John Butler
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John Butler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Butler's earliest roles were in film, including "Expensive Husbands" (1937), "Some Blondes Are Dangerous" (1937) and "Accidents Will Happen" (1938). He also appeared in "Pride of the Blue Grass" (1939) and "Torchy Runs For Mayor" (1939). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in "We Who ...
Biography
John Butler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Butler's earliest roles were in film, including "Expensive Husbands" (1937), "Some Blondes Are Dangerous" (1937) and "Accidents Will Happen" (1938). He also appeared in "Pride of the Blue Grass" (1939) and "Torchy Runs For Mayor" (1939). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in "We Who Are Young" (1940), the Billy Halop dramatic comedy "Mob Town" (1941) and the spy picture "Fly By Night" (1942) with Nancy Kelly. He also appeared in the John Garfield crime adaptation "Force of Evil" (1948) and "Sinister Journey" (1948). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the fantastical comedy "It Happens Every Spring" (1949) with Ray Milland, "Between Midnight and Dawn" (1950) and the Alan Ladd western "Branded" (1950). He also appeared in the crime drama "Strangers On a Train" (1951) with Farley Granger. Butler was most recently credited in "Six Degrees" (ABC, 2006-07). Butler passed away in October 1967 at the age of 83.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953)
Drunk
Something for the Birds
(1952)
Customer
The Pride of St. Louis
(1952)
Waiter
The Wild North
(1952)
Dealer
The Sniper
(1952)
Man in streetcar
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Fan
Night into Morning
(1951)
Hotel clerk
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
Blind man
The Unknown Man
(1951)
Reporter
Branded
(1951)
Spig
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)
Court clerk
The Tall Target
(1951)
Miller
Meet Me After the Show
(1951)
Bartender
Hunt the Man Down
(1951)
Neighbor
Street Bandits
(1951)
Cal
Roadblock
(1951)
Hotel clerk
Dear Wife
(1950)
Three Secrets
(1950)
Bartender
A Life of Her Own
(1950)
Cigar clerk
I'll Get By
(1950)
Man by fireplace
Code of the Silver Sage
(1950)
Charlie Speed
The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)
Gimpy
No Way Out
(1950)
Between Midnight and Dawn
(1950)
Drunk
Convicted
(1950)
Curley
Side Street
(1950)
Elevator man
White Heat
(1949)
House of Strangers
(1949)
Bartender
The Undercover Man
(1949)
Grocer
Sorrowful Jones
(1949)
Shabby man
Force of Evil
(1949)
Banker
The Set-Up
(1949)
Blind man's companion
Too Late For Tears
(1949)
Little man
That Wonderful Urge
(1949)
Process server
It Happens Every Spring
(1949)
Fan
The Reckless Moment
(1949)
Pawnbroker
The Sun Comes Up
(1949)
Doorman
Shockproof
(1949)
Pawnbroker
Dream Girl
(1948)
Shabby little man
Road House
(1948)
Drunk
Sinister Journey
(1948)
Storekeeper
Silent Conflict
(1948)
[Inn] Clerk
Words and Music
(1948)
Singer in "Garrick Gaieties" show
Alias a Gentleman
(1948)
Gimp
The Senator Was Indiscreet
(1948)
Reporter
Killer McCoy
(1947)
Doctor
Daisy Kenyon
(1947)
Taxi driver
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
"Tribune" reporter
Northwest Rangers
(1943)
Paul
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Elias
Fly-by-Night
(1942)
Jenks
Eyes in the Night
(1942)
Driver
Grand Central Murder
(1942)
Information clerk
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
(1942)
Postman
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Postman
The Forest Rangers
(1942)
Townsman
Priorities on Parade
(1942)
Workman
Back Street
(1941)
Mike
Tight Shoes
(1941)
We Go Fast
(1941)
Buck Privates
(1941)
Supply sergeant
Moon Over Her Shoulder
(1941)
Wise guy
Mob Town
(1941)
Rummel
Dressed to Kill
(1941)
Clerk in clothing store
The Penalty
(1941)
Arthur White
Men of Boys Town
(1941)
Pawnbroker
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Slim
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Taxi driver
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
John Finney
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Telegrapher
We Who Are Young
(1940)
Mr. Peabody
The Man from Dakota
(1940)
Voss
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Mechanic
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
Shopkeeper
Pride of the Blue Grass
(1939)
Mack Lowman
Torchy Runs for Mayor
(1939)
Chuck Ball
Ex-Champ
(1939)
Announcer
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Logan
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
(1939)
Baldy
Stop--Look and Love
(1939)
Small man
They All Come Out
(1939)
Jailer
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Harassed man
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Telegraph clerk
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Writer
Exposed
(1938)
Wendell
Accidents Will Happen
(1938)
Cosgrove
Young Dr. Kildare
(1938)
Patient
Black Legion
(1937)
Salesman
The Great O'Malley
(1937)
Prosecuting attorney
Expensive Husbands
(1937)
Savage
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
(1937)
McNeil
Green Light
(1937)
Driver
Missing Witness
(1937)
Prosecutor
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Race track tout
Here Comes Carter
(1936)
Bradshaw
John Smith
(1922)
Crook
Wet Gold
(1921)
Chubby Madison
Art Department (Feature Film)
Wonder Boys
(2000)
Set Dresser
Cast (Short)
Important Business
(1944)
Main Street Today
(1944)
My Tomato
(1943)
SUCKER LIST
(1941)
Know Your Money
(1940)
AMERICAN SPOKEN HERE
(1940)
Jack Pot
(1940)
That Inferior Feeling
(1940)
Home Movies
(1940)
Buyer Beware
(1940)
The Day of Rest
(1939)
An Hour for Lunch
(1939)
Money to Loan
(1939)
They're Always Caught
(1938)
Opening Day
(1938)
What Price Safety!
(1938)
How to Watch Football
(1938)
MEN OF STEEL
(1938)
Soak the Poor
(1937)
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