Biografía y filmografía

Dan Butler

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.

Fotos

Películas (30)

All Boys

2024 · Father Frank

Blonde

2022 · I.E. Shinn

All My Life

2020 · Dr. Alan Mendelson

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

2018 · Mr. Simmons (voice)

Pearl

2012 · Writer

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011 · Cal's Boss

Prayers for Bobby

2009 · Reverend Whitsell

Chronic Town

2008 · Blow Job

Karl Rove, I Love You

2007 · Director

Sniper 2

2002 · Eckles

Fixing Frank

2002 · Dr. Arthur Apsey

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

2002 · Lloyd Acheson

The Sissy Duckling

1999 · Drake (voice)

Enemy of the State

1998 · Shaffer

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997 · Host / Narrator

The Fan

1996 · Garrity

The Assassination File

1996 · Harvey Young

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

1995 · Self - Actor, "Frasier"

I Love Trouble

1994 · Wilson Chess

Rising Sun

1993 · Ken Shubik

Dave

1993 · Reporter

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

1992 · Asst. DA Mendelson

Captain Ron

1992 · Zachery

The Rape of Doctor Willis

1991 · Styvesant

The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · Roden

The Long Walk Home

1990 · Charlie

Longtime Companion

1989 · Walter

Manhunter

1986 · Jimmy Price

The Manhattan Project

1986 · SWAT

Silver Fox

Series (43)

Frasier

2023 · Bulldog Briscoe

Stars in the House

2020 · Self

Tales of the City

2019 · Dan

The Mist

2017 · Father Romanov

Blindspot

2015 · Sheriff Paul Bolton

The Mysteries of Laura

2014 · Calvin Gold

The Blacklist

2013 · Stromberg

Banshee

2013 · Senator Mitchum

Elementary

2012 · Denny Mulgrew

Cashmere Mafia

2008

'Til Death

2006 · Paul

Supernatural

2005 · Reverend Sorenson

Dr. House

2004 · Dr. Philip Weber

Quintuplets

2004 · Francis Helberg

Miss Match

2003 · Chuck Webb

American Dreams

2002 · Coach Ambros

Without a Trace

2002 · David Wilkins

Monk

2002 · Dr. Davis Scott

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Congressman Price

Crossing Jordan

2001 · Arnold Hummer

Malcolm in the Middle

2000 · Norm

Rocket Power

1999

More Tales of the City

1998 · Edward Bass Matheson

From the Earth to the Moon

1998 · Gene Kranz

Ally McBeal

1997 · Attorney Bender

Just Shoot Me!

1997 · Bill Slatton

King of the Hill

1997 · Attorney (voice), Daniel (voice)

Hey Arnold!

1996 · Mr. Simmons (voice), Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice), Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice), Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited), Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice), Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice), Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)