Ernest Butcher

Ernest Butcher
Ernest Butcher
	1936 Spotlight photo
Born	Edward Ernest Butcher; 7 April 1885; Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died	8 June 1965 (aged 80); London, England
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Muriel George

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Edward Ernest Butcher (7 April 1885 – 8 June 1965) was a British actor, on stage from 1935, and with many film and TV appearances.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was the second husband of the actress Muriel George, and stepfather to her son, the critic John Davenport.^[4]^[5]

He appeared in the original production of J.B. Priestley's play When We Are Married at St. Martin's Theatre London, in 1938;^[6] and reprised his performance in the film version, in 1943.^[1]

Selected filmography

Key to Harmony (1935)
The Small Man (1936)
Talking Feet (1937)
The Song of the Road (1937)
Stepping Toes (1938)
Me and My Pal (1939)
Black Eyes (1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
Freedom Radio (1941)
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
When We Are Married (1943)
Candles at Nine (1944)
It's in the Bag (1944)
Tawny Pipit (1944)
It Happened One Sunday (1944)
The Years Between (1946)
Easy Money (1948)
My Brother Jonathan (1948)
My Brother's Keeper (1948)
For Them That Trespass (1949)
Diamond City (1949)
Meet Simon Cherry (1949)
Night and the City (1950)
No Trace (1950)
Blackout (1950)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
The Happy Family (1952)
Time Bomb (1953)
Background (1953)
The Desperate Man (1959)

References

^ ^a ^b "Ernest Butcher". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
^ "Ernest Butcher". www.aveleyman.com.
^ The New Review, vol. 3, issue 31, 1976, pg 69
^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
^ "Production of When We Are Married - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

External links

Ernest Butcher at IMDb

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[bfi-1] "Ernest Butcher". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[2] McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

[3] "Ernest Butcher". www.aveleyman.com.

[4] The New Review, vol. 3, issue 31, 1976, pg 69

[5] McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

[6] "Production of When We Are Married - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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