David Butler

David Butler

writer, actor, additional crew

David Butler was born on Nov 12, 1927 in UK. David Butler's big-screen debut came with Paul Temple - Season 1 directed by Douglas Camfield in 1969, strarring Andrews / Watson. David Butler is known for The Lion of the Desert directed by Moustapha Akkad, Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar and Oliver Reed as Gen. Rodolfo Graziani. David Butler has got 1 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award David Butler achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie David Butler plays is Biggles: Adventures in Time which will be released on Jan 29, 1988.

David did his national service in the RAF and started to train as a pilot officer but his eye sight wasn't good enough. He ended up being posted to Singapore where he led jungle patrols against terrorists in Malaya in 1953. He became an actor and had a long running part as Dr Nick Williams in the television series of Emergency Ward 10. He eventually turned to writing scripts amongst which were those for 'Black Beauty', 'Within These Walls', 'Edward the Seventh', 'Disraelli,' 'Lillie', and 'We'll Meet Again'

  • Birthday

    Nov 12, 1927
  • Place of Birth

    Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 2 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
1986
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)

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