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Acting

Dean Butler

Career

Active from 1974 to 2015, with a break from 1995 to 2014, busiest in 1983 and 1985 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dean Butler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    25
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    2 titles
    Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2015)

    Producer, Director

    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)

    as Almanzo James Wilder

    1990s

    5 titles · average score 65
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Hank Summers

    JAG
    JAG (1995)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Navy Appellate Court Judge #2

    Diagnosis: Murder
    Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
    GoodWatch score 46

    TV show · as Sly

    Renegade
    Renegade (1992)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show

    Shades of L.A.
    Shades of L.A. (1990)

    TV show

    1980s

    12 titles · average score 67
    Private Affairs
    Private Affairs (1989)

    as Matthew

    The New Gidget
    The New Gidget (1986)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show · as Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin

    Desert Hearts
    Desert Hearts (1985)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Darrell

    Gidget's Summer Reunion
    Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985)

    as Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin

    Little House: The Last Farewell
    Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Almanzo Wilder

    Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Howard Griffin

    Who's the Boss?
    Who's the Boss? (1984)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
    Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Almanzo Wilder

    Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
    Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Almanzo Wilder

    The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
    The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Steve Bensfield

    Hotel
    Hotel (1982)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    Here's Boomer
    Here's Boomer (1981)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show

    1970s

    6 titles · average score 59
    Forever
    Forever (1978)

    as Michael Wagner

    Fantasy Island
    Fantasy Island (1978)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Carl Peters

    The Love Boat
    The Love Boat (1977)
    GoodWatch score 53

    TV show · as Stan Barber

    Battle of the Network Stars
    Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Little House on the Prairie
    Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Almanzo James Wilder

    The Streets of San Francisco
    The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show