Dick Button


About

Birth Place
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Born
July 18, 1929

Biography

Dick Button was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He appeared in a number of television specials, including "U.S. Figure Skating Championships" (1987-88), "Calgary '88: The Olympic Adventure Begins" (ABC, 1987-88) and "1988 Winter Olympic Games" (ABC, 1987-88). He also appeared in "Gustave Lussi: The Man Who Changed Skating" (PBS, 1989-1990). He also acted in various mo...

Biography

Dick Button was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He appeared in a number of television specials, including "U.S. Figure Skating Championships" (1987-88), "Calgary '88: The Olympic Adventure Begins" (ABC, 1987-88) and "1988 Winter Olympic Games" (ABC, 1987-88). He also appeared in "Gustave Lussi: The Man Who Changed Skating" (PBS, 1989-1990). He also acted in various movies at the time, including "The Young Doctors" (1961) with Fredric March and the comedy sequel "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" (1978) with Tony Curtis. He also contributed to a variety of television specials, including "Skates of Gold III" (1995-96), "Thrifty Car Rental Skating Spectacular" (ABC, 1995-96) and "World Figure Skating Championships Presented by MasterCard" (ABC, 1995-96). He also appeared in "Nutrasweet World Challenge of Champions" (ABC, 1995-96). Additionally, he could be seen on a variety of television specials like "Reflections on Ice: A Diary of Ladies Figure Skating" (1997-98), "World Figure Skating Championships Presented By Mastercard" (ABC, 1997-98) and "U.S. Pro Figure Skating Classic" (ABC, 1998-99). He also appeared in "ISU Grand Prix Final" (ABC, 1998-99). Most recently, Button appeared on the documentary "Tab Hunter Confidential" (2015) with Tab Hunter.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)
The Young Doctors (1961)
Operating intern

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babalonia Story (1990)
Archival Footage

Director (Special)

Northwestern Mutual Life World Team Championship (1996)
Segment Director

Cast (Special)

Intimate Portrait: Peggy Fleming (2003)
The State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (2002)
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (2001)
A Skating Tribute (The Legacy of the 1961 U.S. World Team) (2001)
Commentator
Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating (2001)
Interviewee
ABC Wide World of Sports 40th Anniversary Special (2001)
Interviewee
World Figure Skating Championships (2000)
ISU Grand Prix Final (1999)
The State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1999)
World Figure Skating Championships Presented By Mastercard (1999)
State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1998)
Reporter
Reflections on Ice: A Diary of Ladies Figure Skating (1998)
Peggy Fleming (1998)
Interviewee
Campbell's Soups Champions on Ice (1998)
U.S. Pro Figure Skating Classic (1998)
Analyst
World Figure Skating Championships Presented By Mastercard (1998)
The State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1997)
Commentator
European Figure Skating Championships (1997)
Commentator
The Chevrolet Skating Spectacular (1997)
Commentator
World Figure Skating Championships Presented by MasterCard (1997)
Commentator
Anastasia U.S. Pro Figure Skating Championships (1997)
Commentator
Nutrasweet World Challenge of Champions (1996)
ABC's Best Figure Skating Performances of 1996 (1996)
State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1996)
Commentator
Thrifty Car Rental Skating Spectacular (1996)
Commentator
Campbell's Soups 1996 Tour of World Figure Skating Champions (1996)
Commentator
World Figure Skating Championships Presented by MasterCard (1996)
Hershey's Kisses International Skating Challenge (1996)
Commentator
Skates of Gold III (1995)
State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1995)
Commentator
Seiko Presents the Artistry of Torvill & Dean (1994)
1994 Goodwill Games (1994)
Figure Skating Commentator
U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1992)
Commentator
Gustave Lussi: The Man Who Changed Skating (1990)
U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1990)
Commentator
Calgary '88: The Olympic Adventure Begins (1988)
Commentator
1988 Winter Olympic Games (1988)
Figure Skating Analyst
U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1988)
Analyst
Rainbow of Stars (1962)
Guest
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (1958)
Peter Van Gleck

Producer (Special)

The 1999 Metabolife World Professional Figure Skating Championship (2000)
Segment Producer
The Equal Sweetener World Pro (1999)
Executive Producer
NutraSweet World Pro Figure Skating Championships II (1997)
Executive Producer
The Cotton Incorporated Gold Championship (1996)
Producer
NutraSweet World Professional Figure Skating Championships (1991)
Producer

Life Events

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