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Dorothy Butts(1921-1991)

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Dorothy Butts was born on 22 December 1921 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Doctors (1963), Matt Houston (1982) and Hill Street Blues (1981). She died on 24 April 1991 in New York, New York, USA.
BornDecember 22, 1921
DiedApril 24, 1991(69)
BornDecember 22, 1921
DiedApril 24, 1991(69)
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James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)
The Doctors
7.0
TV Series
  • Nurse Dorothy Grant
  • Nurse Dorothy Taylor
  • Nurse Dorothy Butts
  • Nurse Grant
  • Nurse Butts
  • Nurse Dorothy
Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
Matt Houston
6.5
TV Series
  • Surpervisor
Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Landlady
Serpico (1976)
Serpico
6.9
TV Series
  • Woman in Laundry

Credits

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Actress

  • The Paper Chase (1978)
    The Paper Chase
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1985
  • Brad Davis and Cliff De Young in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
    Robert Kennedy and His Times
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Annie Lee Moss
    • 1985
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Surpervisor
    • 1985
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bowles
    • 1984
  • Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
    Finder of Lost Loves
    6.7
    TV Series
    • The Maid
    • 1984
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Van Morris
    • Bernice
    • 1975–1984
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Landlady
    • 1984
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mother
    • 1983
  • Robert Culp, Gary Graham, and Lee Grant in Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
    Thou Shalt Not Kill
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Stand by Your Man (1981)
    Stand by Your Man
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Doris
    • 1981
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Maid
    • 1980
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1980
  • Kaz (1978)
    Kaz
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Busting Loose (1977)
    Busting Loose
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. St. Williams
    • 1977
  • Serpico (1976)
    Serpico
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Woman in Laundry
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 22, 1921
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 1991
    • New York, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Relatives
    • Isabel Sanford(Cousin)

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    Cousin of Isabel Sanford.

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