Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as
Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe
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on the TV series ''
Frasier
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'' (1993–2004); Art in ''
Roseanne'' (1991–1992); for the voice of Mr. Simmons on the ''
Nickelodeon
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'' TV show ''
Hey Arnold
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'' (1997–2002), which was later reprised the role in ''
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' (2017); and films roles in ''
Enemy of the State
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'' (1998) and ''
Sniper 2
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'' (2001).
Education
Butler was born in
Huntington, Indiana
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, and raised in Fort Wayne, the son of Shirley, a housewife, and Andrew Butler, a pharmacist. While a drama student at