David Butler

Regisseur, Acteur, Producer

16 december 1894 — 14 juni 1979 (84 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Intolerance
    Intolerance1916
  • De Prinses en de Piraat
    De Prinses en de Piraat1944

Known For

  • Calamity Jane
    Calamity Jane1953
  • Lichtelijk geschift
    Lichtelijk geschift1942
  • Leave It to Beaver
    Leave It to Beaver6 seasons
  • Bright Eyes
    Bright Eyes1934
  • De Prinses en de Piraat
    De Prinses en de Piraat1944
  • Tea for Two
    Tea for Two1950
  • Thank Your Lucky Stars
    Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
  • Een heerlijk gevoel
    Een heerlijk gevoel1949
  • The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone5 seasons
  • The Little Colonel
    The Little Colonel1935
  • San Antonio
    San Antonio1945
  • De kleinste rebel
    De kleinste rebel1935
  • You'll Find Out
    You'll Find Out1940
  • Captain January
    Captain January1936
  • Lullaby of Broadway
    Lullaby of Broadway1951
  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    By the Light of the Silvery Moon1953
  • 7th Heaven
    7th Heaven1927
  • King Richard and the Crusaders
    King Richard and the Crusaders1954
  • Just Imagine
    Just Imagine1930
  • The Story of Seabiscuit
    The Story of Seabiscuit1949

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