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Fred J. Butler(1867-1929)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Fred J. Butler was born on 22 October 1867 in Idaho, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Smiling All the Way (1920), Fickle Women (1920) and Bing Bang Boom (1922). He was married to Adele Belgrade. He died on 22 February 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1867
DiedFebruary 22, 1929(61)
BornOctober 22, 1867
DiedFebruary 22, 1929(61)
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Smiling All the Way
  • Director
  • 1920
Fickle Women (1920)
Fickle Women
  • Director(as Frederick J. Butler)
  • 1920
Bing Bang Boom (1922)
Bing Bang Boom
  • Director
  • 1922
Girls Don't Gamble (1920)
Girls Don't Gamble
  • Director
  • 1920

Credits

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  • Carole Lombard and Edmund Lowe in Marriage in Transit (1925)
    Marriage in Transit
    6.1
    • Conspirator
    • 1925
  • Red Blood and Blue
    • Jim Lane (as Fred Butler)
    • 1924
  • Gold Heels (1924)
    Gold Heels
    6.4
    • Kendall Sr (as Fred Butler)
    • 1924
  • Claire Adams and Edmund Lowe in The Brass Bowl (1924)
    The Brass Bowl
    • Bannerman (as Fred Butler)
    • 1924
  • Welcome Stranger (1924)
    Welcome Stranger
    • Gideon Tyler
    • 1924
  • William Fairbanks and Eva Novak in The Battling Fool (1924)
    The Battling Fool
    • Hiram Chadwick
    • 1924
  • Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno in Bluff (1924)
    Bluff
    • Boss Mitchell
    • 1924
  • Three Wise Fools (1923)
    Three Wise Fools
    5.5
    • Poole
    • 1923
  • Agnes Ayres and Theodore Roberts in Racing Hearts (1923)
    Racing Hearts
    • Burton Smith
    • 1923
  • The Dictator (1922)
    The Dictator
    2.5
    • Sam Travers (as Fred Butler)
    • 1922
  • According to Hoyle
    4.1
    • Dude Miller
    • 1922
  • The Milky Way
    4.7
    • 1922
  • Dorothy Gish in Susan Rocks the Boat (1916)
    Susan Rocks the Boat
    • Jim Cardigan
    • 1916
  • Dorothy Gish in Little Meena's Romance (1916)
    Little Meena's Romance
    6.0
    • Matthew Bauer
    • 1916
  • John Emerson in The Flying Torpedo (1916)
    The Flying Torpedo
    4.6
    • Chief of International Crooks
    • 1916

Director



  • Bing Bang Boom (1922)
    Bing Bang Boom
    • Director
    • 1922
  • David Butler and Helen Ferguson in Making the Grade (1921)
    Making the Grade
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Girls Don't Gamble (1920)
    Girls Don't Gamble
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Fickle Women (1920)
    Fickle Women
    • Director (as Frederick J. Butler)
    • 1920
  • Smiling All the Way
    • Director
    • 1920
  • The Deathlock
    • Director
    • 1915
  • William Hinckley in The Stab (1915)
    The Stab
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frederick J. Butler
  • Born
    • October 22, 1867
    • Idaho, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 1929
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(kidney disease)
  • Spouse
    • Adele BelgradeMay 30, 1892 - February 22, 1929 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • David Butler
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Father with actress Adele Belgrade of actor/director David Butler.

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