William Butler (actor) explained

William Butler
Birth Place:	United States
Occupation:	Actor, director, screenwriter

William Butler is an American actor, writer, director, make-up artist, special effects technician and producer.

History

Butler is known for playing characters who are killed off in many of the horror films that he has appeared in. He has starred in as Michael, Night of the Living Dead as Tom, as Ryan, and as Ben in two episodes of the television show Freddy's Nightmares. He has claimed to be upset with how the 4th and 5th Return of The Living Dead turned out.

William Butler grew up working the carnival circuit that his parents owned and operated. When asked about what got him into acting he replied:

Butler authored a memoir entitled Tawdry Tales and Confessions from Horror’s Boy Next Door^[1] which was released in 2021.^[2] In the book, Butler came out as gay.

Filmography

Live-action roles

• - Crumummy (voice)
• - Maniac Mechanic (voice, uncredited)

Films

• Stay Tuned For Murder (1987) - Sergent
• Terror Night (1987) - Chip
• Ghoulies 2 (1987) - Merle
• (1988) - Michael
• Arena (1989) - Skull
• (1990) - Ryan
• Buried Alive (1990) - Tim
• Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Tom Bitner
• Spellcaster (1992) - Billy
• Watchers 3 (1994) - Tom
• Leather Jacket Love Story (1997) - Julian
• Dead Country (2008) - Narrator

Crew work

Director

• Black Velvet Pantsuit (1995)
• Madhouse (2004)
• Costume Party Capers: The Incredibles (2004)
• Furnace (2007)
• Demonic Toys 2 (2010)
• 3 Bears Christmas (2019)
• Bunker of Blood: Chapter 8: Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (2019)
• The Three Bears and the Perfect Gift (2019)
• Crashing Christmas (2020) (TV Movie)
• Dead Voices (2020)
• The Resonator: Miskatonic U (2021)
• Baby Oopsie (2021)
• Beyond the Resonator (2022)
• Curse of the Re-Animator (2022)
• My Babysitter the Super Hero (2022)
• Baby Oopsie 2: Murder Dolls (2022)
• Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn (2022)
• The Twelve Slays of Christmas (2022)
• Demonic Toys: Jack Attack (2023)

Writer

• Black Velvet Pantsuit (1995)
• Madhouse (2004)
• (2005)
• (2005)
• The Gingerdead Man (2005)
• Furnace (2007)
• (2008)
• (2011)
• Shine! (2015)
• Mama Don't Make ME Put On The Dress Again (2017) (Video short)
• The Lift (2018) (Short)
• Break Your Heart (2018) (Video short)
• 3 Bears Christmas (2019)
• Barbie & Kendra Save The Tiger King (2020) (Video)
• Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (2020)
• Crashing Christmas (2020) (TV Movie)
• The Resonator: Miskatonic U (2021)
• Baby Oopsie (2021)
• Beyond the Resonator (2022)
• My Babysitter the Super Hero (2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Millican. Josh. William Butler Tell-All Book TAWDRY TALES AND CONFESSIONS Coming This Year. Dread Central. July 20, 2020. October 19, 2021.
2. Web site: Unsworth. Martin. William Bulter - TAWDRY TALES. Starburst. September 22, 2021. October 19, 2021.