Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Age
58
Birthday
Dec. 2nd, 1954
Born in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Height
5' 7"

Dan Butler's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Frasier TV Show
Frasier
Frannie's Turn TV Show
Frannie's Turn
 

Main Movie Roles

2002 - Fixing Frank
2002 - The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
1998 - Enemy of the State
1996 - The Fan
1994 - I Love Trouble
1993 - Dave
1993 - Rising Sun
1992 - Captain Ron
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs
1986 - The Manhattan Project
1986 - Manhunter

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Mr. Simmons (Voiced)
34
Coach Ambros
4
Art
3
Kenneth Arabian
2
Mutta
2
Attorney (Voiced)
2
Reverend Sorenson
1
David
1
Jim Ausbury
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Butler disclosed his homosexuality on _"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)_ (qv) in 1994 during his run as a swaggering heterosexual on _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv).
  • Father Andrew Butler is a pharmacist; mother Shirley is a homemaker.
  • Is a playwright.
  • Butler was among the public figures to speak out in 2000 against California's Proposition 22 (also known as the Knight Initiative) that sought to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
  • Is best known for the role of Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the super-popular Emmy-winning show _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv).
  • Is one of only two actors to have appeared in the original Hannibal Lecter film, _Manhunter (1986)_ (qv), as well as _The Silence of the Lambs (1991)_ (qv). The other is 'Frankie Faison' (qv).
  • Best known for his role as Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe in _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv). Initially, he was a recurring guest actor, but in 1996, he became a member of the main cast. His character was written out of the show in 1999, but returned to guest star in five episodes of the series' last three seasons.
  • Has been involved with the theatre since his youth in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He made his performing debut as a lad in a local production of "The Music Man" and eventually joined the Indiana-Purdue theatre group while in high school.


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