About
Dan Butler
Overview
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Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American playwright and actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series Frasier.
Butler was born in Huntington, Indiana and raised in Fort Wayne; the son of Shirley, a homemaker, and Andrew Butler, a pharmacist. Openly gay, he starred in Terrence McNally's 1989 play The Lisbon Traviata and wrote an Off Broadway play about his life, The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me..., which derives its title from a comment Butler's father allegedly made when Dan came out to him.
Though Butler never hid his homosexuality, he disclosed it publicly on Entertainment Tonight in 1994 during his run as a swaggering heterosexual on Frasier.
His partner is acting teacher and director, Richard Waterhouse.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | All Boys | Actor | Father Frank | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Blonde | Actor | I.E. Shinn | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Actor | Mr. Simmons (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Actor | Cal's Boss | 71 Good |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Actor | Reverend Whitsell | 70 Good |
| 2008 | Chronic Town | Actor | Blow Job | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Sniper 2 | Actor | Eckles | 57 Average |
| 2002 | Fixing Frank | Actor | Dr. Arthur Apsey | 58 Average |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Actor | Lloyd Acheson | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Sissy Duckling | Actor | Drake (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Actor | Shaffer | 68 Fair |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Actor | Host / Narrator | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Fan | Actor | Garrity | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Assassination File | Actor | Harvey Young | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America | Actor | Self - Actor, "Frasier" | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Actor | Wilson Chess | 57 Average |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Actor | Ken Shubik | 60 Fair |
| 1993 | Dave | Actor | Reporter | 63 Fair |
| 1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Actor | Asst. DA Mendelson | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Captain Ron | Actor | Zachery | 57 Average |
| 1992 | Frannie's Turn | Actor | Father Anthony | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | The Rape of Doctor Willis | Actor | Styvesant | 59 Average |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Actor | Roden | 82 Very good |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Actor | Charlie | 62 Fair |
| 1989 | Longtime Companion | Actor | Walter | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Manhunter | Actor | Jimmy Price | 67 Fair |
| Silver Fox | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2007 | Karl Rove, I Love You | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 2012 | Pearl | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |