- Best remembered for his role as Dr. David Marcus in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).
- After his untimely death, a photograph of Butrick as Dr. David Marcus was featured in a scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
- Is one of only 31 actors and actresses to have worked on both the original Star Trek (up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)) and then in one of the spin-offs.
- Received his Bachelor's degree in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts.
- Had appeared in two Star Trek series and has his on-screen grandfather Peter Weller.
- He was the first Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) guest star to die.
- Attended and graduated from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California (1977).
- One of two actors from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) to work with Eddie Albert (in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)). The other was Ike Eisenmann in Head Office (1985).
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