Herb Butterfield
Muriel Bremner and Herb Butterfield Lonely Women 1943
Butterfield and Muriel Bremner as Mr. & Mrs. Carter Colby in the radio program Lonely Women.
BornOctober 28, 1895
DiedMay 2, 1957 (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

Herbert Butterfield (October 28, 1895 – May 2, 1957) was an actor best known for his work in American radio.

Career

Perhaps his major roles on radio were those of crime-lab expert Lee Jones (as well as many supporting characters) in Dragnet, and The Commissioner in Dangerous Assignment.[1]

Butterfield acted in dozens of roles on Broadway Is My Beat. His other roles in radio programs included: Rex Kramer on Dan Harding's Wife, Ziehm in Girl Alone, Clarence Wellman in The Halls of Ivy, Weissoul in Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, Preacher Jim in Kitty Keene, Inc., Judge Carter Colby in Lonely Women, Phineas Herringbone in Ma Perkins, Judge Glenn Hunter in One Man's Family, and Judge Colby in Today's Children.[2] He also was the last actor to play Inspector Richard Queen in The Adventures of Ellery Queen on radio.[3]

Butterfield's limited activity on television included reprising his roles of Clarence Wellman in The Halls of Ivy[4] and The Commissioner in Dangerous Assignment. He appeared in many episodes of the TV version of Dragnet. He also had roles in a few movies, including The House on Telegraph Hill and Shield for Murder.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950Never FearWalter Williams
1951The House on Telegraph HillJoseph C. Callahan
1953The I Don't Care GirlDoctorUncredited
1953A Blueprint for MurderJudge at Preliminary HearingUncredited
1954Shield for MurderCabot
1955The Tender TrapMinisterVoice, Uncredited
1955The Fighting ChanceTipsy ManUncredited
1956The Ten CommandmentsRoyal PhysicianUncredited

References

  1. ↑ Dunning, John (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. 1925–1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0139326162
  2. ↑ Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920–1950. The Viking Press. ISBN 978-0670162406
  3. ↑ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140249168
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