Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Acting

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…

Filmography

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All Boys All Boys 2024 Frasier ★ 6.7 Frasier 2023 Blonde ★ 5.9 Blonde 2022 All My Life ★ 7.8 All My Life 2020 Stars in the House Stars in the House 2020 Tales of the City ★ 6.8 Tales of the City 2019 Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie ★ 7.7 Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie 2018 The Mist ★ 6.2 The Mist 2017 Blindspot ★ 7.4 Blindspot 2015 The Mysteries of Laura ★ 7.1 The Mysteries of Laura 2014 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Banshee ★ 8.0 Banshee 2013 Elementary ★ 7.6 Elementary 2012 Crazy, Stupid, Love. ★ 7.3 Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011 Prayers for Bobby ★ 8.1 Prayers for Bobby 2009 Chronic Town ★ 6.0 Chronic Town 2008 Cashmere Mafia ★ 5.9 Cashmere Mafia 2008 Karl Rove, I Love You ★ 7.0 Karl Rove, I Love You 2007 'Til Death ★ 6.5 'Til Death 2006 Supernatural ★ 8.3 Supernatural 2005 House ★ 8.6 House 2004 Quintuplets ★ 8.3 Quintuplets 2004 Miss Match ★ 6.6 Miss Match 2003 Sniper 2 ★ 5.6 Sniper 2 2002 American Dreams ★ 5.2 American Dreams 2002 Without a Trace ★ 7.3 Without a Trace 2002 Fixing Frank ★ 4.8 Fixing Frank 2002 Monk ★ 8.0 Monk 2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest ★ 5.9 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Crossing Jordan ★ 7.2 Crossing Jordan 2001 Malcolm in the Middle ★ 8.5 Malcolm in the Middle 2000 The Sissy Duckling ★ 5.1 The Sissy Duckling 1999 Rocket Power ★ 7.7 Rocket Power 1999 Enemy of the State ★ 7.1 Enemy of the State 1998 More Tales of the City ★ 7.3 More Tales of the City 1998 From the Earth to the Moon ★ 8.1 From the Earth to the Moon 1998 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender ★ 5.1 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997 Ally McBeal ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997 Just Shoot Me! ★ 6.6 Just Shoot Me! 1997 King of the Hill ★ 7.4 King of the Hill 1997 Hey Arnold! ★ 8.0 Hey Arnold! 1996 Suddenly Susan ★ 5.9 Suddenly Susan 1996 The Fan ★ 6.0 The Fan 1996 The Assassination File ★ 5.7 The Assassination File 1996 The Single Guy ★ 5.8 The Single Guy 1995 Caroline in the City ★ 6.5 Caroline in the City 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ★ 7.8 Star Trek: Voyager 1995 Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America ★ 3.7 Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 I Love Trouble ★ 5.5 I Love Trouble 1994 Frasier ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Rising Sun ★ 6.1 Rising Sun 1993 Dave ★ 6.7 Dave 1993 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One ★ 4.0 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One 1992 Captain Ron ★ 5.6 Captain Ron 1992 Frannie's Turn ★ 7.5 Frannie's Turn 1992 The Rape of Doctor Willis ★ 6.3 The Rape of Doctor Willis 1991 The Silence of the Lambs ★ 8.3 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 The Long Walk Home ★ 7.6 The Long Walk Home 1990 Longtime Companion ★ 6.7 Longtime Companion 1989 Life Goes On ★ 6.6 Life Goes On 1989 Quantum Leap ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap 1989 Monsters ★ 7.1 Monsters 1988 Roseanne ★ 6.8 Roseanne 1988 Leg Work ★ 6.5 Leg Work 1987 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ★ 7.0 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1987 Manhunter ★ 7.0 Manhunter 1986 The Manhattan Project ★ 6.2 The Manhattan Project 1986 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Silver Fox Silver Fox