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Paul Butler
Born
12 March 1942
Died
12 January 2010
Place
Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

Paul Butler

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).

As actor

Reign Over Me

2007 · George Johnson

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007 · Detective

Confess

2005 · Agent Davis

Tadpole

2002 · Professor Sherman

State and Main

2000 · Real Judge

The Insider

1999 · Charlie Phillips

The Giraffe

1999 · Lieutenant Lynch

The Wedding

1998 · Preacher

Color of Justice

1997 · Stan

The Spanish Prisoner

1997 · Bookbinder

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

1994 · Shylock

Vanishing Son

1994 · Estabrook

Vanishing Son II

1994 · Estabrook

Vanishing Son III

1994 · Estabrook

Vanishing Son IV

1994 · Estabrook

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 · Skouras

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993 · Jay Levine

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992 · Policeman

He Said, She Said

1991 · Al, at the Deli

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

1991 · Narc

Homicide

1991 · Commissioner Walker

Strictly Business

1991 · Leroy Halloran

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · Gideon

The Rookie

1990 · Captain Hargate

Things Change

1988 · Gas Station Owner

Off Beat

1986 · Jordan

Crime Story: Pilot

1986 · Det. Walter Clemmons

Silver Bullet

1985 · Edgar Rounds

Compromising Positions

1985 · 2nd Cop

Old Enough

1984 · Security Guard