Charles Butt Net Worth
By David Miller
Charles Clarence Butt is an American grocer who took over his family's San Antonio-based H-E-B supermarket chain in 1971. The privately held company now has more than 300 stores and $17 billion in sales, according to Forbes magazine.
| Net Worth | $11.1 Billion |
| Date Of Birth | February 3, 1938 |
| Place Of Birth | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Profession | Businessperson, Grocer |
| Education | Harvard Business School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Children | Howard Edward Butt Sr. |
| Parents | Mary Elizabeth Butt |
| IMDB |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Graduated from Notre Dame's law school in 1924 and passed the bar but decided against a law career and moved into journalism. |
| 2 | A one-time news reporter for the Chicago American and New York Times, his talents as a writer were instrumental in establishing solid friendships with journalist Heywood Hale Broun and humorist Frank Sullivan, who helped him find initial work on radio. |
| 3 | Appeared in several jazz-age Broadway musicals, including "Allez Oop (1927), "Good Boy" (1928) and "Sweet Adeline" (1929), before making films. |
| 4 | Died of a fractured skull when he lost control of his speeding convertible on Sunset Boulevard and crashed into a lamp post. |
| 5 | Close friends included fellow humorist Robert Benchley and Corey Ford. |
| 6 | Was engaged to actress Natalie Schafer, who played Mrs. Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island (1964), at the time of his tragic death. |
| 7 | Buried in St. Joseph Valley cemetery in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. |
| 8 | Although his death in a single automobile crash was listed an accident, some say that Butterworth was extremely despondent over the death of close friend Robert Benchley a few months earlier and deliberately crashed his speeding car. |
| 9 | Twenty years later, became the inspiration for cereal icon Cap'n Crunch. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Jamboree | 1944 | Professor | |
| Bermuda Mystery | 1944 | Dr. Randolph Tilford | |
| Follow the Boys | 1944 | Louie Fairweather | |
| The Sultan's Daughter | 1943 | Sultan of Araband | |
| Always a Bridesmaid | 1943 | Col. Thaddeus Winchester | |
| This Is the Army | 1943 | Eddie Dibble | |
| Give Out, Sisters | 1942 | Prof. Woof | |
| Night in New Orleans | 1942 | Edward Wallace | |
| What's Cookin'? | 1942 | J. P. Courtney | |
| There's Nothing to It | 1941 | Short | |
| Sis Hopkins | 1941 | Horace Hopkins | |
| Road Show | 1941 | Harry Whitman | |
| Blonde Inspiration | 1941 | 'Bittsy' Conway | |
| Second Chorus | 1940 | Mr. Chisholm | |
| The Boys from Syracuse | 1940 | Duke of Ephesus | |
| Let Freedom Ring | 1939 | The Mackerel | |
| Thanks for the Memory | 1938/II | Biney | |
| Hollywood Handicap | 1938 | Short | Charlie Butterworth (as Charlie Butterworth) |
| Every Day's a Holiday | 1937 | Larmadou Graves | |
| Swing High, Swing Low | 1937 | Harry | |
| Rainbow on the River | 1936 | Barrett | |
| We Went to College | 1936 | Glenn Harvey | |
| Half Angel | 1936 | Doc Felix | |
| The Moon's Our Home | 1936 | Horace Van Steedan | |
| Magnificent Obsession | 1935 | Tommy Masterson | |
| Orchids to You | 1935 | Teddy Stuyvesant | |
| Baby Face Harrington | 1935 | Willie | |
| The Night Is Young | 1935 | Willy Fitch | |
| Forsaking All Others | 1934 | Shemp | |
| Student Tour | 1934 | Ethelred Lippincott - Professor of Philosophy | |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | 1934 | Algy 'Mousey' Longworth | |
| Hollywood Party | 1934 | Harvey Clemp | |
| The Cat and the Fiddle | 1934 | Charles | |
| My Weakness | 1933 | Gerald Gregory | |
| Penthouse | 1933 | Layton | |
| The Nuisance | 1933 | Floppy Phil Montague | |
| Love Me Tonight | 1932 | Count de Savignac | |
| Beauty and the Boss | 1932 | Ludwig Pfeffer Jr. | |
| Manhattan Parade | 1931 | Herbert T. Herbert | |
| The Mad Genius | 1931 | Karimsky | |
| Side Show | 1931 | Sidney | |
| The Bargain | 1931 | Geoffrey | |
| The Stolen Jools | 1931 | Short | Claiming to Be Louise Frazenda |
| Illicit | 1931 | Georgie Evans | |
| The Life of the Party | 1930 | Colonel Joy | |
| Ladies of Leisure | 1930 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Vital Subjects | 1929 | Short |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Is the Army | 1943 | performer: "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" | |
| Second Chorus | 1940 | performer: "Beautiful Dreamer" - uncredited | |
| Let Freedom Ring | 1939 | "Love Serenade" 1939 / performer: "Dusty Road" 1939 | |
| Swing High, Swing Low | 1937 | performer: "I Hear a Call to Arms" 1937, "Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" 1850 - uncredited | |
| We Went to College | 1936 | performer: "Alma Mater" - uncredited | |
| Baby Face Harrington | 1935 | performer: "Hiking, Hiking, Hiking" - uncredited | |
| The Night Is Young | 1935 | performer: "My Old Mare" 1935, "The Noble Duchess" 1935 - uncredited | |
| Forsaking All Others | 1934 | performer: "Row Row Row Your Boat" - uncredited | |
| The Cat and the Fiddle | 1934 | performer: "A New Love is Old" 1931, "Try to Forget" 1931 - uncredited | |
| Love Me Tonight | 1932 | performer: "Mimi" 1932 - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy | 1941 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 7036 Hollywood Blvd. |
