Directed credits
76
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
David Butler
Directing
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Directed movies: 65Directed series: 11All crew credits: 80
TMDB ID: 76381
IMDb ID: nm0124877
Known for: Directing
Born: December 16, 1894
Died: June 14, 1979
Age: 84
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1915 - 2010
Years active: 96
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q983092
Also known as
David W. Butler • Dave Butler
Frequent jobs
Director (76)Producer (1)Set Costumer (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Butler.
5.0
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Director
1967 Movie
The Right Approach
Director
1961 Movie
3.5
The Girl He Left Behind
Director
1956 Movie
Prima Donna
Director
1956 Movie
5.0
Glory
Director
1956 Movie
3.4
Jump Into Hell
Director
1955 Movie
6.3
King Richard and the Crusaders
Director
1954 Movie
6.2
The Command
Director
1954 Movie
7.0
Calamity Jane
Director
1953 Movie
5.9
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Director
1953 Movie
4.4
April in Paris
Director
1952 Movie
10.0
Where's Charley?
Director
1952 Movie
4.5
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Director
1951 Movie
5.8
Lullaby of Broadway
Director
1951 Movie
6.0
Tea for Two
Director
1950 Movie
5.0
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Director
1950 Movie
5.8
The Story of Seabiscuit
Director
1949 Movie
5.9
It's a Great Feeling
Director
1949 Movie
5.7
Look for the Silver Lining
Director
1949 Movie
4.2
John Loves Mary
Director
1949 Movie
6.0
Two Guys from Texas
Director
1948 Movie
6.0
My Wild Irish Rose
Director
1947 Movie
5.4
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director
1946 Movie
4.4
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director
1946 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Butler.
6.0
Camp Runamuck
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
5.8
The Patty Duke Show
Director • 3 eps
1963 Series
5.3
Overland Trail
Director • 1 eps
1960 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.2
The Deputy
Director • 13 eps
1959 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
Director • 55 eps
1957 Series
5.2
M Squad
Director • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director • 1 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Butler.
7.3
7th Heaven
as Gobin
1927 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1916 Movie
7.0
Calamity Jane
Director
1953 Movie
6.9
Road to Morocco
Director
1942 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
1915 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Butler.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Butler.
7.0
Calamity Jane
Director
1953 Movie
5.8
Just Imagine
Director
1930 Movie
5.0
Hoodman Blind
as Jack Yeulette
1923 Movie
Prima Donna
Director
1956 Movie
10.0
Where's Charley?
Director
1952 Movie
4.7
Salute
Director
1929 Movie
The Hero
as Bill Walters
1923 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
1915 Movie
6.3
The Littlest Rebel
Director
1935 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
1916 Movie
6.3
King Richard and the Crusaders
Director
1954 Movie
6.9
Road to Morocco
Director
1942 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Butler.
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
Director • 55 eps
1957 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.2
The Deputy
Director • 13 eps
1959 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.2
M Squad
Director • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.8
The Patty Duke Show
Director • 3 eps
1963 Series
5.3
Overland Trail
Director • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.0
Camp Runamuck
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director • 1 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Butler.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Butler.
Prima Donna
as Self - Introduction
1956 Movie
5.9
It's a Great Feeling
as David Butler (uncredited)
1949 Movie
6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self (uncredited)
1943 Movie
4.7
Salute
as Navy Coach
1929 Movie
8.5
Should Second Husbands Come First?
as The Widow's Older Son
1927 Movie
7.3
7th Heaven
as Gobin
1927 Movie
Nobody's Widow
as Ned Stevens
1927 Movie
6.0
The Quarterback
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
1926 Movie
Womanpower
as Mallory
1926 Movie
5.1
The Blue Eagle
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
1926 Movie
Oh, Baby!
1926 Movie
The Sap
as Vance
1926 Movie