William Butler is an actor, writer, director, make-up artist, special effects technician and producer.

History

He is known for his characters being killed in many of the horror films that he appears in. He has starred in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is the seventh installment in the original Friday the 13th series, released in 1988. It also marked the first appearance of Kane Hodder in the role of Jason Voorhees.-Plot:...

as Michael, Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)

Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American remake of George A. Romero's 1968 horror film of the same name and was directed by Tom Savini. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A...

as Tom, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III as Ryan, and as Ben in two episodes of the television show Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares is an American horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from October 1988 until March 1990. A spin-off from the Nightmare on Elm Street series, each story was introduced by Freddy Krueger...

. He has claimed to be upset with how the 4th and 5th Return of The Living Dead turned out.

William Butler grew up working the carnival circuit that his parents owned and operated. When asked about what got him into acting he replied:

Live-Action Roles

• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
  Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
  Power Rangers Lost Galaxy is the fifth television series and seventh installment of the Power Rangers franchise that aired in 1999. It featured familiar elements from previous incarnations. It is based on the Japanese Super Sentai television series Seijuu Sentai Gingaman...
  
  - Crumummy (voice)
• Power Rangers: Turbo
  Power Rangers: Turbo
  Power Rangers Turbo is the third installment in the long-running Power Rangers franchise of television shows. The show was prefaced with the second movie in the franchise, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie...
  
  - Maniac Mechanic (voice, uncredited)

Films

• Stay Tuned For Murder (1987) - Sergent
• Terror Night (1987) - Chip
• Ghoulies 2 (1987) - Merle
• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
  Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
  Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is the seventh installment in the original Friday the 13th series, released in 1988. It also marked the first appearance of Kane Hodder in the role of Jason Voorhees.-Plot:...
  
  (1988) - Michael
• Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) - Ryan
• Buried Alive (1990) - Tim
• Night of the Living Dead
  Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
  Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American remake of George A. Romero's 1968 horror film of the same name and was directed by Tom Savini. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A...
  
  (1990) - Tom
• Spellcaster
  Spellcaster
  A spellcaster in role-playing games refers to a creature capable of casting magic spells.See also:*Mage *Magician , a practitioner of magic as portrayed in works of fiction...
  
  (1992)- Billy
• Watchers 3
  Watchers 3
  Watchers 3 is the 1994 sequel to the Canadian horror film Watchers directed by Jeremy Stanford. Starring B movie veteran Wings Hauser, the film is loosely based on the novel Watchers by Dean Koontz...
  
  (1994) - Tom
• Leather Jacker Love Story (1997)- Julian
• Dead Country (2008) - Narrator

Director

• Black Velvet Pantsuit (1995)
• Madhouse
  Madhouse (2004 film)
  Madhouse is a 2004 horror film, directed and co-written by William Butler and starring Joshua Leonard. It was released directly to DVD on December 20, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on February 22, 2005 in the United States...
  
  2004
• Costume Party Capers: The Incredibles
• Furnace
• Demonic Toys 2
  Demonic Toys: Personal Demons
  Demonic Toys 2: Personal Demons is a 2010 horror film written and directed by William Butler and produced by Charles Band. It is a slasher film and is a sequel to Demonic Toys, and Hideous!.-Plot:...
  
  (2010)

Writer

• Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver
  Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver
  Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver is a 2011 American horror film by Full Moon Features and is the third installment in The Gingerdead Man series. It is set to be released on September 13, 2011 after many filming delays by director Charles Band...
  
  (2009)
• Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust
  Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust
  Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust is a 2008 horror-comedy film written and directed by Silvia St. Croix. The film is a sequel to the 2005 release of The Gingerdead Man...
  
  
• Furnace
  Furnace
  A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven.In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used to describe household heating systems based on a central furnace , and sometimes as a synonym for kiln, a device used in the...
  
  
• The Gingerdead Man
  The Gingerdead Man
  Gingerdead Man is a 2005 horror-comedy film starring Gary Busey. It is followed by Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust. The Gingerdead Man was released on DVD by Shoot Productions.-Plot:...
  
  
• Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
• Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
  Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
  Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis , is a 2005 zombie television horror film directed by Ellory Elkayem, starring Aimee Lynn Chadwick, Cory Hardrict, John Keefe, Jana Kramer, and Peter Coyote. The plot revolves around a group of teenagers attempting to rescue their friend from an evil corporation...
  
  
• Madhouse (2004)
• Black Velvet Pantsuit

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