Dan Butler
Acting
Born: 1954-12-02 in 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.
Known For
The Silence of the Lambs
Roden
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Cal's Boss
Supernatural
Reverend Sorenson
House
Dr. Philip Weber
Malcolm in the Middle
Norm
Enemy of the State
Shaffer
The X-Files
Jim Ausbury
The Blacklist
Stromberg
Blindspot
Sheriff Paul Bolton
Elementary
Denny Mulgrew
Manhunter
Jimmy Price
Blonde
I.E. Shinn
Banshee
Senator Mitchum
Monk
Dr. Davis Scott
Star Trek: Voyager
Steth
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)
Frasier
Bulldog Briscoe
The Fan
Garrity
Columbo
Sergeant Goodman
Rising Sun
Ken Shubik
Dave
Reporter
The Mist
Father Romanov
Quantum Leap
Jake Dorleac
Quantum Leap
Mutta
King of the Hill
Attorney (voice)
King of the Hill
Daniel (voice)
Prayers for Bobby
Reverend Whitsell
All My Life
Dr. Alan Mendelson
Roseanne
Ally McBeal
Attorney Bender
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Congressman Price
Captain Ron
Zachery
Rocket Power
Without a Trace
David Wilkins