Johnny Butt(1878-1931)

Actor

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Johnny Butt was born on 3 April 1878 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Trelawny of the Wells (1916), David Copperfield (1913) and Three Men in a Boat (1920). He died in June 1931 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.

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Known for

Trelawny of the Wells

Augustus Colpoys

1916

David Copperfield (1913)

David Copperfield

5.9

Mr. Murdstone

1913

Three Men in a Boat

George

1920

Dorothy Gish in Nell Gwyn (1926)

6.1

Samuel Pepys

1926

Credits

Actor

A Sister to Assist 'Er
- Sailor
- 1930
The Informer
7.2
- Publican (uncredited)
- 1929
Chantage
6.9
- Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1929
The Clue of the New Pin
5.6
- Wellington Briggs
- 1929
A Peep Behind the Scenes
- Jim
- 1929
The Last Post
- Goodson
- 1929
Q-Ships
6.4
- 1928
The Hellcat
- Lloyd
- 1928
Carry On!
- Barker
- 1927
Passion Island
- Tomasco
- 1927
Second to None
- Tubby
- 1926
Nelson
6.8
- 1926
Nell Gwyn
6.1
- Samuel Pepys
- 1926
Every Mother's Son
- Tricky
- 1926
The Gold Cure
- Albert Horsey
- 1925

Personal details

Born
- April 3, 1878
- Shoreditch, London, England, UK
Died
- June 1931
- Lambeth, London, England, UK

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Trivia
The earliest film Johnny Butt appeared in which is credited here on the database was released in 1906. However, Butt did in fact appear in hundreds of films, starting as early as in 1897, and is widely considered the first professional movie-actor of England.

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