Dean Butler (actor)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the Australian field hockey player see Dean Butler (athlete)

Dean Butler (born May 20, 1956) is an American film actor and television actor who was born in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

He is best known for his performance as Almanzo Wilder on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie. After Little House on the Prairie ended, Dean went on to star in The New Gidget as Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin and Hank Summers on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

More recently he has been involved in producing legacy documentaries and other television programs through his company Peak Moore Enterprises, Inc. In particular, he has produced several documentaries that have been included as bonus features on the Little House on the Prairie DVDs.

He is married to Katherine Cannon who played Felice Martin on Beverly Hills 90210. They met when she auditioned for and won a role on Father Murphy, another TV Series created and produced by Michael Landon.

He currently lives in California.

[edit] External links

• Dean Butler at the Internet Movie Database
• Speech given at Laura Ingalls Wilder's home in 1997
• Biography from Imavision website