Charles Butterworth (actor)

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Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth in Second Chorus (1940)
Born	July 26, 1896(1896-07-26) South Bend, Indiana
Died	June 14, 1946 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Stage, film actor

Charles Butterworth (July 26, 1896–June 14, 1946) was an American actor specializing in comedy roles. He died when he lost control of his car on Sunset Boulevard and hit a lamp post.

Charles Butterworth's voice was the inspiration for the Cap'n Crunch commercials from the Jay Ward studio. Voice actor Daws Butler based Cap'n Crunch on the voice of Butterworth.

[edit] Filmography

Dixie Jamboree (1944) The Bermuda Mystery (1944) Follow the Boys (1944) The Sultan's Daughter (1944) Always a Bridesmaid (1943) This Is the Army (1943) Give Out, Sisters (1942) Night in New Orleans (1942) What's Cookin'? (1942) Sis Hopkins (1941) Road Show (1941) Blonde Inspiration (1941) There's Nothing to It (1941) Second Chorus (1940) The Boys from Syracuse (1940) Let Freedom Ring (1939) Thanks for the Memory (film) (1938) Every Day's a Holiday (1937) Swing High, Swing Low (1937) Rainbow on the River (1936) We Went to College (1936) Half Angel (1936) The Moon's Our Home (1936) Magnificent Obsession (1935)

Orchids to You (1935) Baby Face Harrington (1935) The Night Is Young (1935) Forsaking All Others (1934) Student Tour (1934) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) Hollywood Party (1934) The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) My Weakness (1933) Penthouse (1933) The Nuisance (1933) Love Me Tonight (1932) Beauty and the Boss (1932) Manhattan Parade (1932) The Mad Genius (1931) Side Show (1931) The Bargain (1931) Illicit (1931) The Life of the Party (1930) Ladies of Leisure (1930) Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (1941) Hollywood Handicap (1938) The Slippery Pearls (1931)

[edit] External links

• Charles Butterworth (actor) at the Internet Movie Database