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