmith

Bill Hammond

1922

According to Hoyle

"Boxcar" Simmons

1921

The Sky Pilot

Bill Hendricks

1920

The County Fair

Joel Bartlett

1920

Fickle Women

Calvin Price

1919

The Other Half

Cpl. Jimmy

1919

A Petal on the Current

Ed Kinealy

1919

Nugget Nell

Big Hearted Jim

1919

Better Times

Peter Van Alstyne

1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

Johann August Kant

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)

1915

The Birth of a Nation

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)