David Butler

About

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...

Known for

The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Leave It to BeaverSeries • 1957Daniel BooneSeries • 196477 Sunset StripSeries • 1958M SquadSeries • 1957The Patty Duke ShowSeries • 1963The DeputySeries • 1959Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955The Birth of a NationMovie • 1915Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie • 1916Calamity JaneMovie • 1953The Princess and the PirateMovie • 1944You'll Find OutMovie • 1940Road to MoroccoMovie • 1942San AntonioMovie • 1945It's a Great FeelingMovie • 1949Tea for TwoMovie • 19507th HeavenMovie • 1927Captain JanuaryMovie • 1936The Littlest RebelMovie • 1935The Little ColonelMovie • 1935Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie • 1943Ali Baba Goes to TownMovie • 1937Bright EyesMovie • 1934