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	~~1978 'Rumpole of the Bailey' 'Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade' - Mr Thistleton~~

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	\| caption = ~~Blake Butler as Mr. Wainwright and [[Rosemary Martin]] as Mrs. Partridge in "Short Back and Palais Glide" episode of ''Last of the Summer Wine''.~~
	\| birthname = John David Blake Butler		\| birthname = John David Blake Butler
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1924\|10\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1924\|10\|22}}

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{{short description|English actor}}
{{For|the writer|Blake Butler (author)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}

{{no footnotes|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Partridge & Wainwright 6609.jpg
| name = Blake Butler
| imagesize =
| caption = Blake Butler as Mr. Wainwright and [[Rosemary Martin]] as Mrs. Partridge in "Short Back and Palais Glide" episode of ''Last of the Summer Wine''.
| birthname = John David Blake Butler
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1924|10|22}}
| birth_place = [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = 15 April 1981 (aged 56)
| death_place = [[Bedford Park, London]], England<ref>Gov.uk Wills and Probate 1858-1996, Surname "Butler", Year of Death "1981", 1981 record page 1316, "BUTLER, John David Blake, of 33, Bath Road, London, W.4, died 15 April 1981"</ref>
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1960 - 1981
}}

'''John David Blake Butler'''<ref>Burke's Irish Family Records, ed. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1976, p. 194</ref><ref>Hammer Complete: The Films, The Personnel, The Company, Howard Maxford, 2019, p. 90</ref> (22 October 1924 – 15 April 1981) was an English actor best known for his role as the lecherous chief librarian Mr. Wainwright during the first and third series of ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' in 1973 and 1976 respectively.

==Background==
Butler was the second son of FitzWalter Butler (1889–1979), of [[Grantham]], [[Lincolnshire]], and Doris Emma (d. 1950), daughter of Robert Pollok, of Cavendish Park, Barrow-in-Furness. The [[Butler dynasty|Butler]] family were Irish landed gentry; Blake Butler's line, prominent in [[County Clare]], descended from [[Baron_Dunboyne#Barons_Dunboyne_(1324)|James Butler, 10th Baron Dunboyne]].<ref>Burke's Irish Family Records, ed. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1976, pp. 192-194</ref><ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1212</ref>

==Career==
In addition to his work on ''Last of the Summer Wine'', Butler made guest appearances on such programmes as ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]'', ''[[Bless This House (UK TV series)|Bless This House]]'', ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'', ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'', ''[[George and Mildred]]'', ''[[Grange Hill]]'' and, in 1967, [[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]] playing assistant manager Maurice Raine.

== Filmography ==
{| class= "wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Esther Waters (1964 TV series)|Esther Waters]]'' || Mr. Ward || 3 episodes
|-
|1966|| ''[[Death Is a Woman]]'' || Lift Operator ||
|-
|1967|| ''[[The Mini-Affair]]'' || Customer ||
|-
|1969|| ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' || Faithful ||
|-
|1972 || ''Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour'' || Bernard Pratt || 5 episodes
|-
|1973-1976 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || Mr Wainwright, the Librarian || 5 episodes
|-
|1978 || ''[[Grange Hill]]'' || Mr Rankin, the Biology Teacher || 1 episode
|-
|1978 || ''[[A Sharp Intake of Breath]]'' || Hotel Guest || Episode 6, Series 1. Broadcast 27/3/'78
|}
1978 'Rumpole of the Bailey' 'Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade' - Mr Thistleton

==Personal life==
Butler lived at 33, Bath Road, [[Bedford Park, London]] W.4.<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, ed. Patrick Montague-Smith, Debrett's Ltd, 1980, p. 396</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0124839|Blake Butler}}

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[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1981 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Barrow-in-Furness]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Lancashire]]

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