Paul Butler

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

2007
Reign Over Me poster

Reign Over Me

Movie · as George Johnson

2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead poster

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Movie · as Detective

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Art Spey · 1 ep

2005
Confess poster

Confess

Movie · as Agent Davis

2002
Tadpole poster

Tadpole

Movie · as Professor Sherman

2001
100 Centre Street poster

100 Centre Street

TV · as Willard Bock · 3 eps

2000
State and Main poster

State and Main

Movie · as Real Judge

1999
The Insider poster

The Insider

Movie · as Charlie Phillips

1999
The Giraffe poster

The Giraffe

Movie · as Lieutenant Lynch

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Investigator · 1 ep

1998
The Wedding poster

The Wedding

Movie · as Preacher

1997
Color of Justice poster

Color of Justice

Movie · as Stan

1997
The Spanish Prisoner poster

The Spanish Prisoner

Movie · as Bookbinder

1994
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice poster

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Shylock

1994
Vanishing Son poster

Vanishing Son

Movie · as Estabrook

1994
Vanishing Son II poster

Vanishing Son II

Movie · as Estabrook

1994
Vanishing Son III poster

Vanishing Son III

Movie · as Estabrook

1994
Vanishing Son IV poster

Vanishing Son IV

Movie · as Estabrook

1994
Vanishing Son poster

Vanishing Son

TV · as Estabrook · 4 eps

1993
Romeo Is Bleeding poster

Romeo Is Bleeding

Movie · as Skouras

1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York poster

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Movie · as Jay Levine

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Judge Clifford Ramsey · 1 ep

1992
Glengarry Glen Ross poster

Glengarry Glen Ross

Movie · as Policeman

1991
He Said, She Said poster

He Said, She Said

Movie · as Al, at the Deli

1991
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

Movie · as Narc

1991
Homicide poster

Homicide

Movie · as Commissioner Walker

1991
Strictly Business poster

Strictly Business

Movie · as Leroy Halloran

1991
Golden Years poster

Golden Years

TV · as Captain Marsh · 1 ep

1990
To Sleep with Anger poster

To Sleep with Anger

Movie · as Gideon

1990
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

Movie · as Captain Hargate

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

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

1988
Things Change poster

Things Change

Movie · as Gas Station Owner

1986
Off Beat poster

Off Beat

Movie · as Jordan

1986
Crime Story: Pilot poster

Crime Story: Pilot

Movie · as Det. Walter Clemmons

1986
Crime Story poster

Crime Story

TV · as Det. Walter Clemmons · 43 eps

1985
Silver Bullet poster

Silver Bullet

Movie · as Edgar Rounds

1985
Compromising Positions poster

Compromising Positions

Movie · as 2nd Cop

1984
Old Enough poster

Old Enough

Movie · as Security Guard

1979
Dummy poster

Dummy

Movie · as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

1978
Buns poster

Buns

Movie · as Rex's Dad

1973
The Spook Who Sat by the Door poster

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Movie · as Do-Daddy Dean