David Butler
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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-Awa...
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Filmography
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Prima Donna
1956
as Self - Introduction
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as David Butler (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self (uncredited)
Salute
1929
as Navy Coach
The Rush Hour
1927
as William Finch
Nobody's Widow
1927
as Ned Stevens
7th Heaven
1927
as Gobin
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Womanpower
1926
as Mallory
The Quarterback
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
Oh, Baby!
1926
The Sap
1926
as Vance
Tracked in the Snow Country
1925
as Terry Moulton
Havoc
1925
as Smithy
Code of the West
1925
as Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street
1925
as Ray Wyeth
The Plastic Age
1925
as James Henley
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925
as Bud Matthews
Wages for Wives
1925
as Chester Logan
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Bill Preston
The Man on the Box
1925
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
The Phantom Express
1925
as Jack Warren
The Arizona Express
1924
as Steve Butler
Mary of the Movies
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
Hoodman Blind
1923
as Jack Yeulette
The Temple of Venus
1923
as Nat Harper
Poor Men's Wives
1923
as Jim Maherne
Cause for Divorce
1923
as Tom Parker
The Fog
1923
as Si Plumb
The Hero
1923
as Bill Walters
Desire
1923
as Jerry Ryan
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as Bill Hammond
According to Hoyle
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
The Wise Kid
1922
as Freddie Smith
Conquering the Woman
1922
as Larry Saunders
The Sky Pilot
1921
as Bill Hendricks
The County Fair
1920
as Joel Bartlett
The Triflers
1920
Fickle Women
1920
as Calvin Price
Don't Ever Marry
1920
as Bill Fielding
Nugget Nell
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
The Other Half
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Johann August Kant
A Petal on the Current
1919
as Ed Kinealy
Better Times
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Pointing Finger
1919
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919
as David
The Unpainted Woman
1919
as Charley Holt
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)