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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-02 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Huntington, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Dan Butler

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Sissy Duckling

1999

The Sissy Duckling

as

Drake (voice)

I Love Trouble

1994

I Love Trouble

as

Wilson Chess

Prayers for Bobby

2009

Prayers for Bobby

as

Reverend Whitsell

Dave

1993

Dave

as

Reporter

The Long Walk Home

1990

The Long Walk Home

as

Charlie

Enemy of the State

1998

Enemy of the State

as

Shaffer

Sniper 2

2002

Sniper 2

as

Eckles

Captain Ron

1992

Captain Ron

as

Zachery

Longtime Companion

1989

Longtime Companion

as

Walter

Chronic Town

2008

Chronic Town

as

Blow Job

The Assassination File

1996

The Assassination File

as

Harvey Young

The Fan

1996

The Fan

as

Garrity

Fixing Frank

2002

Fixing Frank

as

Dr. Arthur Apsey

All Boys

2024

All Boys

as

Father Frank

Manhunter

1986

Manhunter

as

Jimmy Price

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

2018

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

as

Mr. Simmons (voice)

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as

Cal's Boss

Blonde

2022

Blonde

as

I.E. Shinn

Rising Sun

1993

Rising Sun

as

Ken Shubik

House

House

as

Dr. Philip Weber

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Attorney Bender

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

as

Kenneth Arabian

Miss Match

Miss Match

as

Chuck Webb

Monk

Monk

as

Dr. Davis Scott

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Attorney (voice)

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Arnold Hummer

American Dreams

American Dreams

as

Coach Ambros

Frasier

Frasier

as

Bulldog Briscoe

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Jake Dorleac

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Jim Ausbury

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

as

Bill Slatton

Leg Work

Leg Work

as

Peter Solinski

Frannie's Turn

Frannie's Turn

as

Father Anthony

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as

Congressman Price

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

Sheriff Paul Bolton

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Daniel (voice)

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Stromberg

Banshee

Banshee

as

Senator Mitchum

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

Reverend Sorenson

The Mist

The Mist

as

Father Romanov

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons (voice)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice)

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)

More Tales of the City

More Tales of the City

as

Edward Bass Matheson

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

David Wilkins

Elementary

Elementary

as

Denny Mulgrew

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Dr. Ivar Kroneberger

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

as

Dr. Richards

Columbo

Columbo

as

Sergeant Goodman

Frasier

Frasier

as

Bulldog Briscoe

Production

Crew

Directing