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Paul Butler
Born 1942-03-12Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Before the Devil Knows You're DeadDetectiveReign Over MeGeorge JohnsonConfessAgent DavisTadpoleProfessor ShermanState and MainReal JudgeThe InsiderCharlie PhillipsThe GiraffeLieutenant LynchThe WeddingPreacherThe Spanish PrisonerBookbinderColor of JusticeStanIt Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of VeniceShylockVanishing Son IVEstabrookVanishing Son IIIEstabrookVanishing Son IIEstabrookVanishing SonEstabrookTracey Ullman Takes on New YorkJay LevineRomeo Is BleedingSkourasGlengarry Glen RossPolicemanThe Cabinet of Dr. RamirezNarcStrictly BusinessLeroy HalloranHomicideCommissioner WalkerHe Said, She SaidAl, at the DeliThe RookieCaptain HargateTo Sleep with AngerGideon