Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Dan Butler
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew 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
Frequent 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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Dan Butler.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Dan Butler.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Dan Butler.
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
as Roden
1991 Movie
8.1
Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell
2009 Movie
7.8
All My Life
as Dr. Alan Mendelson
2020 Movie
7.6
The Long Walk Home
as Charlie
1990 Movie
7.6
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
2018 Movie
7.3
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
2011 Movie
7.1
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
1998 Movie
7.0
Manhunter
as Jimmy Price
1986 Movie
6.6
Dave
as Reporter
1993 Movie
6.2
The Manhattan Project
as SWAT
1986 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dan Butler.
8.6
House
as Dr. Philip Weber • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Norm • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Jim Ausbury • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Supernatural
as Reverend Sorenson • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as Gene Kranz • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Sergeant Goodman • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.0
Quantum Leap
as Jake Dorleac • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons (voice) • 17 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Banshee
as Senator Mitchum • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Monk
as Dr. Davis Scott • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Steth • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
Rocket Power
1 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dan Butler.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dan Butler.
8.3
Supernatural
as Reverend Sorenson • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Dr. Philip Weber • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Stromberg • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Jim Ausbury • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Sergeant Goodman • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Steth • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.9
Monk
as Dr. Davis Scott • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Denny Mulgrew • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Frasier
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Attorney (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Norm • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Sheriff Paul Bolton • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dan Butler.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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