William J. Butler
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.136 |
Birthday | 1859-12-30 |
Place of Birth | Ireland |
Also Known As | William Butler, W.J. Butler, W. J. Butler, |
1912
A Voice from the Deep
7/1
Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.
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A Voice from the Deep
1911
The Miser's Heart
6/12
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives...
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The Miser's Heart
1911
Saved from Himself
3.7/3
Joseph Graybill, learning that his friends have been making a lot of money in the stock market, takes a flyer himself. However, when a drop in the sha...
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Saved from Himself
1914
Strongheart
5/1
STRONGHEART (1914) is a Native American Indian drama. Based on a famous play of the time, the film features an all-star cast. Originally five reels, t...
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Strongheart
1910
A Child of the Ghetto
5/2
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals s...
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A Child of the Ghetto
1911
Swords and Hearts
4.6/13
A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.
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Swords and Hearts
1908
The Taming of the Shrew
5.4/5
Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.
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The Taming of the Shrew
1915
More Than Friends
0/0
A Biograph short drama directed by George Reehm.
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More Than Friends
1910
A Flash of Light
5/3
An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist, a...
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A Flash of Light
1912
Getting Rid of Trouble
0/0
The Newlyweds move into their new flat and prepare to entertain their uncle.
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Getting Rid of Trouble
1911
The Manicure Lady
5/2
The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.
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The Manicure Lady
1912
The Speed Demon
4/1
An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.
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The Speed Demon
1915
Toys of Destiny
5/1
A romantic film in which the good-hearted Charles falls in love with Mary, a girl whom he has employed because she cannot pay her rent. When she recei...
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Toys of Destiny
1913
The Strong Man's Burden
5/1
A crime drama in which a police officer does everything possible to help his criminal younger brother.
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The Strong Man's Burden
1911
The Rose of Kentucky
5.6/6
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger br...
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The Rose of Kentucky
1911
The Making of a Man
6.3/3
A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father f...
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The Making of a Man
1910
The House with Closed Shutters
5.2/26
During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's...
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The House with Closed Shutters
1910
A Plain Song
0/0
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy. The...
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A Plain Song
1911
Comrades
0/0
Two creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.
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Comrades
1910
Serious Sixteen
0/0
When young Tom and Adele learn they must wait four years before they can marry, they agree to kill themselves. They reconsider, and then decide to elo...
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Serious Sixteen
1913
A Timely Interception
4.8/2
A farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter's wedding, but when his brother is fired from his job on the oil rig, the wedding must be post...
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A Timely Interception
1909
The Slave
5/1
A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy food...
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The Slave
1909
A Corner in Wheat
6.163/89
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines an...
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A Corner in Wheat
1912
The Engagement Ring
4/2
Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man pays cash, but the poor man must pay on installme...
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The Engagement Ring
1911
The Diving Girl
0/0
With her uncle she visits the seashore and goes bathing with a party of her brother's friends. Uncle also takes a dip and is annoyed at the perilous p...
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The Diving Girl
1911
Why He Gave Up
0/0
Hubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is...
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Why He Gave Up
1912
He Must Have a Wife
0/0
Harry expected to come in for a portion of his uncle's estate, but didn't figure that he would get his share before his worthy relative's demise. The...
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He Must Have a Wife
1912
Hot Stuff
4.2/2
Hank (Mack Sennett) loses his girl (Mabel Normand) to another guy (Dell Henderson) so he decides to get even with some hot sauce.
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Hot Stuff
1911
The Squaw's Love
5/4
Wild Flower follows her banished lover, Gray Fox, into the wilderness. Her departure is witnessed by Silver Fawn, who mistakenly thinks Wild Flower is...
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The Squaw's Love
1910
Wilful Peggy
4.6/5
Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce h...
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Wilful Peggy
1910
The Usurer
5/11
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
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The Usurer
1909
They Would Elope
5/1
Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into running off, and celebrates their wedding when th...
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They Would Elope
1917
A Girl Like That
0/0
Nell Gordon's father was once a burglar, but he has turned over a new leaf. When he falls ill, however, the burglar's old cronies persuade Nell to hel...
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A Girl Like That
1910
Sunshine Sue
0/0
A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
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Sunshine Sue
1911
Fisher Folks
0/0
A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
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Fisher Folks
1911
The Long Road
0/0
Edith enters a convent after losing her fiancé to someone else. Years later, Edith finds him again, now poverty-stricken, and secretly helps his famil...
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The Long Road
1909
A Trap for Santa Claus
5.6/19
The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
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A Trap for Santa Claus
1912
When the Fire-Bells Rang
0/0
They are brothers; one is a member of the village fire department, the other the property man at the "Opry House." A traveling dramatic company arrive...
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When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912
The Would-Be Shriner
0/0
Hank Hopkins is a "rube" of the most extreme type, and on the morning of the great Shrine Parade in Los Angeles, he is met by a couple of friends, pra...
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The Would-Be Shriner
1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
0/0
A widower and his two daughters live in the wilds of the north woods. They form the acquaintance of two trappers, Bob Cole and Jim Watson, who hunt in...
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In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
Gold and Glitter
0/0
As the husband leaves for the lumber regions, his wife gives him a memory message to be opened after his arrival. Attracted by a maid, cherished by th...
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Gold and Glitter
1913
Red Hicks Defies the World
0/0
Hard as nails and as strong winded as a gale in March, Red Hicks may have been a bit "chesty," but he was in perfect trim. The town depended on the ch...
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Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
In Diplomatic Circles
0/0
The reporter assigned to obtain a copy of the message from the Japanese Government unraveled the mystery of its disappearance in a clever manner. Ever...
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In Diplomatic Circles
1913
The Enemy's Baby
0/0
A feud began with a political argument. Then the justice declared if granddad did not pay up he would attach his household goods. Granddad was that ma...
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The Enemy's Baby
1913
The Crook and the Girl
0/0
In the guise of a gardener he came to steal the paper telling the whereabouts of the second will. That was so the nephew might enjoy the inheritance a...
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The Crook and the Girl
1914
Brute Force
5.3/3
A thin gent in formal wear, amid a club or party, reads a book about primitive man after he's ignored by a pretty lady. We see the book enacted: Weakh...
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Brute Force
1913
The Stolen Treaty
0/0
On the day of the meeting which should settle the controversy regarding the Panama Canal, the Japanese Embassy commissioned Olga to obtain a copy of t...
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The Stolen Treaty
1913
The Law and His Son
0/0
In this film one is shown the contrast of two fathers. One father refuses to believe his son guiltless, while the other, fully realizing the weakness...
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The Law and His Son
1916
Susie Snowflake
0/0
When a young girl who has grown up as a music hall entertainer is brought to live in a stodgy New England town, the quiet town life is changed forever...
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Susie Snowflake
1913
Almost a Wild Man
0/0
Rooly, Pooly and Dooly were "picture sandwiches," but hardly shining lights, even in that capacity. Consequently they were "canned" by the management....
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Almost a Wild Man
1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
5/1
Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is called to the church meeting with her mother, she sends...
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Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1914
The Wife
0/0
A 1914 film drama
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The Wife
1910
The Honor of His Family
0/0
An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a deserter...
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The Honor of His Family
1911
Teaching Dad to Like Her
0/0
Harry wants to marry Dolly, a showgirl, but only on the condition that she can win over his disapproving father. The father is so charmed when he meet...
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Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
5.5/8
An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off from his job becaus...
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