William Butler

William Butler, born in the United States in 1968, is an American actor whose credits also include writing, directing, makeup work, special effects, and producing. He is known for horror roles in which his characters are killed off, including Michael in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Tom in Night of the Living Dead (1990), and Ryan in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). He also played Ben in two episodes of Freddy's Nightmares. Butler wrote the fourth and fifth Return of the Living Dead installments, Necropolis and Rave to the Grave, and said he was unhappy with how they turned out. He authored the 2021 memoir Tawdry Tales and Confessions from Horror's Boy Next Door. His directing credits include Madhouse, Furnace, Demonic Toys 2, and Baby Oopsie, and he wrote Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2011).