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.
It's a Great Feeling
(David Butler (uncredited))
The Village Blacksmith
(Bill Hammond)
Mary of the Movies
(David Butler (uncredited))
Salute
(Navy Coach)
Hoodman Blind
(Jack Yeulette)
The Sky Pilot
(Bill Hendricks)
The Rush Hour
(William Finch)
Nobody's Widow
(Ned Stevens)
Nugget Nell
(Big Hearted Jim)
The Blue Eagle
(Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani)
Tracked in the Snow Country
(Terry Moulton)
The Other Half
(Cpl. Jimmy)
The County Fair
(Joel Bartlett)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
(Johann August Kant)
7th Heaven
(Gobin)
The Greatest Thing in Life
(Mr. Le Bebe)
Should Second Husbands Come First?
(The Widow's Older Son)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(Self (uncredited))
Havoc
(Smithy)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Babylonian Soldier (uncredited))
Code of the West
(Bid Hatfield)
The Birth of a Nation
(Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier)
Womanpower
(Mallory)
The Triflers
The Arizona Express
(Steve Butler)
The Narrow Street
(Ray Wyeth)
A Petal on the Current
(Ed Kinealy)
Fickle Women
(Calvin Price)
The Plastic Age
(James Henley)
The Temple of Venus
(Nat Harper)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
(Bud Matthews)
Better Times
(Peter Van Alstyne)
Poor Men's Wives
(Jim Maherne)
The Pointing Finger
The Quarterback
('Lumpy' Goggins)
Cause for Divorce
(Tom Parker)
The Fog
(Si Plumb)
Oh, Baby!
According to Hoyle
("Boxcar" Simmons)
The Princess and the Pirate
(Director)
Road to Morocco
(Director)
Sunny Side Up
(Producer)
It's a Great Feeling
(Director)
Prep and Pep
(Director)
Tea for Two
(Director)
April in Paris
(Director)
Calamity Jane
(Director)
Bright Eyes
(Director)
The Little Colonel
(Director)
Lullaby of Broadway
(Director)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(Director)
East Side of Heaven
(Director)
The Story of Seabiscuit
(Director)
The Littlest Rebel
(Director)
San Antonio
(Director)
You'll Find Out
(Story)
You'll Find Out
(Director)
Just Imagine
(Director)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
(Director)
Win That Girl
(Director)
King Richard and the Crusaders
(Director)
Pigskin Parade
(Director)
If I Had My Way
(Director)
Captain January
(Director)
Look for the Silver Lining
(Director)
Sunny Side Up
(Director)
The Command
(Director)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
(Director)
They Got Me Covered
(Director)
Caught in the Draft
(Director)
Where's Charley?
(Director)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
(Director)
A Connecticut Yankee
(Director)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(Director)
The Girl He Left Behind
(Director)
Delicious
(Director)
Kentucky
(Director)
Bottoms Up
(Director)
Glory
(Director)
That's Right – You're Wrong
(Director)
Doubting Thomas
(Director)
Down To Earth
(Director)
Jump Into Hell
(Director)
Playmates
(Director)
My Wild Irish Rose
(Director)
Straight, Place and Show
(Director)
Business and Pleasure
(Director)
Kentucky Moonshine
(Director)
The Right Approach
(Director)
Shine on Harvest Moon
(Director)
Have a Heart
(Director)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
(Director)
Two Guys from Texas
(Director)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
(Director)
My Weakness
(Director)
John Loves Mary
(Director)
White Fang
(Director)
You're a Sweetheart
(Director)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
(Writer)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
(Director)
High Society Blues
(Director)
High Society Blues
(Story)
Masked Emotions
(Director)
Bottoms Up
(Screenplay)
Bottoms Up
(Story)
Bright Eyes
(Story)
High School Hero
(Director)
High School Hero
(Story)
East Side of Heaven
(Story)
Salute
(Director)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
(Director)
You'll Find Out
(Producer)
Edgar Floats
(Set Costumer)
Handy Andy
(Director)
If I Had My Way
(Story)
If I Had My Way
(Producer)
Have a Heart
(Story)
Handle with Care
(Story)
Handle with Care
(Director)
That's Right – You're Wrong
(Producer)
That's Right – You're Wrong
(Story)
Hold Me Tight
(Director)
Prima Donna
(Director)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
Camp Runamuck
(Director)
77 Sunset Strip
(Director)
Daniel Boone
(Director)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Director)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Director)
The Patty Duke Show
(Director)
M Squad
(Director)
Leave It to Beaver
(Director)
The Deputy
(Director)
Overland Trail
(Director)
Screen Director's Playhouse
(Director)