Director
David Butler
131 years · San Francisco, California, USA · 113 films
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.
Best known for
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
On Kanopy
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
On Plex
Calamity Jane
1953 · Director
On YouTube Free
7th Heaven
1927 · Gobin
On Filmtap
Road to Morocco
1942 · Director
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Self (uncredited), Director
On HBO Max
Filmography 113
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
1967 · Director
The Right Approach
1961 · Director
The Girl He Left Behind
1956 · Director
On YouTube TV
Prima Donna
1956 · Self - Introduction, Director
Glory
1956 · Director
Jump Into Hell
1955 · Director
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 · Director
The Command
1954 · Director
Calamity Jane
1953 · Director
On YouTube Free
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 · Director
April in Paris
1952 · Director
On HBO Max
Where's Charley?
1952 · Director
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951 · Director
Lullaby of Broadway
1951 · Director
On HBO Max
Tea for Two
1950 · Director
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950 · Director
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · Director
It's a Great Feeling
1949 · David Butler (uncredited), Director
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 · Director
John Loves Mary
1949 · Director
Two Guys from Texas
1948 · Director
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 · Director
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 · Director
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 · Director