Hispanopedia WikiArch Brady Butler (known professionally as "Archie Butler"; September 27, 1911 – February 4, 1977)[1] was an American actor, crewman, and stunt performer.[2]
Biography
Butler was born September 27, 1911, in Rhea County, Tennessee, appeared in numerous moving pictures, particularly Westerns, in such films as Code of the West (1947), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Westward the Women (1951), and The Wild Bunch (1969), and in such television shows as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, The Rifleman, and The Virginian.[3]
Butler died February February 4, 1977, aged 65,[4] in Overton, Nevada.
Partial filmography
- Under Two Flags (1936) - (uncredited)
- Wyoming (1940) - Cavalryman (uncredited)
- Barbary Coast Gent (1944) - Townsman (uncredited)
- West of the Pecos (1945) - Vigilante (uncredited)
- Code of the West (1947) - Cowboy (uncredited)
- Ambush (1950) - Trooper (uncredited)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950) - Cowboy (uncredited)
- Westward the Women (1951) - Outrider (uncredited)
- Arena (1953) - Cowboy (uncredited)
- Ride, Vaquero! (1953) - Bandit (uncredited)
- Gypsy Colt (1954) - Farrier (uncredited)
- Man with the Gun (1955) - Henchman (uncredited)
- The Brass Legend (1956) - Deputy (uncredited)
- The Glory Guys (1965) - Trooper (uncredited)
- The Wild Bunch (1969) - Jabalai (uncredited)
References
- ↑Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780810835474– via Google Books.
- ↑Scott Freese, Gene (April 10, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9780786476435– via Google Books.
- ↑"Secrets Of TV's The Rifleman: More Than Just Guns And Good Times: Stuntman Archie Butler". Trend-Chaser.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑"Archie Butler: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". OV Guide. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
External links
- "Archie Butler (1911-1977)". IMDb.
- "Archie Butler". TV.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- "Welcome to The McCain Ranch: Archie Butler". The Rifleman. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1977 deaths
- American stunt performers
- People from Rhea County, Tennessee
- Male actors from Tennessee
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Western (genre) television actors