Acting
Dan Butler
EN cinema · 30 credits
Born
2 December 1954 (age 71)
Birthplace
Huntington, Indiana, USA
Also known as Dan E. Butler
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
Filmography
All Boys
as Father Frank
Blonde
as I.E. Shinn
All My Life
as Dr. Alan Mendelson
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
Pearl
Writer
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell
Chronic Town
as Blow Job
Karl Rove, I Love You
Actor, Director
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
as Lloyd Acheson
Sniper 2
as Eckles
Fixing Frank
as Dr. Arthur Apsey
The Sissy Duckling
as Drake (voice)
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Host / Narrator
The Assassination File
as Harvey Young
The Fan
as Garrity
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
I Love Trouble
as Wilson Chess
Dave
as Reporter
Rising Sun
as Ken Shubik
Captain Ron
as Zachery
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Asst. DA Mendelson
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Styvesant
The Long Walk Home
as Charlie
Longtime Companion
as Walter
Manhunter
as Jimmy Price
