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.
Known For: Directing
Birthday: 1894-12-16
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As: David W. Butler, Dave Butler

Movies List of David Butler

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It's a Great Feeling

1949 Movie
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Mary of the Movies

1923 Movie
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Salute

1929 Movie
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Hoodman Blind

1923 Movie
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The Sky Pilot

1921 Movie
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The Rush Hour

1927 Movie
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Nobody's Widow

1927 Movie
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Nugget Nell

1919 Movie
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The Blue Eagle

1926 Movie
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The Other Half

1919 Movie
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The County Fair

1920 Movie
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7th Heaven

1927 Movie
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Havoc

1925 Movie
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Code of the West

1925 Movie
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The Birth of a Nation

1915 Movie
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Womanpower

1926 Movie
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The Triflers

1920 Movie
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The Arizona Express

1924 Movie
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The Narrow Street

1925 Movie
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Fickle Women

1920 Movie
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The Plastic Age

1925 Movie
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The Temple of Venus

1923 Movie
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Better Times

1919 Movie
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Poor Men's Wives

1923 Movie
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The Pointing Finger

1919 Movie
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The Quarterback

1926 Movie
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Cause for Divorce

1923 Movie
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The Fog

1923 Movie
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Oh, Baby!

1926 Movie
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According to Hoyle

1922 Movie