Dan Butler
Born in Huntington, Indiana, USA — Dec 02 1954
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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 But…
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Dan Butler's Credits
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Supernatural
Reverend Sorenson
House
Dr. Philip Weber
The Blacklist
Stromberg
The X-Files
Jim Ausbury
Star Trek: Voyager
Steth
Frasier
Bulldog Briscoe
Elementary
Denny Mulgrew
Monk
Dr. Davis Scott
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Congressman Price
Columbo
Sergeant Goodman
Without a Trace
David Wilkins
King of the Hill
Attorney (voice)
Crossing Jordan
Arnold Hummer
Malcolm in the Middle
Norm
Blindspot
Sheriff Paul Bolton
Quantum Leap
Jake Dorleac
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Ivar Kroneberger
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Simmons (voice)
American Dreams
Coach Ambros
Banshee
Senator Mitchum
Caroline in the City
Kenneth Arabian
Stars in the House
Self
'Til Death
Paul
Ally McBeal
Attorney Bender
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Blaise
The Single Guy
The Mysteries of Laura
Calvin Gold
Monsters
Just Shoot Me!
Bill Slatton
Life Goes On
Rocket Power
Suddenly Susan
Dr. Richards
Roseanne
The Mist
Father Romanov
Miss Match
Chuck Webb
From the Earth to the Moon
Gene Kranz
Quintuplets
Francis Helberg
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Cal's Boss
Tales of the City
Dan
Frasier
Bulldog Briscoe
Enemy of the State
Shaffer
Blonde
I.E. Shinn
Dave
Reporter
Cashmere Mafia
The Silence of the Lambs
Roden
More Tales of the City
Edward Bass Matheson
Leg Work
Peter Solinski
Rising Sun
Ken Shubik
Sniper 2
Eckles
The Fan
Garrity
I Love Trouble
Wilson Chess
Prayers for Bobby
Reverend Whitsell
Captain Ron
Zachery
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Lloyd Acheson
The Long Walk Home
Charlie
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Mr. Simmons (voice)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Host / Narrator
The Manhattan Project
SWAT
All My Life
Dr. Alan Mendelson
Longtime Companion
Walter
The Assassination File
Harvey Young
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Styvesant
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Asst. DA Mendelson
The Sissy Duckling
Drake (voice)
Frannie's Turn
Father Anthony
Silver Fox
Chronic Town
Blow Job
Fixing Frank
Dr. Arthur Apsey
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
Self - Actor, "Frasier"
Karl Rove, I Love You
Pearl
Writing
All Boys
Father Frank
Manhunter
Jimmy Price