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