William J. Butler
Known for
Acting
Life
1859 – 1927 (aged 67)
Born in
Ireland
Credits
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Known For
A Corner in Wheat
13 Dec 1909
The House with Closed Shutters
08 Aug 1910
A Trap for Santa Claus
20 Dec 1909
In the Border States
13 Jun 1910
Swords and Hearts
27 Aug 1911
The Miser's Heart
20 Nov 1911
The Usurer
15 Aug 1910
The Rose of Kentucky
24 Aug 1911
Filmography
1917
- At First Sightas The Sheriff
- The Price She Paidas Presbury
- A Girl Like Thatas Clergyman
- The Great Secretas Tom Clarke
1916
- Rolling Stonesas Mr. Branigan
- Susie Snowflakeas Amos
- I Accuseas Banker Ward
1915
- The Gambler of the Westas Tom Grey
- More Than Friendsas The Chief of the Secret Service
- Toys of Destinyas Deacon White
1914
- The Wifeas Major Homer Putnam - Mrs. Ives' Sweetheart
- Brute Forceas Priscilla's Father (Prologue)
- Strongheartas Manager of the Opposing Team
1913
- The Law and His Sonas The Outcast Son's Father
- The Stolen Treatyas A Diplomat
- The Strong Man's Burdenas The Doctor
- The Crook and the Girlas The Lawyer
- In Diplomatic Circlesas The Father
- Almost a Wild Manas Policeman
- The Enemy's Babyas Sam Miller - the Grandfather
- Red Hicks Defies the Worldas First Creditor
- A Timely Interceptionas The Oil Syndicate Officer
1912
- Gold and Glitteras The First Older Brother
- In the Aisles of the Wildas The Widower
- Getting Rid of Troubleas Dad
- He Must Have a Wifeas Uncle William
- The Would-Be Shrineras On Street
- The Speed Demonas In Crowd
- Tears O’Peggyas Peggy's admirer
- When the Fire-Bells Rangas An Actor
- A Voice from the Deepas A Fisherman
- Hot Stuffas Hank's Sweetheart's Father
- The Root of Evilas The Wealthy Man
- The Engagement Ringas The Benefactor
- A String of Pearlsas The Brother's Sweetheart's Father
1911
- Saved from Himselfas A Guest
- Why He Gave Upas One of the Husband's Chums
- The Miser's Heartas Policeman
- The Long Roadas At Party
- The Unveiling
- The Making of a Manas Young Woman's Family
- The Squaw's Loveas Father
- Swords and Heartsas Old Ben
- The Rose of Kentuckyas A servant
- The Diving Girlas The Uncle's Friend
- Bobby the Cowardas The Father of the Girl Next Door
- Fighting Bloodas A Settler
- Enoch Arden: Part IIas In Bar
- The Manicure Ladyas Maitre D'
- The New Dressas The Priest at Wedding
- Paradise Lostas The Parson's Friend
- The Spanish Gypsyas The Doctor
- Teaching Dad to Like Heras Outside Theatre
- Comradesas Charles A. Franklin
- Fisher Folksas Fisherman
- What Shall We Do with Our Old?as Shop
1910
- After the Ballas A Friend of Mr. Brown's
- His Sister-In-Law
- A Plain Songas Edith's Employer
- The Troublesome Babyas Mr. Samuels
- Sunshine Sueas The Piano Store Owner
- The Message of the Violinas The Music Teacher
- That Chink at Golden Gulchas Cowboy
- Muggsy Becomes a Heroas The Pastor
- The Modern Prodigalas A Farmer
- Wilful Peggy
- The Usureras The Doctor
- The House with Closed Shuttersas The Colored Servant
- An Arcadian Maidas Second Man
- A Flash of Lightas A Doctor
- A Child's Impulseas The Butler
- In the Border Statesas Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
- Serious Sixteenas The Father
- A Child of the Ghettoas In Second Shop
- The Honor of His Family
1909
- A Trap for Santa Clausas The Attorney
- A Corner in Wheat
- They Would Elope
- Mr. Jones' Burglaras At Club
- The Slaveas A Patrician