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Dan Butler
Huntington, Indiana, USA
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 Huntingt…
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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.
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2024
All Boys
Movie Father Frank
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2023
Frasier
TV show Bulldog Briscoe
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2022
Blonde
Movie I.E. Shinn
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2020
All My Life
Movie Dr. Alan Mendelson
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2019
Tales of the City
TV show Dan
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2018
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Movie Mr. Simmons (voice)
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2017
The Mist
TV show Father Romanov
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2015
Blindspot
TV show Sheriff Paul Bolton
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2014
The Mysteries of Laura
TV show Calvin Gold
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2013
The Blacklist
TV show Stromberg
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2013
Banshee
TV show Senator Mitchum
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2012
Elementary
TV show Denny Mulgrew
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2012
Pearl
Movie Writer
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2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Movie Cal's Boss
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2009
Prayers for Bobby
Movie Reverend Whitsell
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2008
Chronic Town
Movie Blow Job
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2008
Cashmere Mafia
TV show
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2007
Karl Rove, I Love You
Movie
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2006
'Til Death
TV show Paul
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2005
Supernatural
TV show Reverend Sorenson
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2004
House
TV show Dr. Philip Weber
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2004
Quintuplets
TV show Francis Helberg
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2003
Miss Match
TV show Chuck Webb
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2002
Sniper 2
Movie Eckles
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2002
American Dreams
TV show Coach Ambros
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2002
Without a Trace
TV show David Wilkins
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2002
Fixing Frank
Movie Dr. Arthur Apsey
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2002
Monk
TV show Dr. Davis Scott
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2002
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Movie Lloyd Acheson
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2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV show Congressman Price
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2001
Crossing Jordan
TV show Arnold Hummer
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2000
Malcolm in the Middle
TV show Norm
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1999
The Sissy Duckling
Movie Drake (voice)
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1999
Rocket Power
TV show
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1998
Enemy of the State
Movie Shaffer
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1998
More Tales of the City
TV show Edward Bass Matheson
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1998
From the Earth to the Moon
TV show Gene Kranz
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1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie Host / Narrator
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1997
Ally McBeal
TV show Attorney Bender
