Dan Butler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-12-02 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Huntington, Indiana, USA
Dan Butler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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
(2024)
All Boys
as Father Frank
(2022)
Blonde
as I.E. Shinn
(2018)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
(2011)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
(2009)
Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell
(2008)
Chronic Town
as Blow Job
(2007)
(2002)
Sniper 2
as Eckles
(2002)
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
as Lloyd Acheson
(2002)
Fixing Frank
as Dr. Arthur Apsey
(1999)
The Sissy Duckling
as Drake (voice)
(1998)
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Host / Narrator
(1996)
The Fan
as Garrity
(1996)
The Assassination File
as Harvey Young
(1995)
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
(1994)
I Love Trouble
as Wilson Chess
(1993)
Dave
as Reporter
(1993)
Rising Sun
as Ken Shubik
(1992)
Captain Ron
as Zachery
(1992)
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Asst. DA Mendelson
(1991)
The Silence of the Lambs
as Roden
(1991)
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Styvesant
(1990)
The Long Walk Home
as Charlie
(1989)
Longtime Companion
as Walter
(1986)
Manhunter
as Jimmy Price
Crew
(2012)
Pearl
Writer
(2007)
Karl Rove, I Love You
Director