David Butler
Directing
Born: December 16, 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: June 14, 1979 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Calamity Jane
1953
7th Heaven
1927
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Road to Morocco
1942
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
The Little Colonel
1935
The Littlest Rebel
1935
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Daniel Boone
1964
Photos (2)
Movies (47)
The Birth of a Nation
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
David Butler (uncredited)
The Hero
Bill Walters
Desire
Jerry Ryan
Nugget Nell
Big Hearted Jim
Hoodman Blind
Jack Yeulette
7th Heaven
Gobin
Don't Ever Marry
Bill Fielding
Salute
Navy Coach
The Plastic Age
James Henley
The Unpainted Woman
Charley Holt
The Man on the Box
Bob's Brother-in-Law
The Arizona Express
Steve Butler
The People vs. Nancy Preston
Bill Preston
The Quarterback
'Lumpy' Goggins
Conquering the Woman
Larry Saunders
The Narrow Street
Ray Wyeth
Tracked in the Snow Country
Terry Moulton
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Johann August Kant
Poor Men's Wives
Jim Maherne
Code of the West
Bid Hatfield
Wages for Wives
Chester Logan
Havoc
Smithy
The Other Half
Cpl. Jimmy
The Pointing Finger
1919
Better Times
Peter Van Alstyne
The Greatest Thing in Life
Mr. Le Bebe
The Sky Pilot
Bill Hendricks
The Village Blacksmith
Bill Hammond
The Temple of Venus
Nat Harper
The Fog
Si Plumb
The Blue Eagle
Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Mary of the Movies
David Butler (uncredited)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Bud Matthews
The Rush Hour
William Finch
The Wise Kid
Freddie Smith
Cause for Divorce
Tom Parker
The County Fair
Joel Bartlett
The Sap
Vance
Oh, Baby!
1926
Womanpower
Mallory
A Petal on the Current
Ed Kinealy
The Triflers
1920
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
David
Should Second Husbands Come First?
The Widow's Older Son
Nobody's Widow
Ned Stevens
Self / Appearances (3)
Directing (78)
The Twilight Zone
Director
Daniel Boone
Director
Leave It to Beaver
Director
77 Sunset Strip
Director
The Deputy
Director
The Patty Duke Show
Director
M Squad
Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director
Calamity Jane
Director
Camp Runamuck
Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director
Overland Trail
Director
It's a Great Feeling
Director
King Richard and the Crusaders
Director
East Side of Heaven
Director
Road to Morocco
Director
April in Paris
Director
The Command
Director
Masked Emotions
Director
The Princess and the Pirate
Director
The Little Colonel
Director
Just Imagine
Director
Captain January
Director
The Littlest Rebel
Director
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Director
Prima Donna
Director
Shine on Harvest Moon
Director
The Story of Seabiscuit
Director
San Antonio
Director
Tea for Two
Director
High School Hero
Director
If I Had My Way
Director
They Got Me Covered
Director
Bright Eyes
Director
Hold Me Tight
Director
Bottoms Up
Director
John Loves Mary
Director
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Director
Caught in the Draft
Director
Down To Earth
Director
Lullaby of Broadway
Director
The Girl He Left Behind
Director
A Connecticut Yankee
Director
Pigskin Parade
Director
Chasing Through Europe
Director
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Director
Handle with Care
Director
Where's Charley?
Director
Win That Girl
Director
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Director
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director
Doubting Thomas
Director
You'll Find Out
Director
White Fang
Director
My Wild Irish Rose
Director
That's Right – You're Wrong
Director
Kentucky Moonshine
Director
Have a Heart
Director
The Right Approach
Director
Look for the Silver Lining
Director
Two Guys from Texas
Director
You're a Sweetheart
Director
Business and Pleasure
Director
Jump Into Hell
Director
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director
Kentucky
Director
Glory
Director
My Weakness
Director
Handy Andy
Director
Sunny Side Up
Director
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Director
High Society Blues
Director
Playmates
Director
Prep and Pep
Director
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Director
Straight, Place and Show
Director
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Director
Delicious
Director
Writing (12)
East Side of Heaven
Story
High School Hero
Story
If I Had My Way
Story
Bright Eyes
Story
Bottoms Up
Screenplay
Bottoms Up
Story
Handle with Care
Story
You'll Find Out
Story
That's Right – You're Wrong
Story
Have a Heart
Story
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Writer
High Society Blues
Story
