
Dan Butler
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…
Known For
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you
Filmography
Acting (72)
Movies (29)
All Boys
2024as Father Frank
Blonde
2022as I.E. Shinn
All My Life
2020as Dr. Alan Mendelson
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018as Mr. Simmons (voice)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011as Cal's Boss
Prayers for Bobby
2009as Reverend Whitsell
Chronic Town
2008as Blow Job
Karl Rove, I Love You
2007
Sniper 2
2002as Eckles
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002as Lloyd Acheson
Fixing Frank
2002as Dr. Arthur Apsey
The Sissy Duckling
1999as Drake (voice)
Enemy of the State
1998as Shaffer
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997as Host / Narrator
The Fan
1996as Garrity
The Assassination File
1996as Harvey Young
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995as Self - Actor, "Frasier"
I Love Trouble
1994as Wilson Chess
Rising Sun
1993as Ken Shubik
Dave
1993as Reporter
Captain Ron
1992as Zachery
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992as Asst. DA Mendelson
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991as Styvesant
The Silence of the Lambs
1991as Roden
The Long Walk Home
1990as Charlie
Longtime Companion
1989as Walter
The Manhattan Project
1986as SWAT
Manhunter
1986as Jimmy Price
Silver Fox
Television (43)
Frasier
2023as Bulldog Briscoe
Stars in the House
2020as Self
Tales of the City
2019as Dan
The Mist
2017as Father Romanov
Blindspot
2015as Sheriff Paul Bolton
The Mysteries of Laura
2014as Calvin Gold
The Blacklist
2013as Stromberg
Banshee
2013as Senator Mitchum
Elementary
2012as Denny Mulgrew
Cashmere Mafia
2008
'Til Death
2006as Paul
Supernatural
2005as Reverend Sorenson
House
2004as Dr. Philip Weber
Quintuplets
2004as Francis Helberg
Miss Match
2003as Chuck Webb
Monk
2002as Dr. Davis Scott
Without a Trace
2002as David Wilkins
American Dreams
2002as Coach Ambros
Crossing Jordan
2001as Arnold Hummer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Congressman Price
Malcolm in the Middle
2000as Norm
Rocket Power
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
1998as Gene Kranz
More Tales of the City
1998as Edward Bass Matheson
King of the Hill
1997as Attorney (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997as Bill Slatton
Ally McBeal
1997as Attorney Bender
Hey Arnold!
1996as Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)
Suddenly Susan
1996as Dr. Richards
Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Steth
The Single Guy
1995
Caroline in the City
1995as Kenneth Arabian
Touched by an Angel
1994as Dr. Ivar Kroneberger
The X-Files
1993as Jim Ausbury
Frasier
1993as Bulldog Briscoe
Frannie's Turn
1992as Father Anthony
Quantum Leap
1989as Jake Dorleac
Life Goes On
1989
Roseanne
1988
Monsters
1988
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987as Blaise
Leg Work
1987as Peter Solinski
Columbo
1971as Sergeant Goodman
Crew (3)
Television (1)
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you