About Lawson Butt
Lived 1880 – 1956 (aged 75). Lawson Butt was a British actor, film director, film actor and stage actor.
W. Lawson Butt (4 March 1883 – 14 January 1956) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. His sister was opera singer Clara Butt.
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) Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925) The Beloved Rogue (1927) Old San Francisco (1927) The Ringer (1928)
Director Afterwards (1928)
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Who was Lawson Butt?
British actor and film director (1883–1956)
When was Lawson Butt born?
Lawson Butt was born on 4 March 1880 in Bristol.
When did Lawson Butt die?
Lawson Butt died on 14 January 1956 in Hampshire.
What was Lawson Butt's occupation?
Lawson Butt was an actor, film director, film actor and stage actor.
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Lawson Butt was British.
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