--- name: "Charles Butterworth" canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-butterworth" fi1m_id: "charles-butterworth" imdb_id: "nm0125325" tmdb_id: 90380 wikidata_id: "Q1063863" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 July 1896" died: "13 June 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T00:59:04.970119+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Charles Butterworth ## Identity Charles Butterworth - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-butterworth - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** charles-butterworth - **IMDb ID:** nm0125325 - **TMDB ID:** 90380 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1063863 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Butterworth_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063863, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125325/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90380 Actor. Born 25 July 1896 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. Died 13 June 1946. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 July 1896, South Bend, Indiana, USA - **Died:** 13 June 1946 - **Also known as:** Charles Edward Butterworth, Charlie Butterworth - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Butterworth_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063863, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125325/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90380 ## Biography Charles Butterworth (also credited as Charles Edward Butterworth or Charlie Butterworth) was an American stage and film actor. Born in South Bend, Indiana, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a law degree and worked as a newspaper reporter before appearing on Broadway in the mid-1920s. He made his film debut in 1930 and specialised in comedic supporting roles, often playing reticent or befuddled characters. Butterworth is known for his performance as Count de Savignac in the musical *Love Me Tonight* (1932) and as Mr Chisholm in *Second Chorus* (1941). Other notable film credits include *This Is the Army* (1943). He was married to actress Ethel Kenyon from 1932 until their divorce in 1939. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Love Me Tonight* (1932), Fi1m 84, as Count de Savignac — [page](https://film.one/film/love-me-tonight.md) ## Complete filmography (44) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dixie Jamboree* (1944), as Professor - *Follow the Boys* (1944), as Louie Fairweather - *Bermuda Mystery* (1944), as Dr. Randolph Tilford - *The Sultan's Daughter* (1943), as Sultan of Araband - *Always a Bridesmaid* (1943), as Col. Thaddeus Winchester - *This Is the Army* (1943), as Eddie Dibble - *Give Out, Sisters* (1942), as Prof. Woof - *Night in New Orleans* (1942), as Edward Wallace - *What's Cookin'?* (1942), as J. P. Courtney - *Sis Hopkins* (1941), as Horace Hopkins - *Road Show* (1941), as Harry Whitman - *Blonde Inspiration* (1941), as 'Bittsy' Conway - *Second Chorus* (1941), as Mr. Chisholm - *The Boys from Syracuse* (1940), as Duke of Ephesus - *Let Freedom Ring* (1939), as The Mackerel - *Thanks for the Memory* (1938), as Biney - *Every Day's a Holiday* (1937), as Larmadou Graves - *Swing High, Swing Low* (1937), as Harry - *Rainbow on the River* (1936), as Barrett - *We Went to College* (1936), as Glenn Harvey - *Half Angel* (1936), as Felix - *The Moon's Our Home* (1936), as Horace Van Steedan - *Magnificent Obsession* (1935), as Tommy Masterson - *Orchids to You* (1935), as Teddy Stuyvesant - *Baby Face Harrington* (1935), as Willie - *The Night Is Young* (1935), as Willy Fitch - *Forsaking All Others* (1934), as Shemp - *Student Tour* (1934), as Ethelred Lippincott - *Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back* (1934), as Algy Longworth / Mousey - *Hollywood Party* (1934), as Harvey Clemp - *The Cat and the Fiddle* (1934), as Charles - *My Weakness* (1933), as Gerald Gregory - *Penthouse* (1933), as Layton - *The Nuisance* (1933), as Floppy Phil Montague - *Love Me Tonight* (1932), as Count de Savignac — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/love-me-tonight.md) - *Beauty and the Boss* (1932), as Ludwig Pfeffer Jr. - *Manhattan Parade* (1931), as Herbert T. Herbert - *The Mad Genius* (1931), as Karimsky - *Side Show* (1931), as Sidney - *The Bargain* (1931), as Geoffrey - *The Stolen Jools* (1931), as Fake Louise Fazenda - *Illicit* (1931), as George 'Georgie' Evans - *The Life of the Party* (1930), as Colonel Joy - *Ladies of Leisure* (1930), as Cocktail Shaking Party Guest (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Charles Butterworth](https://film.one/media/person/3853121/gallery-79d172790cb4.jpg) Charles Butterworth — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Butterworth_in_Second_Chorus.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Charles Butterworth](https://film.one/media/person/3853121/gallery-dba6d94dfc1f.jpg) Charles Butterworth — Image via TMDB - ![Charles Butterworth](https://film.one/media/person/3853121/gallery-e9977a717a09.jpg) Charles Butterworth — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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