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Actor · age 72

Dan Butler

Best rated (acting): The Silence of the Lambs (8.3)

Acting films
17
Acting avg
6.64
Peak run
1986’91
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Dan Butler, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1986 to 1991, 7.18567891990199520002005201020152020The Silence of the Lambs 8.3Captain Ron 5.6Career avg 6.64

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Dan Butler's career barcodecoolhot
198617 films2022
Current formLast 5: 6.77 vs career 6.64 (+0.13)
  1. WEnemy of the State1998 · 7.1+0.4
  2. LThe First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest2002 · 5.9−0.8
  3. WCrazy, Stupid, Love.2011 · 7.3+0.6
  4. WAll My Life2020 · 7.7+1.1
  5. LBlonde2022 · 5.9−0.8
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Dan by the numbers

Average
6.64
15 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.86
rating spread
Career
37y
1986 to 2022
Total votes
40.1K
across every film
Best
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
Worst
5.6
Captain Ron
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2022Blonde posterBlondeI.E. Shinn5.91,580
2020All My Life posterAll My LifeDr. Alan Mendelson7.7521
2011Crazy, Stupid, Love. posterCrazy, Stupid, Love.Cal's Boss7.39,573
2002Fixing FrankDr. Arthur Apsey·13
2002The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest posterThe First $20 Million Is Always the HardestLloyd Acheson5.959
1998Enemy of the State posterEnemy of the StateShaffer7.14,463
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderHost / Narrator·15
1996The Fan posterThe FanGarrity6.0915
1994I Love Trouble posterI Love TroubleWilson Chess5.5235
1993Rising Sun posterRising SunKen Shubik6.1874
1993Dave posterDaveReporter6.7872
1992Captain Ron posterCaptain RonZachery5.6334
1991The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the LambsRoden8.318,635
1990The Long Walk Home posterThe Long Walk HomeCharlie7.7166
1989Longtime Companion posterLongtime CompanionWalter6.778
1986Manhunter posterManhunterJimmy Price7.01,615
1986The Manhattan Project posterThe Manhattan ProjectSWAT6.2122
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On Dan Butler

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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