George Butler (born 1943) is a British-born photographer and documentary filmmaker.

After meeting John Kerry in 1964 he worked with him on the book The New Soldier published in 1971.

On a photo assignment to cover the Mr. Universe contest in Baghdad in 1972, Butler met Arnold Schwarzenegger. This meeting led to the production of a documentary about Schwarzenegger and other bodybuilders, Pumping Iron (1977), that is credited with starting Schwarzenegger's film career. Butler later directed a sequel called (1985) featuring among others Bev Francis.

Butler's most recent documentary is Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry.

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