Lawson Butt
British actor and film director (1880–1956)
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W. Lawson Butt (4 March 1880 – 14 January 1956) was a British actor and film director of the silent era.[1][2] His sister was opera singer Clara Butt.
Born
4 March 1880
Wilfred Lawson Butt
4 March 1880
Bristol, England
Died14 January 1956 (aged 75)
Hampshire, England
OccupationActor
RelativesDame Clara Butt(sister)
W. Lawson Butt | |
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Butt in film journal, 1915 | |
| Born | Wilfred Lawson Butt 4 March 1880 Bristol, England |
| Died | 14 January 1956 (aged 75) Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Relatives | Dame Clara Butt(sister) |
Selected filmography
Actor
- The Woman Next Door (1915)
- Romeo and Juliet (1916)
- The Danger Trail (1917)
- Shackled (1918)
- Playthings of Passion (1919)
- Desert Gold (1919)
- It Happened in Paris (1919)
- The Miracle Man (1919) (*uncredited though substantial part in film)
- The World and Its Woman (1919)
- The Loves of Letty (1919)
- Earthbound (1920)
- The Tiger's Coat (1920)
- The Sting of the Lash (1921)
- Beyond the Crossroads (1922)
- The Masquerader (1922)
- The Flying Dutchman (1923)
- Dante's Inferno (1924)
- The Chicago Fire (1925)
- The Beloved Rogue (1927)
- Old San Francisco (1927)
- The Ringer (1928)
Director
- Afterwards (1928)
