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