Acting

Paul Butler

Born 1942-03-12 · Pennsylvania, USA

Died 2010-01-12

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).

Credits

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Detective
2007
Reign Over Me
as George Johnson
2007
The Unit
as Art Spey
2006
Confess
as Agent Davis
2005
Tadpole
as Professor Sherman
2002
100 Centre Street
as Willard Bock
2001
State and Main
as Real Judge
2000
The Insider
as Charlie Phillips
1999
Third Watch
as Investigator
1999
The Giraffe
as Lieutenant Lynch
1999
The Wedding
as Preacher
1998
The Spanish Prisoner
as Bookbinder
1997
Color of Justice
as Stan
1997
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock
1994
Vanishing Son IV
as Estabrook
1994
Vanishing Son III
as Estabrook
1994
Vanishing Son II
as Estabrook
1994
Vanishing Son
as Estabrook
1994
Vanishing Son
as Estabrook
1994
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
as Jay Levine
1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Skouras
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Judge Clifford Ramsey
1993
Glengarry Glen Ross
as Policeman
1992
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Narc
1991
Strictly Business
as Leroy Halloran
1991
Golden Years
as Captain Marsh
1991
Homicide
as Commissioner Walker
1991
He Said, She Said
as Al, at the Deli
1991
The Rookie
as Captain Hargate
1990
To Sleep with Anger
as Gideon
1990
Law & Order
as Trial Judge Tyler B. Ashford
1990
Law & Order
as Judge Edmond Francis
1990
Things Change
as Gas Station Owner
1988
Crime Story
as Det. Walter Clemmons
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
as Det. Walter Clemmons
1986
Off Beat
as Jordan
1986
Silver Bullet
as Edgar Rounds
1985
Compromising Positions
as 2nd Cop
1985
Old Enough
as Security Guard
1984
Dummy
as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
1979
Buns
as Rex's Dad
1978
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
as Do-Daddy Dean
1973