John K. Butler Net Worth
John K. Butler Net Worth is
$700,000
John K. Butler Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
One of the most prolific writers of B-pictures, California native John K. Butler also pulled double duty as a pulp fiction writer. He created one of the most memorable characters ever to grace the pages of the Depression-era nickel and dime weeklies, namely, Steven Middleton Knight (AKA Steve Midnight--- Butler's trademark cab driving hero of ... | Date Of Birth | March 24, 1908, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | September 18, 1964, Studio City, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Profession | Writer |
| Nominations | Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | A life-long Californian, he entered the film industry during sound transition period of the late 1920s as a script reader for Carl Laemmle's Universal Pictures. |
| 2 | He was an enthusiastic pulp fiction writer, selling 11 stories to Black Mask, creating hugely popular characters such as Steven Middleton Knight (AKA Steve Midnight) and Rod Case. His stories also appeared in Dime Detective, Double Detective and Detective Fiction Weekly. |
| 3 | Suffered a broken back in 1964 from a riding accident. |
| 4 | His most famous pulp stories appeared in Dime Detective Magazine. His 'Steve Midnight' character was a taxi driver, who "rode through the fog and the rain of sinister Los Angeles" in his Red Owl cab. |
| 5 | Had a horse named Prince and he would often be seen riding through Griffith Park dressed as a cowboy. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Phantom Speaks | 1945 | original screenplay | |
| Utah | 1945 | screenplay | |
| The Girl Who Dared | 1944 | screenplay | |
| Hidden Valley Outlaws | 1944 | original story / screenplay | |
| Pride of the Plains | 1944 | screenplay | |
| Raiders of Sunset Pass | 1943 | writer | |
| Beyond the Last Frontier | 1943 | original screenplay | |
| Silver Spurs | 1943 | original screenplay | |
| The Blocked Trail | 1943 | original screenplay | |
| La buenaventura | 1934 | ||
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1962-1963 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Death Valley Days | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1962 - 1963 written by - 1 episode, 1962 | ||
| The Beachcomber | 1962 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Detectives | TV Series 1 episode, 1961 teleplay - 1 episode, 1961 | ||
| Stagecoach West | 1960 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Frontier Doctor | TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1959 writer - 1 episode, 1959 | ||
| 26 Men | 1957-1958 | TV Series written by - 3 episodes | |
| Casey Jones | TV Series writer - 4 episodes, 1957 - 1958 teleplay - 1 episode, 1958 | ||
| Ambush at Cimarron Pass | 1958 | screenplay | |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | 1957-1958 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Broken Arrow | 1957 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | TV Series story - 1 episode, 1957 teleplay - 1 episode, 1957 | ||
| Hell's Crossroads | 1957 | screenplay / story | |
| Affair in Reno | 1956 | screenplay | |
| Annie Oakley | TV Series teleplay - 4 episodes, 1956 writer - 2 episodes, 1954 | ||
| The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu | 1956 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Terror at Midnight | 1956 | screenplay / story | |
| When Gangland Strikes | 1956 | story and screenplay | |
| The Gene Autry Show | TV Series teleplay - 8 episodes, 1955 screenplay - 1 episode, 1951 | ||
| No Man's Woman | 1955 | screenplay | |
| Headline Hunters | 1955 | original screenplay | |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | 1955 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| I Cover the Underworld | 1955 | ||
| The Outcast | 1954 | screenplay | |
| Drums Across the River | 1954 | screenplay / story | |
| The Range Rider | 1953 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Toughest Man in Arizona | 1952 | written by | |
| Utah Wagon Train | 1951 | written by | |
| Rodeo King and the Senorita | 1951 | ||
| Secrets of Monte Carlo | 1951 | original screenplay | |
| Missing Women | 1951 | written by | |
| The Pride of Maryland | 1951 | ||
| Harbor of Missing Men | 1950 | original screenplay | |
| Tarnished | 1950 | ||
| The Blonde Bandit | 1950 | ||
| Down Dakota Way | 1949 | screenplay | |
| Post Office Investigator | 1949 | writer | |
| Flaming Fury | 1949 | writer | |
| Rim of the Canyon | 1949 | screenplay | |
| Susanna Pass | 1949 | written by | |
| Streets of San Francisco | 1949 | screenplay | |
| Hideout | 1949 | screenplay | |
| Out of the Storm | 1948 | writer | |
| Secret Service Investigator | 1948 | original story / screenplay | |
| The Gallant Legion | 1948 | original story | |
| Heart of Virginia | 1948 | original screenplay | |
| California Firebrand | 1948 | screenplay | |
| Lightnin' in the Forest | 1948 | screenplay | |
| The Main Street Kid | 1948 | additional dialogue | |
| Robin Hood of Texas | 1947 | screenplay | |
| Affairs of Geraldine | 1946 | ||
| G.I. War Brides | 1946 | ||
| My Pal Trigger | 1946 | screenplay | |
| One Exciting Week | 1946 | screenplay | |
| Don't Fence Me In | 1945 | additional dialogue | |
| Sunset in El Dorado | 1945 | screenplay | |
| Tell It to a Star | 1945 | screenplay | |
| Man from Oklahoma | 1945 | original story / screenplay | |
| The Vampire's Ghost | 1945 | screenplay |
Known for movies
Drums Across the River (1954)
as Writer
My Pal Trigger (1946)
as Writer
Hell's Crossroads (1957)
as Writer
Man from Oklahoma (1945)
as Writer