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: 7.14
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.
All Boys
as Father Frank
2024 Movie
5.9
Blonde
as I.E. Shinn
2022 Movie
7.8
All My Life
as Dr. Alan Mendelson
2020 Movie
7.6
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
2018 Movie
Pearl
Writer
2012 Movie
7.3
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
2011 Movie
8.1
Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell
2009 Movie
6.0
Chronic Town
as Blow Job
2008 Movie
7.0
Karl Rove, I Love You
2007 Movie
5.5
Sniper 2
as Eckles
2002 Movie
4.6
Fixing Frank
as Dr. Arthur Apsey
2002 Movie
5.9
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
as Lloyd Acheson
2002 Movie
4.7
The Sissy Duckling
as Drake (voice)
1999 Movie
7.1
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
1998 Movie
4.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Host / Narrator
1997 Movie
6.0
The Fan
as Garrity
1996 Movie
5.2
The Assassination File
as Harvey Young
1996 Movie
1.0
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
1995 Movie
5.5
I Love Trouble
as Wilson Chess
1994 Movie
6.1
Rising Sun
as Ken Shubik
1993 Movie
6.6
Dave
as Reporter
1993 Movie
2.0
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Asst. DA Mendelson
1992 Movie
5.6
Captain Ron
as Zachery
1992 Movie
4.5
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Styvesant
1991 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dan Butler.
6.8
Frasier
as Bulldog Briscoe • 1 eps
2023 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.8
Tales of the City
as Dan • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.2
The Mist
as Father Romanov • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Sheriff Paul Bolton • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
The Mysteries of Laura
as Calvin Gold • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Stromberg • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Senator Mitchum • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Denny Mulgrew • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.9
Cashmere Mafia
1 eps
2008 Series
6.4
'Til Death
as Paul • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Supernatural
as Reverend Sorenson • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Dr. Philip Weber • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.3
Quintuplets
as Francis Helberg • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.6
Miss Match
as Chuck Webb • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.1
American Dreams
as Coach Ambros • 4 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as David Wilkins • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Monk
as Dr. Davis Scott • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Congressman Price • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Arnold Hummer • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Norm • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.7
Rocket Power
1 eps
1999 Series
7.2
More Tales of the City
as Edward Bass Matheson • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as Gene Kranz • 2 eps
1998 Series