Actor, Film Producer, Film Director, Production Manager. He was best known for playing the character roles of police officers and constables. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Eric Manning' in the crime film drama, "The Captain's Table" (1936). The film which was directed by Percy Marmont, which was written for the screen by Joan Hodgson and John Paddy Carstairs, and which also starred Louis Goodrich, Mark Daly, Hugh McDermott, Arthur Webb, and R. Steuart West, tells the story of a passenger who gets strangulated while on board an Atlantic Ocean liner. Police authorities have to find out who was the killer. He was born one of nine children as Peter White Butters in London, England, to Alexander McLeod Butters (1859-1938), and his wife Agnes Taylor Allen Butters (1861-1950), on December 7, 1898. He was educated locally and began his acting career on the stage in his native England. He played the role of 'Major Murray Hillgrove' in "The Enchanted Cottage" (1924), as 'Host' in "The Two Gentlemen Of Verona" (1925), as 'Caliban' in "The Tempest" (1925), 'Jacob Birnbaum' in "The Constant Nymph" (1926), and as 'Schweirmann' in "Grand Hotel" (Septemeber 3, 1931, to January 9, 1932). During his career in England, he worked with the Old Pauline Dramatic Society, The Fellowship of Players, and appeared at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, at the New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), in London, England, and at the Strand Theatre, in London, England (now Novello Theatre in London, England). He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, as 'Bill Watts' in "In Heaven And Earth" (March 26, 1936 - April 1936). During this time he made the transition to appearing in films and to television. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Constable Jamie Jamieson' in the crime western film, "Undercover Men" (1934). The film which was directed by Sam Newfield, which was directed by Kenna Duncan and Murison Dunn, and which also starred Charles Starrett, Wheeler Oakman, Adrienne Dore, and Eric Clavering, tells the story of for showing cowardice during a holdup, a bank teller named Bob Hunter is fired. He joins the Mounties and is assigned to look for those robbers. To have him work undercover, the Inspector's scheme is to have Bob Hunter supposedly kicked out of the Mounties. Besides, playing the role of 'Constable Jamie Jamieson' in the crime western film, "Undercover Men" (1934), and playing the role of 'Eric Manning' in the crime film drama, "The Captain's Table" (1936), his many other film credits as an actor include, playing the role of a 'Policeman' in the short comedy film, "Happy Heels" (1936), which also starred Buster West, Tom Patricola, and Thelma Sheron, and playing the role of 'Adam Maynard' in the horror film, "Ouanga" (1936, He also worked on the film as an assistant director), which also starred Fredi Washington, Marie Braxton, and Winifred Harris. Besides acting, he also worked behind the camera as a film producer, film director, and production manager. His many other film credits behind the camera include, "Woman In The Dark" (1934), "Throughbred" (1936), "The Mill On The Floss" (1936), "Larceny Street" (1937), "The Divorce Of Lady X" (1938), "Stardust" (1938), "Sidewalks Of London" (1938), "Smiling Along" (1938), "Spare A Copper" (1940), "Convoy" (1940), "Saloon Bar" (1940), "Suicide Squadron" (1941), "South American George" (1941), "The Saint Meets The Tiger" (1941), "The Missing Million" (1942), "Much Too Shy" (1942), "We'll Meet Again" (1943), "Happidrome" (1943), "Up With The Lark" (1943), "London Town" (1946), "Vacation From Marriage" (1945), "So Well Remembered" (1947), "An Ideal Husband" (1947), "The Fallen Idol" (1948), "Operation X" (1950), "Tarzan's Peril" (1951), "Holiday Week" (1952), and "Evidence For Hire" (1952). His last film credit was as a producer on the mystery film drama, "House Of Blackmail" (1953). The film which was directed by Maurice Elvey, which was written for the screen by Allan MacKinnon, and which also starred William Sylvester, Mary Germaine, Ingeborg von Kusserow, and Alexander Gauge, tells the story of a blackmailer who is murdered, and the police find that there is a long list of suspects who wanted to see him dead. His last credit as an actor was playing the role of 'Bediende' in the episode entitled, "Derde deel," of the Dutch television miniseries, "De stille Kracht" (1974). He retired from the film industry shortly thereafter. He passed away in Port Charlotte, Florida, on August 25, 1982, at the age of 83. His funeral and cremation services was held through the Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory in Port Charlotte, Florida, and his ashes are currently in an unknown location. He was married to Thelma Whitney Seibert Brandon (1904-1991), in Detroit, Michigan, on September 19, 1925. She survived her husband and passed away on May 28, 1991, at the age of 87. The couple had no children together.