
Cast
Dan Butler
Acting
Cast
Dan Butler
Known for
Acting
Born
1954-12-02
From
Huntington, Indiana, USA
Also known as Dan E. Butler
Biography
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.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss

Blonde
as I.E. Shinn

Enemy of the State
as Shaffer

The Silence of the Lambs
as Roden

The Fan
as Garrity

Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell

Sniper 2
as Eckles

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)

Rising Sun
as Ken Shubik

I Love Trouble
as Wilson Chess

Dave
as Reporter

The Manhattan Project
as SWAT

All My Life
as Dr. Alan Mendelson

Captain Ron
as Zachery

The Long Walk Home
as Charlie

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
as Lloyd Acheson

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Host / Narrator

Longtime Companion
as Walter

The Sissy Duckling
as Drake (voice)

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Asst. DA Mendelson

The Assassination File
as Harvey Young

The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Styvesant

Chronic Town
as Blow Job

Fixing Frank
as Dr. Arthur Apsey

Silver Fox

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"

Manhunter
as Jimmy Price

All Boys
as Father Frank
