Dan Butler
Acting
1954-12-02 · Huntington, Indiana, USA
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
2024 · Movie
Frasier
2023 · Series
Blonde
2022 · Movie
All My Life
2020 · Movie
Stars in the House
2020 · Series
Tales of the City
2019 · Series
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018 · Movie
The Mist
2017 · Series
Blindspot
2015 · Series
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 · Series
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Banshee
2013 · Series
Elementary
2012 · Series
Pearl
2012 · Movie
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · Movie
Prayers for Bobby
2009 · Movie
Chronic Town
2008 · Movie
Cashmere Mafia
2008 · Series
Karl Rove, I Love You
2007 · Movie
'Til Death
2006 · Series
Supernatural
2005 · Series
House
2004 · Series
Quintuplets
2004 · Series
Miss Match
2003 · Series
Sniper 2
2002 · Movie
American Dreams
2002 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
Fixing Frank
2002 · Movie
Monk
2002 · Series
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · Series
The Sissy Duckling
1999 · Movie
Rocket Power
1999 · Series
Enemy of the State
1998 · Movie
More Tales of the City
1998 · Series
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Series
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Movie
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Series
King of the Hill
1997 · Series
Hey Arnold!
1996 · Series
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Series
The Fan
1996 · Movie
The Assassination File
1996 · Movie
Caroline in the City
1995 · Series
The Single Guy
1995 · Series
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Series
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995 · Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
I Love Trouble
1994 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
The X-Files
1993 · Series
Rising Sun
1993 · Movie
Dave
1993 · Movie
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992 · Movie
Captain Ron
1992 · Movie
Frannie's Turn
1992 · Series
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991 · Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Movie
The Long Walk Home
1990 · Movie
Longtime Companion
1989 · Movie
Life Goes On
1989 · Series
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
Monsters
1988 · Series
Roseanne
1988 · Series
Leg Work
1987 · Series
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Series
Manhunter
1986 · Movie
The Manhattan Project
1986 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
Silver Fox
Movie