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Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Acting · 1.5 popularity

Age

71

Movies

29

TV

43

Born
December 2, 1954
From
Huntington, Indiana, USA

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.

Works

29 films

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

20117.3

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

19987.1

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

19918.3

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

19936.1

Blonde

Blonde

20225.9

The Fan

The Fan

19966.0

All My Life

All My Life

20207.8

Dave

Dave

19936.7

Sniper 2

Sniper 2

20025.5

Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

20098.1

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

20187.7

Captain Ron

Captain Ron

19925.6

The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

19907.6

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

19945.5

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

19866.2

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

20025.9

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

19953.7

All Boys

All Boys

2024

Longtime Companion

Longtime Companion

19896.7

The Rape of Doctor Willis

The Rape of Doctor Willis

19916.3

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

19924.0

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

19995.1

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

19975.1

The Assassination File

The Assassination File

19965.7

Silver Fox

Silver Fox

2026

Karl Rove, I Love You

Karl Rove, I Love You

20077.0

Fixing Frank

Fixing Frank

20024.8

Chronic Town

Chronic Town

20086.0

Manhunter

Manhunter

19867.0