Bill Butler

Biography

Bill Butler was born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA as Wilmer C. Butler. He is known for his work on Jaws (1975), Grease (1978) and Rocky IV (1985). He has been married to Iris Butler since May 28, 1984. They have two children. He was previously married to Alma H. Smith.

Most Famous Work

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Rocky IV

(1985) Director of Photography

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8

Jaws

(1975) Director of Photography

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7

Rocky III

(1982) Director of Photography

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7

Child's Play

(1988) Director of Photography

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7

Rocky II

(1979) Director of Photography

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7

Grease

(1978) Director of Photography

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7

The Thorn Birds

(1983) Director of Photography

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5

Anaconda

(1997) Director of Photography

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self (archive photos)	The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone 2021-10-30 Movie
2017	Self	Spielberg 2017-10-05 Movie
	Himself	The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017-05-19 Movie
2009	Self	The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' 2009-05-02 Movie
2006	Self	Cinematographer Style 2006-06-25 Movie
1995	Self	The Making of 'Jaws' 1995-11-28 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2009	Director of Photography	Evil Angel 2009-02-05 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Limousine 2008-11-01 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	Redline 2007-04-13 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	The Plague 2006-09-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Funny Money 2006-01-01 Movie
2002	Director of Photography	Joe and Max 2002-03-03 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Frailty 2001-11-17 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Hendrix 2000-09-17 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	Passing Glory 1999-02-21 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	Don King: Only in America 1997-11-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Deceiver 1997-08-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Anaconda 1997-04-11 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Flipper 1996-05-17 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	A Walton Wedding 1995-02-12 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	Beethoven's 2nd 1993-12-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cop and ½ 1993-04-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sniper 1993-01-29 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Hot Shots! 1991-07-31 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	Graffiti Bridge 1990-11-02 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	When We Were Young 1989-07-17 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Child's Play 1988-11-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Wildfire 1988-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Biloxi Blues 1988-03-25 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Bates Motel 1987-07-05 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Big Trouble 1986-05-30 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Rocky IV 1985-11-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Beer 1985-08-30 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	A Streetcar Named Desire 1984-03-04 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Thorn Birds 1983-03-27 TV Show
	Director of Photography	The Sting II 1983-02-18 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Rocky III 1982-05-28 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Killing at Hell's Gate 1981-10-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stripes 1981-06-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia 1981-06-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Death Ray 2000 1981-03-05 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	It's My Turn 1980-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Can't Stop the Music 1980-06-20 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Rocky II 1979-06-15 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Ice Castles 1978-12-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Grease 1978-07-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Damien: Omen II 1978-06-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Uncle Joe Shannon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Capricorn One 1977-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Demon Seed 1977-04-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mary White 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	Raid on Entebbe 1976-12-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Alex & the Gypsy 1976-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings 1976-07-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lipstick 1976-04-02 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Fear on Trial 1975-10-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Jaws 1975-06-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery 1975-03-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hustling 1975-02-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Target Risk 1975-01-06 Movie
1974	Director of Photography	The Conversation 1974-04-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Execution of Private Slovik 1974-03-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Indict and Convict 1974-01-06 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	I Heard the Owl Call My Name 1973-12-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sunshine 1973-11-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Deliver Us from Evil 1973-09-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Running Wild 1973-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Savage 1973-03-31 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	Hickey & Boggs 1972-10-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Ghost Story 1972-09-15 TV Show
	Second Unit Director of Photography	Deliverance 1972-08-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Deathmaster 1972-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Melinda 1972-08-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Something Evil 1972-01-21 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	The Return of Count Yorga 1971-08-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Drive, He Said 1971-06-13 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	A Clear and Present Danger 1970-03-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Adam's Woman 1970-03-18 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Fearless Frank 1969-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Rain People 1969-08-27 Movie
1962	Director of Photography	The People vs. Paul Crump 1962-05-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv