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David Butler

David Butler

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 16, 1894
Died Jun 14, 1979 (84)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949

as David Butler (uncredited)

Salute

Salute

1929

as Navy Coach

Should Second Husbands Come First?

Should Second Husbands Come First?

1927

as The Widow's Older Son

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1927

as Gobin

Nobody's Widow

Nobody's Widow

1927

as Ned Stevens

The Rush Hour

The Rush Hour

1927

as William Finch

The Quarterback

The Quarterback

1926

as 'Lumpy' Goggins

Womanpower

Womanpower

1926

as Mallory

The Narrow Street

The Narrow Street

1925

as Ray Wyeth

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

1925

as Bud Matthews

Tracked in the Snow Country

Tracked in the Snow Country

1925

as Terry Moulton

Code of the West

Code of the West

1925

as Bid Hatfield

The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

1925

as James Henley

Havoc

Havoc

1925

as Smithy

The Arizona Express

The Arizona Express

1924

as Steve Butler

Poor Men's Wives

Poor Men's Wives

1923

as Jim Maherne

Cause for Divorce

Cause for Divorce

1923

as Tom Parker

The Temple of Venus

The Temple of Venus

1923

as Nat Harper

The Fog

The Fog

1923

as Si Plumb

Mary of the Movies

Mary of the Movies

1923

as David Butler (uncredited)

According to Hoyle

According to Hoyle

1922

as "Boxcar" Simmons

The Village Blacksmith

The Village Blacksmith

1922

as Bill Hammond

The Sky Pilot

The Sky Pilot

1921

as Bill Hendricks

Fickle Women

Fickle Women

1920

as Calvin Price

The County Fair

The County Fair

1920

as Joel Bartlett

Nugget Nell

Nugget Nell

1919

as Big Hearted Jim

Better Times

Better Times

1919

as Peter Van Alstyne

The Other Half

The Other Half

1919

as Cpl. Jimmy

A Petal on the Current

A Petal on the Current

1919

as Ed Kinealy

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

1919

as Johann August Kant

The Greatest Thing in Life

The Greatest Thing in Life

1918

as Mr. Le Bebe

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915

as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier

Edgar Floats

Edgar Floats

2010

Set Costumer

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

Story

You'll Find Out

You'll Find Out

1940

Story

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

Story

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

Story

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

1934

Story, Screenplay

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

Story

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1932

Story

High Society Blues

High Society Blues

1930

Story

High School Hero

High School Hero

1927

Story

The Right Approach

The Right Approach

1961

Director

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

Director

Glory

Glory

1956

Director

Jump Into Hell

Jump Into Hell

1955

Director

The Command

The Command

1954

Director

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

Director

April in Paris

April in Paris

1952

Director

Where's Charley?

Where's Charley?

1952

Director

Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Broadway

1951

Director

Tea for Two

Tea for Two

1950

Director

The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit

1949

Director

John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary

1949

Director

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949

Director

Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas

1948

Director

My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

1947

Director

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

Director

San Antonio

San Antonio

1945

Director

Shine on Harvest Moon

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

Director

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Director

They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

1943

Director

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

Director

Playmates

Playmates

1941

Director

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

Director

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

Director

You'll Find Out

You'll Find Out

1940

Director

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

Director

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

Director

Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

Director

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

1938

Director

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

1937

Director

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

Director

Captain January

Captain January

1936

Director

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

Director

White Fang

White Fang

1936

Director

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

Director

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

1935

Director

The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel

1935

Director

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

Director

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

1934

Director

Handy Andy

Handy Andy

1934

Director

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

Director

My Weakness

My Weakness

1933

Director

Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight

1933

Director

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

1932

Director

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1932

Director

Down To Earth

Down To Earth

1932

Director

Delicious

Delicious

1931

Director

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

Director

Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930

Director

High Society Blues

High Society Blues

1930

Director

Salute

Salute

1929

Director

Masked Emotions

Masked Emotions

1929

Director

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929

Director

Prep and Pep

Prep and Pep

1928

Director

Win That Girl

Win That Girl

1928

Director

High School Hero

High School Hero

1927

Director

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

Producer

You'll Find Out

You'll Find Out

1940

Producer

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929

Producer

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