Dan Butler
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
as Roden
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
as Cal's Boss
Enemy of the State (1998)
as Shaffer
Blonde (2022)
as I.E. Shinn
Rising Sun (1993)
as Ken Shubik
The Fan (1996)
as Garrity
All My Life (2020)
as Dr. Alan Mendelson
Dave (1993)
as Reporter
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
as Reverend Whitsell
Captain Ron (1992)
as Zachery
The Manhattan Project (1986)
as SWAT
Sniper 2 (2002)
as Eckles
The Long Walk Home (1990)
as Charlie
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018)
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
I Love Trouble (1994)
as Wilson Chess
Longtime Companion (1989)
as Walter
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
as Lloyd Acheson
The Sissy Duckling (1999)
as Drake (voice)
Chronic Town (2008)
as Blow Job
The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
as Styvesant
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Host / Narrator
The Assassination File (1996)
as Harvey Young
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992)
as Asst. DA Mendelson
Fixing Frank (2002)
as Dr. Arthur Apsey
Silver Fox (—)
Actor
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America (1995)
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
All Boys (2024)
as Father Frank
Karl Rove, I Love You (2007)
Actor
Manhunter (1986)
as Jimmy Price