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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.
1949
as David Butler (uncredited)
1943
as Self (uncredited)
1929
as Navy Coach
1927
as William Finch
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
1927
as Gobin
1927
as Ned Stevens
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
1926
as Mallory
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
1926
1925
as James Henley
1925
as Chester Logan
1925
as Smithy
1925
as Bud Matthews
1925
as Terry Moulton
1925
as Bid Hatfield
1925
as Ray Wyeth
1924
as Steve Butler
1923
as Jack Yeulette
1923
as Nat Harper
1923
as Tom Parker
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
1923
as Jim Maherne
1923
as Si Plumb
1922
as Bill Hammond
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
1921
as Bill Hendricks
1920
as Joel Bartlett
1920
as Calvin Price
1920
1919
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
1919
as Ed Kinealy
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
1919
as Johann August Kant
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier