Biography
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.
Directed 78
1960s
- 1967
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Director
- 1965
Camp Runamuck
Director
- 1964
- 1963
- 1961
The Right Approach
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
The Girl He Left Behind
Director
Glory
Director
- 1955
Jump Into Hell
Director
- 1954
The Command
Director
- 1953
- 1952
Where's Charley?
Director
- 1951
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director
- 1950
Tea for Two
Director
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Director
1940s
- 1949
The Story of Seabiscuit
Director
It's a Great Feeling
Director
Look for the Silver Lining
Director
John Loves Mary
Director
- 1948
Two Guys from Texas
Director
- 1947
My Wild Irish Rose
Director
- 1946
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director
- 1945
- 1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
Director
- 1943
- 1942
Road to Morocco
Director
- 1941
Playmates
Director
Caught in the Draft
Director
- 1940
You'll Find Out
Director
If I Had My Way
Director
1930s
- 1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Director
East Side of Heaven
Director
- 1938
Kentucky
Director
Straight, Place and Show
Director
Kentucky Moonshine
Director
- 1937
You're a Sweetheart
Director
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Director
- 1936
White Fang
Director
Captain January
Director
- 1935
The Littlest Rebel
Director
Doubting Thomas
Director
The Little Colonel
Director
- 1934
Have a Heart
Director
Handy Andy
Director
Bottoms Up
Director
- 1933
My Weakness
Director
Hold Me Tight
Director
- 1932
Handle with Care
Director
Down To Earth
Director
Business and Pleasure
Director
- 1931
Delicious
Director
A Connecticut Yankee
Director
- 1930
Just Imagine
Director
High Society Blues
Director
1920s
- 1929
Sunny Side Up
Director
Chasing Through Europe
Director
Masked Emotions
Director
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Director
- 1928
Prep and Pep
Director
Win That Girl
Director
- 1927
High School Hero
Director
Acted in 47
1940s
- 1949
It's a Great Feeling
David Butler (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
Salute
Navy Coach
- 1927
The Rush Hour
William Finch
Should Second Husbands Come First?
The Widow's Older Son
Nobody's Widow
Ned Stevens
- 1926
The Quarterback
'Lumpy' Goggins
Womanpower
Mallory
The Blue Eagle
Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Oh, Baby!
Movie
The Sap
Vance
- 1925
Wages for Wives
Chester Logan
The People vs. Nancy Preston
Bill Preston
The Man on the Box
Bob's Brother-in-Law
Havoc
Smithy
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Bud Matthews
Tracked in the Snow Country
Terry Moulton
Code of the West
Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street
Ray Wyeth
- 1924
The Arizona Express
Steve Butler
- 1923
Hoodman Blind
Jack Yeulette
The Temple of Venus
Nat Harper
Cause for Divorce
Tom Parker
Desire
Jerry Ryan
Mary of the Movies
David Butler (uncredited)
Poor Men's Wives
Jim Maherne
The Fog
Si Plumb
- 1922
Conquering the Woman
Larry Saunders
The Village Blacksmith
Bill Hammond
The Wise Kid
Freddie Smith
- 1921
The Sky Pilot
Bill Hendricks
- 1920
The County Fair
Joel Bartlett
Don't Ever Marry
Bill Fielding
The Triflers
Movie
1910s
- 1919
The Pointing Finger
Movie
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
David
The Other Half
Cpl. Jimmy
A Petal on the Current
Ed Kinealy
Nugget Nell
Big Hearted Jim
Better Times
Peter Van Alstyne
The Unpainted Woman
Charley Holt
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Johann August Kant
- 1918
The Greatest Thing in Life
Mr. Le Bebe
- 1916
- 1915
Wrote 11
1940s
- 1940
You'll Find Out
Story
If I Had My Way
Story
1930s
- 1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Story
East Side of Heaven
Story
- 1934
Have a Heart
Story
Bottoms Up
Screenplay, Story
- 1932
Handle with Care
Story
- 1930
High Society Blues
Story
1920s
- 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Writer
- 1927
High School Hero
Story
Produced 4
1940s
- 1940
You'll Find Out
Producer
If I Had My Way
Producer
1930s
- 1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Producer
1920s
- 1929
Sunny Side Up
Producer
Costume and makeup 1
2010s
- 2010
Edgar Floats
Set Costumer
Appearances3
1960s
- 1962
1950s
- 1956
1940s
- 1943