
Paul Butler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1942
- Died
- January 12, 2010 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Paul Butler (12 March 1942, Pennsylvania – 12 January 2010, Manhattan, New York) was an American character actor. He is best known for creating the role of Detective Walter Clemmons on Crime Story (1986–1988) and for stage work including A Few Good Men and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. His notable film roles include Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Insider (1999), and Reign Over Me (2007).
Known For
Filmography

Reign Over Me
Movie · as George Johnson

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie · as Detective

The Unit
TV · as Art Spey · 1 ep

Confess
Movie · as Agent Davis

Tadpole
Movie · as Professor Sherman

100 Centre Street
TV · as Willard Bock · 3 eps

State and Main
Movie · as Real Judge

The Insider
Movie · as Charlie Phillips

The Giraffe
Movie · as Lieutenant Lynch

Third Watch
TV · as Investigator · 1 ep

The Wedding
Movie · as Preacher

Color of Justice
Movie · as Stan

The Spanish Prisoner
Movie · as Bookbinder

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Shylock

Vanishing Son
Movie · as Estabrook

Vanishing Son II
Movie · as Estabrook

Vanishing Son III
Movie · as Estabrook

Vanishing Son IV
Movie · as Estabrook

Vanishing Son
TV · as Estabrook · 4 eps

Romeo Is Bleeding
Movie · as Skouras

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Movie · as Jay Levine

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Judge Clifford Ramsey · 1 ep

Glengarry Glen Ross
Movie · as Policeman

He Said, She Said
Movie · as Al, at the Deli

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Movie · as Narc

Homicide
Movie · as Commissioner Walker

Strictly Business
Movie · as Leroy Halloran

Golden Years
TV · as Captain Marsh · 1 ep

To Sleep with Anger
Movie · as Gideon

The Rookie
Movie · as Captain Hargate

Law & Order
TV · as Trial Judge Tyler B. Ashford, Judge Edmond Francis · 1 ep

Things Change
Movie · as Gas Station Owner

Off Beat
Movie · as Jordan

Crime Story: Pilot
Movie · as Det. Walter Clemmons

Crime Story
TV · as Det. Walter Clemmons · 43 eps

Silver Bullet
Movie · as Edgar Rounds

Compromising Positions
Movie · as 2nd Cop

Old Enough
Movie · as Security Guard

Dummy
Movie · as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Buns
Movie · as Rex's Dad

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Movie · as Do-Daddy Dean