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Dan Butler
Dan Butler
Age 71 years (Dec 2, 1954)
Birthplace Huntington, Indiana, USA
Movies 19
TV Shows 37

Dan Butler

Actor
Known for
Frasier Bulldog Briscoe 1993– · ★ 7.7 The Mist Father Romanov 2017– · ★ 6.2 Banshee Senator Mitchum 2013– · ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap Jake Dorleac 1989– · ★ 8.0
Dan Butler has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. 56 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. For much of the audience, Dan Butler is Roden from 'The Silence of the Lambs', whatever else the credits say. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Dan Butler has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. 56 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it. For much of the audience, Dan Butler is Roden from 'The Silence of the Lambs', whatever else the credits say. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Known for
Frasier Bulldog Briscoe 1993– · ★ 7.7 The Mist Father Romanov 2017– · ★ 6.2 Banshee Senator Mitchum 2013– · ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap Jake Dorleac 1989– · ★ 8.0
Movies (19 titles)
TV Shows (37 titles)
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All Boys
Father Frank
2024
Frasier
Bulldog Briscoe
★ 6.7
2024Season 2
The Blacklist
Stromberg
★ 7.6
2023Season 10
Blonde
I.E. Shinn
★ 5.9
2022
All My Life
Dr. Alan Mendelson
★ 7.7
2020
Tales of the City
Dan
★ 6.8
2019Season 1
Elementary
Denny Mulgrew
★ 7.6
2018Season 6
The Mist
Father Romanov
★ 6.2
2017Season 1
Banshee
Senator Mitchum
★ 8.0
2016Season 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Dan Butler and where are they from?
Dan Butler is 71 years old, born on December 2, 1954 in Huntington, Indiana, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Dan Butler?
Dan Butler is best known for roles in The Silence of the Lambs, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Enemy of the State.
How many movies has Dan Butler been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1986), Dan Butler has appeared in 19 movies and 37 TV shows.
What was Dan Butler's first movie?
The career of Dan Butler began with The Manhattan Project (1986).
What is Dan Butler's most recent movie or series?
Dan Butler's most recent release is All Boys, which premiered on December 6, 2024.
What TV shows has Dan Butler appeared in?
On television, Dan Butler has appeared in Supernatural, House, Malcolm in the Middle, The X-Files.
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Dan Butler
Dan Butler
1954-12-02 · Huntington, Indiana, USA

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.

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