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Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 02, 1954 (70)
Birthplace Huntington, Indiana, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Blonde

Blonde

2022

as I.E. Shinn

All My Life

All My Life

2020

as Dr. Alan Mendelson

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

2018

as Mr. Simmons (voice)

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011

as Cal's Boss

Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

2009

as Reverend Whitsell

Chronic Town

Chronic Town

2008

as Blow Job

Fixing Frank

Fixing Frank

2002

as Dr. Arthur Apsey

Sniper 2

Sniper 2

2002

as Eckles

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

1999

as Drake (voice)

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as Shaffer

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Host / Narrator

The Assassination File

The Assassination File

1996

as Harvey Young

The Fan

The Fan

1996

as Garrity

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

as Wilson Chess

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

as Ken Shubik

Dave

Dave

1993

as Reporter

Captain Ron

Captain Ron

1992

as Zachery

The Rape of Doctor Willis

The Rape of Doctor Willis

1991

as Styvesant

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

as Roden

The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

1990

as Charlie

Longtime Companion

Longtime Companion

1989

as Walter

Manhunter

Manhunter

1986

as Jimmy Price

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Frasier

as Bulldog Briscoe

Episodes: 47

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons (voice)

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Frannie's Turn

as Father Anthony

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 13, 1992

American Dreams

as Coach Ambros

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

The Mist

as Father Romanov

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 22, 2017

Caroline in the City

as Kenneth Arabian

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

From the Earth to the Moon

as Gene Kranz

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 05, 1998

Banshee

as Senator Mitchum

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 2013

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

House

as Dr. Philip Weber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Ally McBeal

as Attorney Bender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

'Til Death

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2006

Star Trek: Voyager

as Steth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Miss Match

as Chuck Webb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2003

Monk

as Dr. Davis Scott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

King of the Hill

as Attorney (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Crossing Jordan

as Arnold Hummer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Malcolm in the Middle

as Norm

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2000

Quantum Leap

as Jake Dorleac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

The X-Files

as Jim Ausbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Just Shoot Me!

as Bill Slatton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Leg Work

as Peter Solinski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1987

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Congressman Price

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Blindspot

as Sheriff Paul Bolton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2015

King of the Hill

as Daniel (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

The Blacklist

as Stromberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Supernatural

as Reverend Sorenson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Quantum Leap

as Mutta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Hey Arnold!

as Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

Tales of the City

as Dan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 2019

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Blaise

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 1987

More Tales of the City

as Edward Bass Matheson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1998

Without a Trace

as David Wilkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Elementary

as Denny Mulgrew

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

The Mysteries of Laura

as Calvin Gold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2014

Touched by an Angel

as Dr. Ivar Kroneberger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Suddenly Susan

as Dr. Richards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1996

Columbo

as Sergeant Goodman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Frasier

as Bulldog Briscoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2023

Roseanne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

The Single Guy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Rocket Power

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 1999

Quintuplets

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2004

Monsters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 1988

Cashmere Mafia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 2008

Life Goes On

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1989

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

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