Dan Butler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-02 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Huntington, Indiana, USA

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 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

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • House

    House

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Blindspot

    Blindspot

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Hey Arnold!

    Hey Arnold!

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

  • Rocket Power

    Rocket Power

  • The Mysteries of Laura

    The Mysteries of Laura

  • 'Til Death

    'Til Death

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • The Mist

    The Mist

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • Prayers for Bobby

    Prayers for Bobby

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

    Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Quintuplets

    Quintuplets

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

    The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

  • Longtime Companion

    Longtime Companion

  • Captain Ron

    Captain Ron

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • Dave

    Dave

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • All My Life

    All My Life

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • Cashmere Mafia

    Cashmere Mafia

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • The Assassination File

    The Assassination File

  • Sniper 2

    Sniper 2

  • Leg Work

    Leg Work

  • The Sissy Duckling

    The Sissy Duckling

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • The Rape of Doctor Willis

    The Rape of Doctor Willis

  • The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

  • Chronic Town

    Chronic Town

  • Frannie's Turn

    Frannie's Turn

  • Silver Fox

    Silver Fox

  • All Boys

    All Boys

  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

  • Fixing Frank

    Fixing Frank

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

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