Dan Butler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-02 (71 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

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • House

    House

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Blindspot

    Blindspot

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • 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!

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • The Mysteries of Laura

    The Mysteries of Laura

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • The Assassination File

    The Assassination File

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Rocket Power

    Rocket Power

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The Mist

    The Mist

  • 'Til Death

    'Til Death

  • The Fan

    The Fan

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

    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

    The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Longtime Companion

    Longtime Companion

  • Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • Sniper 2

    Sniper 2

  • Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

    Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

  • Prayers for Bobby

    Prayers for Bobby

  • Captain Ron

    Captain Ron

  • The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

  • All My Life

    All My Life

  • Quintuplets

    Quintuplets

  • Chronic Town

    Chronic Town

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Cashmere Mafia

    Cashmere Mafia

  • Leg Work

    Leg Work

  • Dave

    Dave

  • The Sissy Duckling

    The Sissy Duckling

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • The Rape of Doctor Willis

    The Rape of Doctor Willis

  • Frannie's Turn

    Frannie's Turn

  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

  • Fixing Frank

    Fixing Frank

  • All Boys

    All Boys

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

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

  • Silver Fox

    Silver Fox

  • Karl Rove, I Love You

    Karl Rove, I Love You