Herbert Butterfield
Biography
Herbert Butterfield was an actor whose career centered on radio. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he earned a BA at Brown University, served in France and Germany during World War I, and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the University of Iowa, where he received an MA. On radio he was best known as crime-lab specialist Lee Jones in Dragnet, and he played The Commissioner in Dangerous Assignment. He took dozens of parts in Broadway Is My Beat and appeared in The Halls of Ivy and One Man's Family. In the radio production of The Adventures of Ellery Queen, he was the final actor to portray Inspector Richard Queen. Television work was limited: he revived his Dangerous Assignment and The Halls of Ivy characters, appeared in the Dragnet television series, and acted in an episode of Colgate Theatre. His few films included The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and Shield for Murder (1954). He died in 1957.
61years old at death
- Born
- Died
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1950 to 1954
Every film, newest first
- 1954Shield for MurderIMDb rating 6.8
- 1951The House on Telegraph HillIMDb rating 6.9
- 1950Never FearIMDb rating 6.3
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A first
On radio, Herbert Butterfield was the final performer to take the part of Inspector Richard Queen in The Adventures of Ellery Queen.
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Howard W. KochDirector, 1 film, 1954
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