Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/2/1954
Place of Birth
Huntington, Indiana, USA
Dan Butler
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 disc...
Known For
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal's Boss
Longtime Companion
as Walter
Blonde
as I.E. Shinn
The Fan
as Garrity
Rising Sun
as Ken Shubik
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
Captain Ron
as Zachery
Enemy of the State
as Shaffer
Sniper 2
as Eckles
The Long Walk Home
as Charlie
Prayers for Bobby
as Reverend Whitsell
The Silence of the Lambs
as Roden
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
as Lloyd Acheson
I Love Trouble
as Wilson Chess
Chronic Town
as Blow Job
The Sissy Duckling
as Drake (voice)
The Assassination File
as Harvey Young
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Asst. DA Mendelson
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Host / Narrator
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Styvesant
Career Timeline
2002
1998
1997
1996
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Scientist (voice)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons (voice)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Lila's Father (voice)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons (voice; uncredited)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Dispatcher (voice)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Publisher (voice)
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Simmons / Houseboy (voice)
Suddenly Susan
as Dr. Richards
The Fan
as Garrity
The Assassination File
as Harvey Young