Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/16/1894
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
David W. ButlerDave Butler
David Butler
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,...
Known For
The Hero
as Bill Walters
7th Heaven
as Gobin
The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
The Plastic Age
as James Henley
Womanpower
as Mallory
Havoc
as Smithy
The Sap
as Vance
The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
Mary of the Movies
as David Butler (uncredited)
Salute
as Navy Coach
The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
A Petal on the Current
as Ed Kinealy
The Temple of Venus
as Nat Harper
The Greatest Thing in Life
as Mr. Le Bebe
Prima Donna
as Self - Introduction
The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Johann August Kant
The County Fair
as Joel Bartlett
Career Timeline
1927
1926
1925
The Plastic Age
as James Henley
Wages for Wives
as Chester Logan
The People vs. Nancy Preston
as Bill Preston
Havoc
as Smithy
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Bud Matthews
Tracked in the Snow Country
as Terry Moulton
Code of the West
as Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street
as Ray Wyeth