
Acting
Born December 2, 1954 · 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.

All Boys
2024

Blonde
2022

All My Life
2020

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011

Prayers for Bobby
2009

Chronic Town
2008

Karl Rove, I Love You
2007

Sniper 2
2002

Fixing Frank
2002

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002

The Sissy Duckling
1999

Enemy of the State
1998

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997

The Fan
1996

The Assassination File
1996

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995

I Love Trouble
1994

Rising Sun
1993

Dave
1993

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992

Captain Ron
1992

The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991

The Silence of the Lambs
1991

The Long Walk Home
1990

Longtime Companion
1989

Manhunter
1986

The Manhattan Project
1986