Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Dan Butler
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 30Series: 43Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 76470
IMDb ID: nm0124873
Known for: Acting
Born: December 2, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Huntington, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2024
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 7.15
Wikidata: Q561689
Also known as
Dan E. Butler
Other jobs
Director (2)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dan Butler.
as Father Frank
All Boys
2024 • Movie
as I.E. Shinn
Blonde
2022 • Movie
as Dr. Alan Mendelson
All My Life
2020 • Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018 • Movie
Writer
Pearl
2012 • Movie
as Cal's Boss
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 • Movie
as Reverend Whitsell
Prayers for Bobby
2009 • Movie
as Blow Job
Chronic Town
2008 • Movie
Karl Rove, I Love You
2007 • Movie
as Eckles
Sniper 2
2002 • Movie
as Dr. Arthur Apsey
Fixing Frank
2002 • Movie
as Lloyd Acheson
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002 • Movie
as Drake (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
1999 • Movie
as Shaffer
Enemy of the State
1998 • Movie
as Host / Narrator
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 • Movie
as Garrity
The Fan
1996 • Movie
as Harvey Young
The Assassination File
1996 • Movie
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995 • Movie
as Wilson Chess
I Love Trouble
1994 • Movie
as Ken Shubik
Rising Sun
1993 • Movie
as Reporter
Dave
1993 • Movie
as Asst. DA Mendelson
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992 • Movie
as Zachery
Captain Ron
1992 • Movie
as Styvesant
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dan Butler.
as Bulldog Briscoe • 1 eps
Frasier
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Stars in the House
2020 • Series
as Dan • 1 eps
Tales of the City
2019 • Series
as Father Romanov • 4 eps
The Mist
2017 • Series
as Sheriff Paul Bolton • 1 eps
Blindspot
2015 • Series
as Calvin Gold • 1 eps
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 • Series
as Stromberg • 1 eps
The Blacklist
2013 • Series
as Senator Mitchum • 2 eps
Banshee
2013 • Series
as Denny Mulgrew • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
1 eps
Cashmere Mafia
2008 • Series
as Paul • 1 eps
'Til Death
2006 • Series
as Reverend Sorenson • 1 eps
Supernatural
2005 • Series
as Dr. Philip Weber • 1 eps
House
2004 • Series
as Francis Helberg • 1 eps
Quintuplets
2004 • Series
as Chuck Webb • 1 eps
Miss Match
2003 • Series
as Coach Ambros • 4 eps
American Dreams
2002 • Series
as David Wilkins • 1 eps
Without a Trace
2002 • Series
as Dr. Davis Scott • 1 eps
Monk
2002 • Series
as Congressman Price • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Arnold Hummer • 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
2001 • Series
as Norm • 1 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 • Series
1 eps
Rocket Power
1999 • Series
as Edward Bass Matheson • 1 eps
More Tales of the City
1998 • Series
as Gene Kranz • 2 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 • Series