Dan Butler
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.
Acting
Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
as Roden
1991
Movie
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
2011
TV
Supernatural
as Reverend Sorenson
2005
TV
House
as Dr. Philip Weber
2004
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Norm
2000
Movie
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
1998
TV
The Blacklist
as Stromberg
2013
TV
The X-Files
as Jim Ausbury
1993
TV
Blindspot
as Sheriff Paul Bolton
2015
TV
Elementary
as Denny Mulgrew
2012
Movie
Blonde
as I.E. Shinn
2022
Movie
Manhunter
as Jimmy Price
1986
TV
Banshee
as Senator Mitchum
2013
TV
Monk
as Dr. Davis Scott
2002
TV
Star Trek: Voyager
as Steth
1995
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice)
1996
TV
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)
1996
TV
Frasier
as Bulldog Briscoe
1993
Movie
The Fan
as Garrity
1996
