Ernest Butcher
Ernest Butcher | |
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 1936 Spotlight photo | |
| Born | Edward Ernest Butcher 7 April 1885 |
| Died | 8 June 1965 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Muriel George |
Edward Ernest Butcher (7 April 1885 – 8 June 1965) was a British actor, on stage from 1935, and with many film and TV appearances.[1][2][3] He was the second husband of the actress Muriel George, and stepfather to her son, the critic John Davenport.[4][5]
He appeared in the original production of J.B. Priestley's play When We Are Married at St. Martin's Theatre London, in 1938;[6] and reprised his performance in the film version, in 1943.[1]
Selected filmography[]
- Key to Harmony (1935)
- The Small Man (1936)
- Talking Feet (1937)
- The Song of the Road (1937)
- Stepping Toes (1938)
- Me and My Pal (1939)
- Black Eyes (1939)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
- Freedom Radio (1941)
- Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
- 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
- When We Are Married (1943)
- Candles at Nine (1944)
- It's in the Bag (1944)
- Tawny Pipit (1944)
- It Happened One Sunday (1944)
- The Years Between (1946)
- Easy Money (1948)
- My Brother Jonathan (1948)
- My Brother's Keeper (1948)
- For Them That Trespass (1949)
- Diamond City (1949)
- Meet Simon Cherry (1949)
- Night and the City (1950)
- No Trace (1950)
- Blackout (1950)
- Highly Dangerous (1950)
- The Happy Family (1952)
- Time Bomb (1953)
- Background (1953)
- The Desperate Man (1959)
References[]
- ^ a b "Ernest Butcher". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ernest Butcher". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ The New Review, vol. 3, issue 31, 1976, pg 69
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Production of When We Are Married - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
appeared in Terror on a Train, 1953, with Glenn Ford as seen on cable station TCM at10:45 - 12:15pm EST on 8/22/2017
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- 1885 births
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- English male film actors
- English male television actors
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- Male actors from Lancashire
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