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Charles Butterworth

Actor / Comedian | * 07/26/1896 († 49, 06/13/1946) | South Bend, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Charles Edward Butterworth (July 26, 1896 – June 14, 1946) was an American actor specializing in comedic roles, often in musicals. His distinctive voice was the inspiration for the Cap'n Crunch commercials created by the Jay Ward studio: Voice actor Daws Butler based Cap'n Crunch on Butterworth's voice. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess. ...

Love Me Tonight

Certification unknown

1932 | 3.3/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris. ...

Beauty and the Boss

Certification unknown

1932 | 3.6/5 | 1h 5min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is al ...

The Mad Genius

NR

1931 | 3.3/5 | 1h 21min
Drama, Horror, Romance / Love
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In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistan ...

This Is the Army

Certification unknown

1943 | 3.1/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, War
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Awards & Nominations for Charles Butterworth

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Charles Butterworth as Actor(45)

as Louie Fairweather1944 Follow the Boys
as Dr. Randolph Tilford1944 Bermuda Mystery
as Professor1944 Dixie Jamboree
as Col. Thaddeus Winchester1943 Always a Bridesmaid
as Eddie Dibble1943 This Is the Army
as Sultan of Araband1943 The Sultan's Daughter
as Prof. Woof1942 Give Out, Sisters
as J. P. Courtney1942 What's Cookin'?
as Edward Wallace1942 Night in New Orleans
as J. Lester Chisholm1941 Second Chorus
as 'Bittsy' Conway1941 Blonde Inspiration
as Horace Hopkins1941 Sis Hopkins
as Harry Whitman1941 Road Show
as Duke of Ephesus1940 The Boys from Syracuse
as The Mackerel1939 Let Freedom Ring
as himself1938 Hollywood Handicap
as Biney1938 Thanks for the Memory
as Larmadou Graves1937 Every Day's a Holiday
as Harry1937 Swing High, Swing Low
as Glenn Harvey1936 We Went to College
as Barrett1936 Rainbow on the River
as Doc Felix1936 Half Angel
as Horace Van Steedan1936 The Moon's Our Home
as Willy Fitch1935 The Night Is Young
as Willie Harrington1935 Baby Face Harrington
as Teddy Stuyvesant1935 Orchids to You
as Tommy Masterson1935 Magnificent Obsession
as Ethelred Lippincott1934 Student Tour
as Harvey Clemp1934 Hollywood Party
as Algy Longworth / Mousey1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Shemp1934 Forsaking All Others
as Charles1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
as Layton1933 Penthouse
as Floppy Phil Montague1933 The Nuisance
as Gerald Gregory1933 My Weakness
as Ludwig Pfeffer Jr.1932 Beauty and the Boss
as Count de Savignac1932 Love Me Tonight
as Fake Louise Fazenda1931 The Stolen Jools
as Sidney1931 Side Show
as Herbert T. Herbert1931 Manhattan Parade
as Karimsky1931 The Mad Genius
as Geoffrey1931 The Bargain
as George 'Georgie' Evans1931 Illicit
as Colonel Joy1930 The Life of the Party
as Cocktail Shaking Party Guest (uncredited)1930 Ladies of Leisure

Full Name: Charles Butterworth
Born: Sunday, 07/26 1896 (July) in South Bend, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 06/13 1946 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 49)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Ethel Kenyon
Other names for Charles Butterworth (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles Edward Butterworth"
"Charlie Butterworth"
"Charles Butterworth (Schauspieler)"
Charles Butterworth frequently works together with these people:
Douglas Shearer (8x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (7x, Crew)
Una Merkel (6x, Actress)
Edwin B. Willis (6x, Crew)
Arthur Hoyt (4x, Actor)
Charles Coleman (4x, Actor)
Maxene Andrews (4x, Actress)
Winnie Lightner (4x, Actress)
Richard Rodgers (4x, Crew)
Laverne Andrews (4x, Actress)
Lee Phelps (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:240272, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024