Dan Butler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

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

  • House

    House

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • Banshee

    Banshee

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Blindspot

    Blindspot

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • 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!

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Mist

    The Mist

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • The Mysteries of Laura

    The Mysteries of Laura

  • Chronic Town

    Chronic Town

  • Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • 'Til Death

    'Til Death

  • Rocket Power

    Rocket Power

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Quintuplets

    Quintuplets

  • All My Life

    All My Life

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • Leg Work

    Leg Work

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • Silver Fox

    Silver Fox

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Cashmere Mafia

    Cashmere Mafia

  • Sniper 2

    Sniper 2

  • The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

  • Prayers for Bobby

    Prayers for Bobby

  • Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

    Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

  • Captain Ron

    Captain Ron

  • All Boys

    All Boys

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

    The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

  • Longtime Companion

    Longtime Companion

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Frannie's Turn

    Frannie's Turn

  • The Sissy Duckling

    The Sissy Duckling

  • The Assassination File

    The Assassination File

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

    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

  • The Rape of Doctor Willis

    The Rape of Doctor Willis

  • Fixing Frank

    Fixing Frank

  • Karl Rove, I Love You

    Karl Rove, I Love You

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

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