Dan Butler
Date of birth: 1954-12-02
Place of birth: Huntington, Indiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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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The Silence of the Lambs
1991-02-14
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to int
The Sissy Duckling
1999-09-14
Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him. However, after his unusual talents help him
I Love Trouble
1994-06-29
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck con
Prayers for Bobby
2009-01-24
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply r
Dave
1993-05-07
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002-06-28
Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, gets a new job at a research facility, makes a power
The Long Walk Home
1990-12-21
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in res
Enemy of the State
1998-11-20
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer a
Sniper 2
2002-12-28
A former Marine sniper is lured back in on a top-secret mission to take out a rogue general accused
Captain Ron
1992-09-18
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take
Longtime Companion
1989-10-11
During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaugh
Chronic Town
2008-04-03
Truman Korovin is a lonely, sharp-witted cab driver in Fairbanks, Alaska, 1980. The usual routine of
The Assassination File
1996-06-22
An ex-FBI agent gradually uncovers the nature of a conspiracy behind the death of a black presidenti
The Fan
1996-08-15
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to th
Fixing Frank
2002-08-03
Frank (Miller) is a gay journalist who goes undercover at the urging of his therapist boyfriend Jona
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991-11-03
A drama directed by Lou Antonio.
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992-11-29
In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles pol
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift thos
All Boys
2024-12-06
A Catholic school retreat goes off the rails when four boys and a priest play a disastrous game of T
Silver Fox
It’s minutes before curtain when America’s favorite “guncle” (gay uncle), standup comedian Joe Fox,
Manhunter
1986-08-14
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a r
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018-04-26
When their trip to San Lorenzo takes a turn for the worst, Arnold and his classmate’s only hope of g
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011-07-29
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a
Blonde
2022-09-16
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements,
Rising Sun
1993-07-30
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America
1995-01-01
Documentary about the first gay prom in America, that took place in West Hollywood, promoted by stud
All My Life
2020-10-23
It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the
Karl Rove, I Love You
2007-11-15
Election Year, 2004. A documentary on the "unknown supporting actor" takes a surprising turn when th