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Ernest Butterworth(1876-1950)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Ernest Butterworth was born on 16 December 1876 in Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Mr. Fix-It (1918), The Love Special (1921) and Say! Young Fellow (1918). He died on 22 April 1950 in Rural Pearblossom, California, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1876
DiedApril 22, 1950(73)
BornDecember 16, 1876
DiedApril 22, 1950(73)
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Known for

Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, and Wanda Hawley in Mr. Fix-It (1918)
Mr. Fix-It
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1918
Wallace Reid in The Love Special (1921)
The Love Special
6.4
  • 'Gloomy'
  • 1921
Say! Young Fellow (1918)
Say! Young Fellow
  • Undetermined Role
  • 1918
Douglas Fairbanks in Arizona (1918)
Arizona
5.0
  • Actor
  • 1918

Credits

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Actor

  • Noah Beery and George Walsh in Out of Singapore (1932)
    Out of Singapore
    5.0
    • Seaman (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Buck Jones in The Desert's Price (1925)
    The Desert's Price
    4.1
    • Phil
    • 1925
  • Bert Lytell and Anita Stewart in Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
    Never the Twain Shall Meet
    5.5
    • Captain Hackett
    • 1925
  • Doris May and Tom Mix in The Deadwood Coach (1924)
    The Deadwood Coach
    • Jimmie Gordon - in prologue
    • 1924
  • Warner Baxter in The Ninety and Nine (1922)
    The Ninety and Nine
    4.9
    • Reddy
    • 1922
  • Wallace Reid in The Love Special (1921)
    The Love Special
    6.4
    • 'Gloomy'
    • 1921
  • A Beggar in Purple (1920)
    A Beggar in Purple
    • Danny Grogan
    • 1920
  • Douglas Fairbanks, Frank Campeau, Marjorie Daw, Albert MacQuarrie, and William A. Wellman in The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919)
    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
    6.8
    • Bandit
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)
    Broken Blossoms
    7.2
    • Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1919
  • Douglas Fairbanks in Arizona (1918)
    Arizona
    5.0
    • 1918
  • Lillian Gish and Robert Harron in The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
    The Greatest Thing in Life
    7.2
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1918
  • Say! Young Fellow (1918)
    Say! Young Fellow
    • Undetermined Role
    • 1918
  • William S. Hart and Jane Novak in Selfish Yates (1918)
    Selfish Yates
    6.0
    • Hotfoot
    • 1918
  • Ruth Hampton in Tad's Swimming Hole (1918)
    Tad's Swimming Hole
    Short
    • 1918
  • Thelma Salter in The Crab (1917)
    The Crab
    • 'Warts' Warner
    • 1917

Writer

  • Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, and Wanda Hawley in Mr. Fix-It (1918)
    Mr. Fix-It
    6.7
    • from a story suggested by
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 16, 1876
    • Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 22, 1950
    • Rural Pearblossom, California, USA
  • Children
      Joe Butterworth

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of actors Frank Butterworth, Ernest Butterworth Jr., and Joe Butterworth.

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