Blake Butler

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1924-10-22

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK

Biography

John David Blake Butler was an English actor best known for his role as the lecherous chief librarian Mr. Wainwright during the first and third series of Last of the Summer Wine in 1973 and 1976 respectively.

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {29}

Mr. Butler

1969-06-15 0

Journey to the Unknown

TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.3) and 'The Last Visitor' (episode 1.9). ...

Genre :TV Movie, Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Lift Operator

1966-02-01 3.667

Death Is a Woman

Narcotics agent Dennis goes undercover in the Mediterranean Islands to investigate a smuggling operation, and gains the confidence of a woman who works for the ringleader. But Dennis ends up arrested ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

1973-04-27 6

And Now the Screaming Starts!

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family ...

Genre :Horror

Anderson

1965-12-06 0

Some Lapse of Time

Dr Max Harrow is awakened from a re-current nightmare in which he is pursued by a barbaric accusing figures, to find a tramp collapsed on his doorstep, The tramp is suffering from a genetic radiation ...

Genre :TV Movie

1970-01-13 5

Foreign Exchange

A former British Secret Service agent is persuaded to negotiate a spy exchange with Russia, only to find himself drawn into political intrigues. ...

Genre :Action, Thriller, TV Movie

George

1979-12-20 0

Weekend

A weekend at a winter seaside hotel, which includes a chance meeting with the elegant Liz Perrin, could help playwright David Austin to recharge his creative batteries. Maybe there are other things in ...

Genre :

Faithful

1969-03-29 4.5

Lock Up Your Daughters

Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down. ...

Genre :Comedy

Sir Thomas Parry

1971-02-17 7.4

Elizabeth R

This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her va ...

Genre :Drama

1972-10-11 5.4

Crown Court

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in ...

Genre :Drama

Mr. Wainwright

1973-01-04 7.1

Last of the Summer Wine

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their ...

Genre :Comedy

Bainter

1962-10-04 7.312

The Saint

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need. ...

Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mr Pollard

1975-04-16 7.9

Survivors

Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who h ...

Genre :Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1960-10-31 6.9

Maigret

BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

1964-01-19 0

Martin Chuzzlewit

When old Martin Chuzzlewit disinherits his grandson, he falls prey to a host of rapacious relatives. ...

Genre :

Eric

1969-11-23 5.5

Paul Temple

Paul Temple is a British-German television series . It features Francis Matthews as Paul Temple, the fictional detective created by Francis Durbridge, who solves crimes with the assistance of his wife ...

Genre :Crime

Man

1963-03-30 8.2

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two ...

Genre :

1968-04-06 0

Ooh La La!

Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken identities and impeccable timing. ...

Genre :Comedy

Superintendent

1968-04-06 0

Ooh La La!

Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken identities and impeccable timing. ...

Genre :Comedy

1977-09-19 6

Raven

Raven is released on probation to live with Professor Young, an archaeologist immersed in research into Arthurian legend. He is compelled to fight a plan to build a nuclear plant on the research site, ...

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Mr Butler

1968-09-26 6.3

Journey to the Unknown

A British television anthology series with a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, similar to the American television series The Twilight Zone, and deals with normal people whose everyday s ...

Genre :Drama

Mr. Piercefield

1980-01-24 5.5

Together

Residents of a sheltered accommodation block run by a warden go about their business. ...

Genre :Drama, Soap

Mr. Smethurst

1972-02-19 0

Both Ends Meet

Genre :Comedy

Boatyard owner

1979-02-25 6.2

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role ...

Genre :Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family

ARP Warden

1979-01-08 8

Danger UXB

Danger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series about World War II developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The series ...

Genre :Drama

Ronnie Boxall

1975-04-04 7.6

The Good Life

Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of their neighbours Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Entitle ...

Genre :Comedy

1972-09-14 6.4

Sykes

Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life. ...

Genre :Comedy

The Cardinal of Pavia

1964-09-30 4.5

The Wednesday Play

An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. ...

Genre :Drama

Postman

1967-01-31 5.5

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters is a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudony ...