Personal Life and Death
He married the actress and impressionist Janet Brown in 1947 at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone after being introduced to one another by Rothwell. Brown later became famous for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher on TV during the 1970s and '80s. Their son Tyler Butterworth is an actor and is married to the actress Janet Dibley.They also had a daughter, Emma (1962–1996), who died aged 34.
In 1979, whilst The First Great Train Robbery was on general release, Butterworth was starring as Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin at the Coventry Theatre. When the show had finished, he went back to his hotel following the evening's performance. His failure to return for the following day's matinee show caused alarm, and he was found dead in his room from a heart attack. Out of respect, the remainder of the pantomime's run was cancelled. Butterworth was buried in Danehill Cemetery, in East Sussex. Following his death, the producer of the Carry On Films, Peter Rogers, called Butterworth "A thoroughly nice bloke and a dear friend".
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