film The Baltimore Bullet and as a pool player in Police Academy 6: City Under Siege. Butera had a cameo appearance as pool player in, and was the pool technical advisor for, the 1984 film Racing with the Moon, starring Sean Penn. He was also featured on the 1995 Virtual Pool CD Rom video game. In 1986 he was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame. Titles 1967 Midwest Open Straight Pool Tournament 1969 Street City Open Straight Pool Tournament 1969 Pittsburgh Straight Pool Invitational 1972 California Straight Pool Tournament 1973 BCA World Straight Pool Championship 1974 U.S. Classic 14.1 Championship 1974 All Japan Championship 14.1 1974 All Japan Championship All-Around 1975 Midwest Open 14.1 Championship 1986 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame 1994 Mosconi Cup Filmography References External links 1937 births 2015 deaths People from Pittston, Pennsylvania American pool players Trick shot artists