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
Most Rating 6.219
Birthday 1894-12-16
Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As David W. Butler, Dave Butler,
It's a Great Feeling
1949

It's a Great Feeling

The Village Blacksmith
1922

The Village Blacksmith

Mary of the Movies
1923

Mary of the Movies

Salute
1929

Salute

Hoodman Blind
1923

Hoodman Blind

The Sky Pilot
1921

The Sky Pilot

The Rush Hour
1927

The Rush Hour

Nobody's Widow
1927

Nobody's Widow

Nugget Nell
1919

Nugget Nell

The Blue Eagle
1926

The Blue Eagle

Tracked in the Snow Country
1925

Tracked in the Snow Country

The Other Half
1919

The Other Half

The County Fair
1920

The County Fair

The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

7th Heaven
1927

7th Heaven

The Greatest Thing in Life
1918

The Greatest Thing in Life

Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927

Should Second Husbands Come First?

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Havoc
1925

Havoc

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Code of the West
1925

Code of the West

The Birth of a Nation
1915

The Birth of a Nation

Womanpower
1926

Womanpower

The Triflers
1920

The Triflers

A Petal on the Current
1919

A Petal on the Current

Fickle Women
1920

Fickle Women

The Plastic Age
1925

The Plastic Age

The Arizona Express
1924

The Arizona Express

The Narrow Street
1925

The Narrow Street

The Temple of Venus
1923

The Temple of Venus

His Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

Better Times
1919

Better Times

Poor Men's Wives
1923

Poor Men's Wives

The Pointing Finger
1919

The Pointing Finger

The Quarterback
1926

The Quarterback

Cause for Divorce
1923

Cause for Divorce

The Fog
1923

The Fog

Oh, Baby!
1926

Oh, Baby!

According to Hoyle
1922

According to Hoyle

Wages for Wives
1925

Wages for Wives