Archie Butler (actor) explained

Archie Butler
Birth Name:	Arch Brady Butler
Birth Date:	27 September 1911
Birth Place:	Rhea County, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:	Overton, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor, crewman, stunt performer
Years Active:	1936–1970

Arch 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.^[5]

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)

External links

• Web site: IMDb. Archie Butler (1911-1977).
• Web site: Archie Butler. TV.com. March 7, 2017.
• Web site: The Rifleman. Welcome to The McCain Ranch: Archie Butler. March 7, 2017.

Notes and References

1. Book: The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. 83. Billy. Doyle. Anthony. Slide. Scarecrow Press. 1999. 9780810835474. Google Books.
2. Book: Scott Freese, Gene. Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed.. 37–38. McFarland. April 10, 2014. 9780786476435. Google Books.
3. Web site: Secrets Of TV's The Rifleman: More Than Just Guns And Good Times: Stuntman Archie Butler. Trend-Chaser.com. 14 November 2016 . March 7, 2017.
4. Web site: OV Guide. Archie Butler: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi. March 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044357/https://www.ovguide.com/archie-butler-9202a8c04000641f800000001f5bc1d0. March 8, 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Who Was Archie Butler?. Biographies & History. March 7, 2017.