David Butler
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 16, 1894
- Died
- June 14, 1979 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Movie · Director
Camp Runamuck
TV · Director · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · Director · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Patty Duke Show
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Right Approach
Movie · Director
Overland Trail
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · Director · 13 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TV · Director · 1 ep
M Squad
TV · Director · 1 ep
Leave It to Beaver
TV · Director · 55 eps
The Girl He Left Behind
Movie · Director
Glory
Movie · Director
Prima Donna
Movie · Director
Jump Into Hell
Movie · Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · Director · 1 ep
King Richard and the Crusaders
Movie · Director
The Command
Movie · Director
Calamity Jane
Movie · Director
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Movie · Director
April in Paris
Movie · Director
Where's Charley?
Movie · Director
Lullaby of Broadway
Movie · Director
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Movie · Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · Director · 1 ep
Tea for Two
Movie · Director
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Movie · Director
It's a Great Feeling
Movie · Director
The Story of Seabiscuit
Movie · Director
Look for the Silver Lining
Movie · Director
John Loves Mary
Movie · Director
Two Guys from Texas
Movie · Director
My Wild Irish Rose
Movie · Director
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Movie · Director
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie · Director
San Antonio
Movie · Director
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · Director
Shine on Harvest Moon
Movie · Director
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · Director
They Got Me Covered
Movie · Director
Road to Morocco
Movie · Director
Caught in the Draft
Movie · Director
Playmates
Movie · Director
You'll Find Out
Movie · Director
If I Had My Way
Movie · Director
East Side of Heaven
Movie · Director
That's Right – You're Wrong
Movie · Director
Kentucky
Movie · Director
Straight, Place and Show
Movie · Director
Kentucky Moonshine
Movie · Director
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Movie · Director
You're a Sweetheart
Movie · Director
Pigskin Parade
Movie · Director
Captain January
Movie · Director
White Fang
Movie · Director
The Little Colonel
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The Littlest Rebel
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Doubting Thomas
Movie · Director
Bright Eyes
Movie · Director
Bottoms Up
Movie · Director
Have a Heart
Movie · Director
Handy Andy
Movie · Director
My Weakness
Movie · Director
Hold Me Tight
Movie · Director
Down To Earth
Movie · Director
Business and Pleasure
Movie · Director
Handle with Care
Movie · Director
A Connecticut Yankee
Movie · Director
Delicious
Movie · Director
Just Imagine
Movie · Director
High Society Blues
Movie · Director
Sunny Side Up
Movie · Director
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Movie · Director
Masked Emotions
Movie · Director
Chasing Through Europe
Movie · Director
Prep and Pep
Movie · Director
Win That Girl
Movie · Director
News Parade
Movie · Director
High School Hero
Movie · Director