Dan Butler(I)

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Writer
Director

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Dan Butler was born on 2 December 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Frasier (1993), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Fan (1996). He has been married to Richard Waterhouse since 12 September 2010.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

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Known for

Frasier

8.2

TV Series

Bulldog Briscoe

The Silence of the Lambs

8.6

Roden

1991

The Fan

5.9

Garrity

1996

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

7.4

Cal's Boss

2011

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Actor

Frasier
6.8
TV Series
- Bulldog Briscoe
- 2024
The Blacklist
7.9
TV Series
- Attorney General Stromberg
- 2023
Blonde
5.5
- I.E. Shinn
- 2022
All My Life
6.3
- Dr. Alan Mendelson
- 2020
Tales of the City
7.4
TV Series
- 2019
Elementary
7.9
TV Series
- Denny Mulgrew
- 2018
Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie
7.4
TV Movie
- Mr. Simmons (voice)
- 2017
The Mist
5.4
TV Series
- Father Romanov
- 2017
Odd Mom Out
7.0
TV Series
- Joe
- 2017
Banshee
8.4
TV Series
- Senator Mitchum
- 2016
Parmalee
TV Series
- Kevin Fleer
- 2016
Blue Bloods
7.7
TV Series
- SBS President Randy Grant
- 2016
Blindspot
7.3
TV Series
- Paul Bolton
- 2015
The Mysteries of Laura
6.8
TV Series
- Calvin Gold
- 2014
Chu and Blossom
6.2
- Mr. Kirkpatrick
- 2014

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Supernatural: Hook Man

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Monsters: A New Woman

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Alternative names
- Dan E. Butler
Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- December 2, 1954
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Spouse
- Richard WaterhouseSeptember 12, 2010 - present
Parents
Other works
Wrote and starred in "The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me", a (semi-autobiographical) one-man play about gay life.

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Trivia
Is best known for the role of Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the super-popular Emmy-winning show Frasier (1993).

Quotes
There are so many different camps about what being gay means. The danger comes when each one is so rigid that it sees itself as the true picture.