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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 13, 1938
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Bill Davis
- William Davis
William B. Davis
0.8 Popularity
Biography
William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville. Most recently he has appeared in FOX's Human Target as an aging mobster. Davis was born in Toronto, Ontario, to an attorney father and psychologist mother. In 1959, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in philosophy. Afterwards, he went on to become a drama professor at Bishop's University. He is also the founder of the William Davis Centre for Actors Study acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also a former national champion water skier. Despite being known for his smoking character, Davis actually quit smoking in the 1970s; when The X-Files started up, he was given a choice between herbal cigarettes and actual cigarettes. At first he chose the actual cigarettes, but switched to herbal shortly after for fear of becoming addicted again while playing the Cigarette Smoking Man. He voiced the antagonist Colonel Whitley of the game The Thing. Davis had a co-starring role in a 2001 episode of The Outer Limits revival series, playing the ruthless director of a secret scientific project, in an episode entitled "Worlds Within." Davis also hosts and narrates the series Critical Eye on the Science Channel. In 2011, he will also co-star in The Tall Man. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
10.0
Figaro (voice)
Bribe, Inc.
2024
6.7
Captain Darcy Stewart
Murder in a Small Town
2024
0.0
Self
Better Off
2024
5.1
Roger Evans
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
7.8
David Choak
Upload
2020
7.2
Frank
50 States of Fright
2020
4.7
Father Grant
Phil
2019
8.2
Methuselah
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
6.8
Judge Gordon Hoffman
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
6.0
Doctor Watson
The Doctor's Case
2018
Credits
Bribe, Inc.
as Figaro (voice)
2024
10.0
Murder in a Small Town
as Captain Darcy Stewart
2024
6.7
Better Off
as Self
2024
0.0
It's a Wonderful Knife
as Roger Evans
2023
5.1
Upload
as David Choak
2020
7.8
50 States of Fright
as Frank
2020
7.2
Phil
as Father Grant
2019
4.7
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
as Methuselah
2018
8.2
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
2018
6.8
The Doctor's Case
as Doctor Watson
2018
6.0
Game Over, Man!
as Ray - Security
2018
5.5
Death Note
as Radio Host
2017
4.3
Residue
as Lamont
2017
5.8
Abduct
as Zane
2016
3.2
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
as Granddad
2016
0.0
The Real 'X-Files'?
as Himself
2015
8.5
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
as Harper
2015
6.8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
as Harper
2015
6.5
Focus
as Mr. Grant
2014
7.3
Stonados
as Ben
2013
5.0
Singularity Principle
as Lawrence Cason
2013
5.8
The Package
as Dr. Willhelm
2013
5.1
The Mountain Runners
as Henry Engberg
2012
9.0
Continuum
as Future Alec Sadler
2012
7.5
The Tall Man
as Sheriff Chestnut
2012
6.0
Rise of the Damned
as Doctor
2011
3.0
Behemoth
as William Walsh
2011
3.9
Flowers for Norma
as Older Gentleman #2
2010
0.0
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Plumberg
2010
8.2
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Grandfather
2010
8.2
Amazon Falls
as Calvin
2010
1.0
Medium Raw
as Dr. Robert Parker
2010
4.8
Web of Desire
as Dr. Charles Friedman
2010
4.8
Caprica
as Minister Chambers
2010
6.9
Human Target
as Whitey Doyle
2010
7.2
Damage
as Veltz
2009
6.6
Something Evil Comes
as Mr. Dutton
2009
6.2
The Thaw
as Ted
2009
5.7
Possession
as Hypnotist
2009
5.6
🎬
Reverse
as Chris
2008
0.0
Passengers
as Jack
2008
6.1
Fear Itself
as Father Chris
2008
6.7
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
6.2
Numb
as Peter Milbank
2007
5.9
Judicial Indiscretion
as Senator Garland Wolf
2007
3.5
The Messengers
as Colby Price
2007
5.7
Her Fatal Flaw
as Richard O'Brien
2006
3.4
Sisters
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
2006
3.9
The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006
4.4
Dark Storm
as General Killion
2006
5.4
🎬
Dark Pines
as Shannon Fraser
2005
0.0
Supernatural
as College Professor
2005
8.3
Robson Arms
2005
4.6
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley
2005
6.6
Tilt
as Father Luke
2005
6.8
Packing Up
as Jenkins
2004
0.0
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
2004
0.0
Snakehead Terror
as Doc Jenkins
2004
4.5
The Cradle Will Fall
as Alex Myerson
2004
4.7
Word of Honor
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
2003
6.6
100 Days In The Jungle
as Ambassador Shear
2002
4.8
Saint Sinner
as Father Michael
2002
4.3
Aftermath
as Deputy Director Edwards
2002
4.5
Out of Line
as Russell
2001
7.0
Smallville
as William Tate
2001
8.2
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
2001
6.4
MythQuest
as Drossos
2001
6.7
Mindstorm
as Parish
2001
3.2
Broken Saints
as Benjamin Palmer (voice)
2001
9.0
The Proposal
as Agent Frank Gruning
2001
5.7
Science Of Death
as Narrator
2001
0.0
Anthrax
as Tye Crow
2001
3.7
Andromeda
as Professor Logitch
2000
7.1
Becoming Dick
as Dr. Hardwin
2000
2.0
Perpetrators of the Crime
as Henderson
2000
6.0
Murder Most Likely
as Detective Inspector
1999
4.7
Killing Moon
as Ed
1999
4.0
First Wave
as Sagon
1998
7.2
The X-Files
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
1998
6.9
Inside The X-Files
as Self
1998
6.8
Voyage of Terror
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
1998
3.8
Stargate SG-1
as Damaris
1997
8.3
More Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
1996
0.0
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Dr. Bill Nigel
1996
6.0
Unforgettable
as Doctor
1996
5.6
When the Vows Break
as Dr. Alexander
1995
1.0
Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
1995
0.0
Circumstances Unknown
as Gene Reuschel
1995
5.0
The Outer Limits
as John Wymer
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Ed
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Frank Biemler
1995
7.7
Sliders
as Prof. Myman
1995
7.6
Not Our Son
as Police Chief
1995
5.0
Dangerous Intentions
as Group Leader
1995
7.0
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Huddleston
1994
4.9
Heart of a Child
as Vern
1994
4.6
The X-Files
as Cigarette Smoking Man
1993
8.4
The X-Files
as Cancer Man
1993
8.4
The X-Files
as CGB Spender
1993
8.4
The X-Files
as SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
1993
8.4
Nightmare Cafe
as Doctor
1992
6.0
The Commish
1991
7.1
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1991
5.0
The Hitman
as Dr. Atkins
1991
5.4
It
as Mr. Gedreau
1990
6.9
Anything to Survive
as Dr Reynolds
1990
6.9
Look Who's Talking
as Drug Doctor
1989
6.3
Midnight Matinee
as Heath Harris
1988
5.0
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
21 Jump Street
as Mr. Weidlin
1987
7.2
21 Jump Street
as Mr. Wickenton
1987
7.2
21 Jump Street
as Judge Harrison
1987
7.2
Sworn to Silence
as Peter Massio
1987
6.0
Deadly Deception
as Lawyer
1987
6.5
Danger Bay
as Norris
1985
7.1
MacGyver
as Judge
1985
7.7
Head Office
as University Dean
1985
5.1
Airwolf
as F.I.R.M. Official
1984
7.6
Airwolf
as Newman
1984
7.6
The Dead Zone
as Ambulance Driver
1983
7.0