David Butler - Revision history

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		+	[[CAPAB Brochure]], Aug-Nov 1989.

	''[[The Citizen]]'', 13 July 1991; 12 September 1996; 7 October 1998; 11 May 2006.		''[[The Citizen]]'', 13 July 1991; 12 September 1996; 7 October 1998; 11 May 2006.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He made his theatre debut in 1983 in the play ''[[Another Country]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]] and [[Market Theatre|Market]] theatres. Other highlights from the theatre are the plays ''[[Skyf]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Market Theatre, 1989), ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989), ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Anatomie Titus]]'', ''[[Old Boys]]'' (1998), ''[[Comrades Arms]]'', ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'', ''[[ Generaal Mannetjies Mentz]]'' , ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'',  and his one-man show ''[[A Touch of Madness]]'', about the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]], which has played across South Africa to great acclaim.
+He made his theatre debut in 1983 in the play ''[[Another Country]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]] and [[Market Theatre|Market]] theatres. Other highlights from the theatre are the plays ''[[Skyf]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Market Theatre, 1989), ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989), [[Shakespeare's Macbeth]] by [[Heiner Müller]] in 1989, ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Anatomie Titus]]'', ''[[Old Boys]]'' (1998), ''[[Comrades Arms]]'', ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'', ''[[ Generaal Mannetjies Mentz]]'' , ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'',  and his one-man show ''[[A Touch of Madness]]'', about the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]], which has played across South Africa to great acclaim.
 Other productions include ''[[Die Bram Fischer Wals]]'' (2013), ''[[Cock-Ups]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'', ''[[Tom Paine]]'', ''[[The Insect Play]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''[[Ghetto]]'', ''[[The Good Soldier Svejk]]'', ''[[The Twilight of the Golds]]'', ''[[Sarcophagus]]'', ''[[Street-Woman]]'', ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'', ''[[What Annette Said In Her Sleep Last Night]]'', ''[[Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore|Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Marcus Brutus]]'', ''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'', ''[[Up 'n' Under]]''.

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	Thinus Ferreira, Channel24, 27 May 2021 [https://www.news24.com].		Thinus Ferreira, Channel24, 27 May 2021 [https://www.news24.com].
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		+	https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-05-27-veteran-actor-david-butler-loses-battle-with-cancer/

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 == Biography ==
 He trained to be an actor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
-=== Career ===
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 He made his theatre debut in 1983 in the play ''[[Another Country]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]] and [[Market Theatre|Market]] theatres. Other highlights from the theatre are the plays ''[[Skyf]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Market Theatre, 1989), ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989), ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Anatomie Titus]]'', ''[[Old Boys]]'' (1998), ''[[Comrades Arms]]'', ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'', ''[[ Generaal Mannetjies Mentz]]'' , ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'',  and his one-man show ''[[A Touch of Madness]]'', about the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]], which has played across South Africa to great acclaim.
 Other productions include ''[[Die Bram Fischer Wals]]'' (2013), ''[[Cock-Ups]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'', ''[[Tom Paine]]'', ''[[The Insect Play]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''[[Ghetto]]'', ''[[The Good Soldier Svejk]]'', ''[[The Twilight of the Golds]]'', ''[[Sarcophagus]]'', ''[[Street-Woman]]'', ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'', ''[[What Annette Said In Her Sleep Last Night]]'', ''[[Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore|Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Marcus Brutus]]'', ''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'', ''[[Up 'n' Under]]''.
-He also made his television debut in 1983, acting in the [[SABC]] drama ''The Canterville Ghost''. Since then he has appeared in over 80 other theatre productions and in numerous television and film roles. These include roles in ''Egoli'', ''The Game'', ''Rhodes'' (BBC mini-series), ''To the Ends of the Earth'', ''The Triangle'' (Sci Fi Channel mini-series),'' Timber'', ''Shado's'', ''Snitch'', ''Binnelanders'' and ''Soul City'' and ''Life is Wild'' (2007) and mini-series ''The Prisoner'' (2009) - as well as guest appearances on many other television shows. Film roles include ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target'' (1999), ''Circles in a Forest'', ''Gums and Noses'' and ''Zulu Love Letter''.
+He also made his television debut in 1983, acting in the [[SABC]] drama ''The Canterville Ghost''. Since then he has appeared in over 80 other theatre productions and in numerous television and film roles. These include roles in ''[[Egoli: Place of Gold]]'', ''[[The Game]]'', ''[[Rhodes]]'' (BBC mini-series), ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'', ''[[The Triangle]]'' (Sci Fi Channel mini-series), ''[[Timber]]'', ''[[Shado's]]'', ''[[Snitch]]'', ''[[Generations]]'', ''[[Binnelanders]]'', ''Soul City'' and ''Life is Wild'' (2007),, ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (2009) - as well as guest appearances on many other television shows.
 == Awards, etc ==

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-/'''David Butler''' (1960-) A bilingual (English and [[Afrikaans]]) actor for stage, TV and film.
+[[David Butler]] (1960-2021). A bilingual (English and [[Afrikaans]]) actor for stage, TV and film.
 == Biography ==
-He is married to Kate, a Communications Manager and the couple have four children.
+He was married to Kate, a Communications Manager and the couple have four children. David passed away on 27 May 2021 after having been diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2020.
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 http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=1548
-''The Citizen'', 13 July 1991; 12 September 1996; 7 October 1998; 11 May 2006.
+''[[The Citizen]]'', 13 July 1991; 12 September 1996; 7 October 1998; 11 May 2006.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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		+	''The Citizen'', 7 October 1998; 11 May 2006.

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 He made his theatre debut in 1983 in the play ''[[Another Country]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]] and [[Market Theatre|Market]] theatres. Other highlights from the theatre are the plays ''[[Skyf]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Market Theatre, 1989), ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989), ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Anatomie Titus]]'', ''[[Old Boys]]'' (1998), ''[[Comrades Arms]]'', ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'', ''[[ Generaal Mannetjies Mentz]]'' , ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'',  and his one-man show ''[[A Touch of Madness]]'', about the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]], which has played across South Africa to great acclaim.
-Other productions include •	Die Bram Fischer Wals, [[Cock-Ups]], [[Cock and Bull Story]], [[Shakespeare's Macbeth , Tom Paine, The Insect Play, A Tale of Two Cities, Ghetto, The Good Soldier Svejk, The Twilight of the Golds, Sarcophagus, Street-Woman, The Shadrack Affair, What Annette Said In Her Sleep Last Night, Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore|Six Characters in Search of an Author]], [[Marcus Brutus]], [[Prophet of the Waterberg]], [[Up 'n' Under]]
+Other productions include ''[[Die Bram Fischer Wals]]'', ''[[Cock-Ups]]'', ''[[Cock and Bull Story]]'', ''[[Shakespeare's Macbeth]]'', ''[[Tom Paine]]'', ''[[The Insect Play]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''[[Ghetto]]'', ''[[The Good Soldier Svejk]]'', ''[[The Twilight of the Golds]]'', ''[[Sarcophagus]]'', ''[[Street-Woman]]'', ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'', ''[[What Annette Said In Her Sleep Last Night]]'', ''[[Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore|Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Marcus Brutus]]'', ''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'', ''[[Up 'n' Under]]''.
 He also made his television debut in 1983, acting in the [[SABC]] drama ''The Canterville Ghost''. Since then he has appeared in over 80 other theatre productions and in numerous television and film roles. These include roles in ''Egoli'', ''The Game'', ''Rhodes'' (BBC mini-series), ''To the Ends of the Earth'', ''The Triangle'' (Sci Fi Channel mini-series),'' Timber'', ''Shado's'', ''Snitch'', ''Binnelanders'' and ''Soul City'' and ''Life is Wild'' (2007) and mini-series ''The Prisoner'' (2009) - as well as guest appearances on many other television shows. Film roles include ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target'' (1999), ''Circles in a Forest'', ''Gums and Noses'' and ''Zulu Love Letter''.