David Butler
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 16, 1894
- Died
- June 14, 1979
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Edgar Floats 2010
Set Costumer
C'mon, Let's Live a Little 1967
Director
The Right Approach 1961
Director
The Girl He Left Behind 1956
Director
Prima Donna 1956
as Self - Introduction, Director
Glory 1956
Director
Jump Into Hell 1955
Director
King Richard and the Crusaders 1954
Director
The Command 1954
Director
Calamity Jane 1953
Director
By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1953
Director
April in Paris 1952
Director
Where's Charley? 1952
Director
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine 1951
Director
Lullaby of Broadway 1951
Director
Tea for Two 1950
Director
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady 1950
Director
The Story of Seabiscuit 1949
Director
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as David Butler (uncredited), Director
Look for the Silver Lining 1949
Director
John Loves Mary 1949
Director
Two Guys from Texas 1948
Director
My Wild Irish Rose 1947
Director
The Time, The Place and The Girl 1946
Director
Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946
Director
San Antonio 1945
Director
The Princess and the Pirate 1944
Director
Shine on Harvest Moon 1944
Director
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Self (uncredited), Director
They Got Me Covered 1943
Director
Road to Morocco 1942
Director
Playmates 1941
Director
Caught in the Draft 1941
Director
You'll Find Out 1940
Story, Director, Producer
If I Had My Way 1940
Director, Story, Producer
That's Right – You're Wrong 1939
Director, Producer, Story
East Side of Heaven 1939
Director, Story
Kentucky 1938
Director
Straight, Place and Show 1938
Director
Kentucky Moonshine 1938
Director
You're a Sweetheart 1937
Director
Ali Baba Goes to Town 1937
Director
Pigskin Parade 1936
Director
White Fang 1936
Director
Captain January 1936
Director
The Littlest Rebel 1935
Director
Doubting Thomas 1935
Director
The Little Colonel 1935
Director
Bright Eyes 1934
Director, Story
Have a Heart 1934
Director, Story
Handy Andy 1934
Director
Bottoms Up 1934
Director, Screenplay, Story
My Weakness 1933
Director
Hold Me Tight 1933
Director
Handle with Care 1932
Story, Director
Down To Earth 1932
Director
Business and Pleasure 1932
Director
Delicious 1931
Director
A Connecticut Yankee 1931
Director
Just Imagine 1930
Director
High Society Blues 1930
Director, Story
Sunny Side Up 1929
Producer, Director
Salute 1929
as Navy Coach
Chasing Through Europe 1929
Director
Masked Emotions 1929
Director
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 1929
Writer, Director
Prep and Pep 1928
Director
Win That Girl 1928
Director
- News Parade
News Parade 1928
Director, Story
The Rush Hour 1927
as William Finch
Should Second Husbands Come First? 1927
as The Widow's Older Son
High School Hero 1927
Director, Story
7th Heaven 1927
as Gobin
Nobody's Widow 1927
as Ned Stevens
The Quarterback 1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
Womanpower 1926
as Mallory
The Blue Eagle 1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Oh, Baby! 1926
Actor
The Sap 1926
as Vance
Wages for Wives 1925
as Chester Logan
The Plastic Age 1925
as James Henley
- The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express 1925
as Jack Warren
The People vs. Nancy Preston 1925
as Bill Preston
The Man on the Box 1925
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
Havoc 1925
as Smithy
His Majesty, Bunker Bean 1925
as Bud Matthews
Tracked in the Snow Country 1925
as Terry Moulton
Code of the West 1925
as Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street 1925
as Ray Wyeth
The Arizona Express 1924
as Steve Butler
Hoodman Blind 1923
as Jack Yeulette
The Temple of Venus 1923
as Nat Harper
Cause for Divorce 1923
as Tom Parker
Desire 1923
as Jerry Ryan
Mary of the Movies 1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
Poor Men's Wives 1923
as Jim Maherne
The Fog 1923
as Si Plumb
The Hero 1923
as Bill Walters
Conquering the Woman 1922
as Larry Saunders
The Village Blacksmith 1922
as Bill Hammond
- According to Hoyle
According to Hoyle 1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
The Wise Kid 1922
as Freddie Smith
The Sky Pilot 1921
as Bill Hendricks
The County Fair 1920
as Joel Bartlett
- Fickle Women
Fickle Women 1920
as Calvin Price
Don't Ever Marry 1920
as Bill Fielding
The Triflers 1920
Actor
The Pointing Finger 1919
Actor
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie 1919
as David
The Other Half 1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
A Petal on the Current 1919
as Ed Kinealy
Nugget Nell 1919
as Big Hearted Jim
Better Times 1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Unpainted Woman 1919
as Charley Holt
The Girl Who Stayed at Home 1919
as Johann August Kant
The Greatest Thing in Life 1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation 1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.