About
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.
Known for
Ally McBealSeries • 1997
SupernaturalSeries • 2005
HouseSeries • 2004
The BlacklistSeries • 2013
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
FrasierSeries • 1993
ColumboSeries • 1971
MonkSeries • 2002
King of the HillSeries • 1997
Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995
ElementarySeries • 2012
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries • 2000
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Quantum LeapSeries • 1989
Crossing JordanSeries • 2001
BansheeSeries • 2013
BlindspotSeries • 2015
Hey Arnold!Series • 1996
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Caroline in the CitySeries • 1995
Just Shoot Me!Series • 1997
American DreamsSeries • 2002
MonstersSeries • 1988