William J. Butler

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1917 At First Sight
The Sheriff (as William Butler)

1917 The Girl Who Didn't Think
Her Father (as William Butler)

1917 A Girl Like That
Clergyman (as William Butler)

1917 The Great Secret
Tom Clarke

1916 Rolling Stones
Mr. Branigan (as W.J. Butler)

1916 Susie Snowflake
Amos

1916 The Isle of Love
Captain of the Schooner (as W.J. Butler)

1916 I Accuse
Banker Ward (as W.J. Butler)

1916 Stronger Than Woman's Will (short)

1915 His Emergency Wife (short)

1915 Love's Enduring Flame (short)

1915 The Gambler of the West
Tom Grey (as W.J. Butler)

1915 Rosa and the Author (short)

1915 Between Father and Son (short)

1915 Arline's Chauffeur (short)

1915 Serge Panine (short) (as W.J. Butler)

1915 Blow for Blow (short) (as W.J.Butler)

1915 The Seymour House Party (short)
Mr. Seymour

1915 The Man Who Never Was Caught (short)

1915 The Mystery of Henri Villard (short)
Uncle Darby

1915 East Lynne (short)
O. Hallijohn

1915 Her Hidden Life (short)

1915 More Than Friends (short)

1915 His Criminal Career (short)
Professor Bryson

1915 The Claim of Honor (short)
The Count

1915 Fate's Healing Hand (short)
Jack Calvert

1915 Life's Changing Tide (short)
The Old Fisherman (as W.J. Butler)

1915 The Avenging Sea (short)
The Old Fisherman (as W.J. Butler)

1915 The Oriental Ruby (short)
Charles's Father

1915 Toys of Destiny (short)
Deacon White

1915 The Test of Sincerity (short)
The girl's father (as W.J. Butler)

1915 Lorna Doone (short)
Earl of Lorne

1915 The End of the Play (short)
The old farmer

1915 Just a Lark (short)
Lucille's Father

1915 Seekers After Romance (short)
The friend of Benson's brother

1915 Where Enmity Dies (short)
Foreman

1915 Colomba (short)
Their father

1915 Tess of the Hills (short)
New settler

1915 The Cowboy's Conquest (short)
Edith's Father

1915 Dwellers in Glass Houses (short)
Ford (as W.J. Butler)

1915 The Stray Shot (short)
The Husband's Partner (as W.J. Butler)

1915 Heart's Hunger (short)
The Doctor

1915 The Inevitable Retribution (short)
The mortgagee

1915 The Girl He Brought Home (short)
Her father

1915 The Barrier Between (short)
Doctor

1914 The Bond Sinister (short)
The Jeweler

1914 His Old Pal's Sacrifice (short)
The Foreman

1914 The Dole of Destiny (short)
The Valley Girl's Father

1914/I The Wages of Sin (short)

1914 The Tides of Sorrow (short)
Ruth's Father

1914 The War of Wealth (short)

1914 The New Reporter (short)
The Newspaper Owner

1914 Lord Chumley (short)

1914/I The Wife (short)

1914 The Primitive Man (short)
Priscilla's Father (Prologue)

1914 The Master of the Strong (short)
The Master

1914 Strongheart (short)
Manager of the Opposing Team

1914 Judith of Bethulia
Bethulian

1914 How They Struck Oil (short)
Extra

1913 Her Wedding Bell (short)
Wedding Guest

1913 The Law and His Son (short)
The Outcast Son's Father

1913 The Stolen Treaty (short)
A Diplomat

1913 His Hoodoo (short)
In Club (uncredited)

1913 The Strong Man's Burden (short)
The Doctor

1913 Among Club Fellows (short)
In Club (uncredited)

1913 The Crook and the Girl (short)
The Lawyer

1913 The Work Habit (short)
A Visitor

1913 The Suffragette Minstrels (short)
In Audience

1913 Cupid and the Cook (short)
The Young Woman's Father

1913 The Enemy's Baby (short)
Sam Miller, the Grandfather

1913 The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business (short)
Man with Pipe/At Dance/On Street

1913 In Diplomatic Circles (short)
The Father

1913 A Compromising Complication (short)
The Mayor

1913 The Mothering Heart (short)
Club Patron (uncredited)

1913 Almost a Wild Man (short)
Policeman/In Audience

1913 Death's Marathon (short)
At Club (uncredited)

1913 Jenks Becomes a Desperate Character (short)
In Club (uncredited)

1913 Red Hicks Defies the World (short)
First Creditor

1913 A Timely Interception (short)
The Oil Syndicate

1913 Slippery Slim Repents (short)
The Minister

1913 The Yaqui Cur (short)
In Tribe (uncredited) / Goldseeker (uncredited)

1913 The King and the Copper (short)
The King's Aide

1913 The House of Darkness (short)
Extra

1913 The Tenderfoot's Money (short)
In Bar

1913 The Daylight Burglar (short)
In Club (uncredited)

1913/I The Cure (short)
The Father

1913 The Left-Handed Man (short)
In Court

1913 A Horse on Bill (short)
In Audience

1913 A Lesson to Mashers (short)
In Laundry (uncredited)

1913 The Hero of Little Italy (short)
In Bar (uncredited)

1913 Their One Good Suit (short)
2nd Policeman

1913 All Hail to the King (short)
First Assassin

1913 The Old Gray Mare (short)
Inside Saloon

1913 Fate (short)

1913 A Delivery Package (short)
In Wedding Party

1913 The Power of the Camera (short)
Townsman

1913 The Spring of Life (short)
The Innkeeper's Daughter's Cruel Papa

1913 Tightwad's Predicament (short)
The Cleaner

1913 A Queer Elopement (short)
The Sheriff

1913 An Up-to-Date Lochinvar (short)
Dora's Father

1913 There Were Hoboes Three (short)
The Employer

1913 Oil and Water (short)
Among Dancers

1913 Kissing Kate (short)
At Church Fair

1913 The Bite of a Snake (short)
The Sheriff

1912 Bill Bogg's Windfall (short)
The Lawyer

1912 The God Within (short)
In Other Town

1912 Brutality (short)
At Theatre

1912 Gold and Glitter (short)
The First Older Brother

1912 The Club-Man and the Crook (short)
A Friend

1912 The Painted Lady (short)
The Minister

1912 In the Aisles of the Wild (short)
The Widower

1912 A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (short)
First Clan Member

1912 A Mixed Affair (short)
The Jewelry Store Owner

1912 Blind Love (short)
The Landlord

1912 Getting Rid of Trouble (short)
Dad

1912 He Must Have a Wife (short)
Uncle William

1912 A Change of Spirit (short)
The Young Woman's Father

1912 An Interrupted Elopement (short)
Papa

1912 Tragedy of the Dress Suit (short)
At Party

1912 The Tourists (short)
2nd Tourist Couple

1912 What the Doctor Ordered (short)
Jenks' Wife's Friend

1912 The Would-Be Shriner (short)
On Street

1912 Willie Becomes an Artist (short)
Willie's Father

1912 Heaven Avenges (short)
Inez's Father

1912 His Own Fault (short)
Mr. Jenks

1912 The Speed Demon (short)
In Crowd

1912 One Round O'Brien (short)
Fight Manager

1912 Trying to Fool Uncle (short)
Dick's Uncle

1912 Man's Lust for Gold (short)
The Prospector

1912 A Dash Through the Clouds (short)
Townsman

1912 Neighbors (short)
At Duel

1912 Algy the Watchman (short)
The Bank President

1912 Tomboy Bessie (short)
Bessie's Father

1912 Helen's Marriage (short)
Clubman

1912 When Kings Were the Law (short)
At Court (uncredited)

1912 The Furs (short)
The Money Lender

1912 When the Fire-Bells Rang (short)
An Actor

1912 The Fickle Spaniard (short)
Marcelle's Father

1912 The Brave Hunter (short)
In Lodge

1912 Won by a Fish (short)
At Dinner

1912 Their First Kidnapping Case (short)
Health Officer

1912 Fate's Interception (short)
An American

1912 The Punishment (short)
The Landowner

1912 Oh, Those Eyes (short)
The Butler

1912 A Voice from the Deep (short)
A Fisherman

1912 Hot Stuff (short)
Hank's Sweetheart's Father

1912 The Root of Evil (short)
The Wealthy Man

1912 Iola's Promise (short)
An Indian

1912 The Engagement Ring (short)
The Benefactor

1912 A String of Pearls (short)
The Second Woman's Father

1912 Billy's Stratagem (short)

1912 The Transformation of Mike (short)
The Tenement Father

1912 A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (short)
A Hunter

1912 A Tale of the Wilderness (short)
Pioneer Leader

1912 The Baby and the Stork (short)
The Doctor

1911 Saved from Himself (short)
A Guest

1911 Why He Gave Up (short)
One of the Husband's Chums

1911 The Miser's Heart (short)
Policeman

1911 Through Darkened Vales (short)
Second Doctor

1911 The Battle (short)
A Union Officer/At Farewell

1911 The Long Road (short)
At Party

1911 The Unveiling (short)

1911 The Making of a Man (short)
Young Woman's Family

1911 Her Awakening (short)
A Doctor

1911 Dan the Dandy (short)
The Father

1911 The Squaw's Love (short)
Father

1911 The Village Hero (short)

1911 The Baron (short)
License Bureau Worker

1911 The Villain Foiled (short)
Club Valet

1911 Swords and Hearts (short)
Old Ben

1911 The Rose of Kentucky (short)
A servant

1911 The Diving Girl (short)
The Uncle's Friend

1911 The Last Drop of Water (short)

1911 Bobby, the Coward (short)
The Father of the Girl Next Door

1911 Stubbs' New Servants (short)
Mr. Stubbs

1911 Fighting Blood (short)
A Settler

1911 Enoch Arden: Part II (short)
In Bar

1911 A Romany Tragedy (short)
Carlos' Father

1911 The Crooked Road (short)
Pawnbroker

1911 The Manicure Lady (short)
Maitre D'

1911 The New Dress (short)
Priest at Wedding/At Market

1911 In the Days of '49 (short)
The Bartender

1911 The Two Sides (short)
The Rancher

1911 Paradise Lost (short)
The Parson's Friend

1911 Priscilla and the Umbrella (short)
The Father

1911 The Spanish Gypsy (short)
The Doctor

1911 Teaching Dad to Like Her (short)
Outside Theatre

1911 Was He a Coward? (short)
At Train Station

1911/I Comrades (short)
Charles A. Franklin

1911 Conscience (short)
Detective

1911 A Decree of Destiny (short)
At the Club

1911 The Lily of the Tenements (short)
One of the Father's Friends

1911 Fisher Folks (short)
Fisherman

1911 What Shall We Do with Our Old? (short)
In Shop

1911 Heart Beats of Long Ago (short)
A Guard

1911 A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (short)
In Office

1911 The Poor Sick Men (short)
Gambler

1911 Help Wanted (short)
Doctor

1910 After the Ball (short)
A Friend of Mr. Brown's

1910 White Roses (short)
The Good Samaritan

1910 His Sister-In-Law (short)
Minister

1910 Happy Jack, a Hero (short)
The Butler

1910/I Turning the Tables (short)
In Bar

1910 A Child's Stratagem (short)
Policeman

1910 Effecting a Cure (short)
At Club

1910 A Plain Song (short)
Edith's Employer

1910 Not So Bad as It Seemed (short)
Mr. Hall

1910 The Troublesome Baby (short)
Mr. Samuels

1910 Sunshine Sue (short)
Piano Store Owner

1910 Simple Charity (short)
Tradesman

1910 Waiter No. 5 (short)
Chief of Police's Aide/In Restaurant

1910 Two Little Waifs (short)
The Doctor

1910 The Proposal (short)
Messenger

1910 The Message of the Violin (short)
The Music Teacher

1910 The Broken Doll (short)
Townsman

1910 The Masher (short)
Passerby

1910 That Chink at Golden Gulch (short)
Cowboy

1910 The Iconoclast (short)
Employer's Friend

1910 Examination Day at School (short)
New Teacher/School Board Member

1910 Rose O'Salem Town (short)
Judge

1910 The Oath and the Man (short)
Aristocrat

1910 A Summer Tragedy (short)
Manager of Soda Shop

1910 In Life's Cycle (short)
James' Friend

1910 A Mohawk's Way (short)
Servant

1910 Little Angels of Luck (short)
A Client

1910 A Summer Idyll (short)
At Party

1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero (short)
The Pastor/A Bystander

1910 The Modern Prodigal (short)
A Farmer

1910 Wilful Peggy (short)
A servant

1910 The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (short)
On Shore

1910 An Old Story with a New Ending (short)
Outside Store

1910 The Usurer (short)
The Doctor

1910 The House with Closed Shutters (short)
The colored servant (as W. J. Butler)

1910 Her Father's Pride (short)
At Poor Farm

1910 An Arcadian Maid (short)
Second Man

1910 The Call to Arms (short)
A Servant

1910 As the Bells Rang Out! (short)
A Court Officer

1910 Serious Sixteen (short)
The Father

1910 A Flash of Light (short)
A Doctor

1910 A Child's Faith (short)
The Realtor

1910 A Midnight Cupid (short)
A Butler

1910 A Child's Impulse (short)
The Butler/Passerby

1910 The Marked Time-Table (short)
In Station

1910 In the Border States (short)
Confederate Soldier

1910 A Victim of Jealousy (short)
Valet

1910 A Child of the Ghetto (short)
In Second Shop

1910 The Purgation (short)
Inspector

1910 A Rich Revenge (short)

1910 As It Is in Life (short)

1910 One Night, and Then -- (short)

1910 The Last Deal (short)

1910 The Honor of His Family (short)

1909 In Little Italy (short)
In Bar

1909 A Trap for Santa Claus (short)
In Bar/Attorney

1909 The Test (short)
At the Hotel

1909 A Corner in Wheat (short)
Ruined Wheat Trader

1909 In Old Kentucky (short)
Union Soldier/Aide

1909 The Hessian Renegades (short)
Farmer

1909 The Sealed Room (short)
Nobleman at Court

1909 The Mills of the Gods (short)
In Editor's Office

1909 His Wife's Visitor (short)
At Club

1909 With Her Card (short)
At Churchill's

1909 The Better Way (short)
The Squire's Father

1909 Mr. Jones' Burglar (short)
At Club

1909 They Would Elope (short)
In Group

1909 The Slave (short)
A Patrician

1908 The Taming of the Shrew (short)

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William J. Butler (I) (?–1927)

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