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Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

ActingBorn June 28, 1946 (age 79)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He portrayed Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Davison is also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971), his Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance in Longtime Companion (1989), and as Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta. His other notable film roles are as Grandpa in Black Beauty (2015), Brig. Gen. Bill Marks in High Crimes, Durwood Cable in Runaway Jury, Dr. Charles Aaron in At First Sight, Richard Bowden in Apt Pupil, Reverend Parris in The Crucible, Ruby in Spies Like Us, and Richard Hagstrom in Stephen King's Golden Tales and Tales from the Darkside - the TV movie and originally in an episode of the anthology series. His best known TV roles are as Dr. Charles Graiman on the TV movie and series Knight Rider (2008), Doug Hellman on Close to Home (2005-2007), Dr. Stegman on Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004-2005), George Henderson on the series Harry and the Hendersons (1991-1993), and Scott Wallace on The Practice.

Filmography

2026Movie
2025TV
2025
The Lightning Code

as Nikola Tesla

Movie
2024TV
2024
Camera

as Frank Flynn

Movie
2023
Suitable Flesh

as Ephraim Waite

Movie
2023
From the Shadows

as Dr. Joseph Cawl

Movie
2023
Condor's Nest

as Gerhardt Schrude

Movie
2022
1923

as Arthur

TV
2022Movie
2022
The Lincoln Lawyer

as Walter Abrams

TV
2022
Bosch: Legacy

as James Rafferty

TV
2022
Evil at the Door

as John Doe

Movie
2021
The Manor

as Roland

Movie
2021
Glow and Darkness

as Pope Urban III

TV
2021
My True Fairytale

as Martin Goodwin

Movie
2020Movie
2020
The Gift of Christmas

as Bob Rodgers

Movie
2020
Captors

as Silas Visler

Movie
2020Movie
2020
Influence

as Walter Klein

Movie
2019
Christmas at the Plaza

as Reginald Brookwater

Movie
2019
Along Came the Devil II

as Reverend Michael

Movie
2019
Creepshow

as Avery Whitlock

TV
2019
Itsy Bitsy

as Walter

Movie
2019
Wish Man

as Frank Shankwitz Sr.

Movie
2019
The Great Alaskan Race

as Governor Bone

Movie
2019
A Violent Man

as Benjamin Green

Movie
2018
Any Bullet Will Do

as Jonathan Carrington

Movie
2018
Along Came the Devil

as Reverend Michael

Movie
2018
A Fairy's Game

as Spindly (voice)

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Abnormal Attraction

as Dr. Stanley Cole

Movie
2018
Insidious: The Last Key

as Christian Rainier

Movie
2017
The Slider

as Ispector Wiesel

Movie
2017
Last Rampage

as Cooper

Movie
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows

as P'Torr The Exile (voice)

Movie
2017
9/11

as Monohan

Movie
2017
Ozark

as Randall Schafer

TV
2017
The Son

as ENDICOTT

TV
2017
Love Locks

as Hugo Blanchet

Movie
2016
La La Land

as Mia's Father (uncredited)

Movie
2016
Bender

as Mayor Prentiss

Movie
2016
Designated Survivor

as Ray Beckett

TV
2016Movie
2016
Displacement

as Prof. Peter Deckard

Movie
2016
The Bronx Bull

as D.A. Bonomi

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Get a Job

as Lawrence Wilheimer

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Blindspot

as Jean-Paul Bruyere

TV
2015
Oceanus: Act One

as Commander Mitch Conrad

Movie
2015
Black Beauty

as Grandpa

Movie
2014
Kingdom

as Ron Prince

TV
2014
108 Stitches

as Coach Scott Deshields

Movie
2014
37

as Psychic

Movie
2014
Elwood

as Congressman Barber

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Persecuted

as Senator Donald Harrison

Movie
2014
TripTank

as Daytona Jack (voice)

TV
2014
Those Who Kill

as Howard Burgess

TV
2014
Mozart in the Jungle

as Hesby Ennis

TV
2013
Beyond the Heavens

as Oliver Henry (adult)

Movie
2013
Crossing Lines

as Tactical Leader

TV
2013
The Fosters

as Stewart Adams

TV
2013
The Lords of Salem

as Francis Matthias

Movie
2013
Saving Lincoln

as William H. Seward

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Bigfoot

as Sheriff Walt Henderson

Movie
2012
Last Resort

as ARTHUR SHEPARD

TV
2012Movie
2012
Stealing Roses

as Mr. Lowell

Movie
2012
The Legend of Korra

as Lord Zuko (voice)

TV
2011
God Don't Make the Laws

as Bud Kelly / Mayor

Movie
2011
3 Holiday Tails

as Rod Wright

Movie
2011
Coffin

as Garrison

Movie
2011
Munger Road

as Chief Kirkhoven

Movie
2011
Unforgettable

as Edward Wythe

TV
2011Movie
2011Movie
2011
The Congregation

as Amos Christner

Movie
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Steven Carver

TV
2010
Camp Hell

as Fr. Phineas McAllister

Movie
2010
Titanic II

as James Maine

Movie
2010
Arctic Blast

as Winslaw

Movie
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

as President Wilson (voice)

Movie
2009
A Golden Christmas

as Rod Wright

Movie
2009
Christmas Angel

as Nick Anderson

Movie
2009
MegaFault

as Dr. Mark Rhodes

Movie
2009
Drop Dead Diva

as Judge Cyrus Maxwell

TV
2009
The Line

as Anthony

Movie
2009
Castle

as Lou Karnacki

TV
2008TV
2008
Leverage

as Dan Blackwell

TV
2008
Knight Rider

as Charles Graiman

TV
2008
Knight Rider

as Charles Graiman

Movie
2008TV
2007
Breach

as John O'Neill

Movie
2006
The Dead Girl

as Leah's Father

Movie
2006
Special Ops: Delta Force

as General Preston Rossdale

Movie
2006
Psych

as Walter Snowden

TV
2005
The Triangle

as Stan Lathem

TV
2005
Confession

as Father Thomas Parker

Movie
2005
8MM 2

as Ambassador Harrington

Movie
2005
Touched

as Robert Davis

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Josh Bedford

TV
2005
Criminal Minds

as Father Davison

TV
2005
Close to Home

as Doug Hellman

TV
2005
The Closer

as Russell Clark

TV
2005TV
2005
Numb3rs

as Robert Oliver

TV
2005
Hate Crime

as Pastor Boyd

Movie
2004
Battlestar Galactica

as Dr. Michael Robert

TV
2004
Lost

as Douglas Brooks

TV
2004
On The Couch

as Daddy

Movie
2004
Kingdom Hospital

as Dr. Stegman

Movie
2004
The L Word

as Leonard Kroll

TV
2004
The Clinic

as Martin Landrum

Movie
2004
Evergreen

as Frank

Movie
2003
X2

as Senator Kelly

Movie
2003
Out of the Ashes

as Peter Schuman, Interrogator

Movie
2003
Runaway Jury

as Durwood Cable

Movie
2003
ManFast

as Rupert Iris

Movie
2002
Without a Trace

as Paul Cartwright

TV
2002
CSI: Miami

as Dane Daniels

TV
2002
Dahmer

as Lionel Dahmer

Movie
2002
Too Young to Be a Dad

as Dan Freeman

Movie
2002
L.A. Law: The Movie

as Lawrence Diebenkorn

Movie
2002
High Crimes

as General Bill Marks

Movie
2001
Off Season

as Dr. Zimmer

Movie
2001TV
2001TV
2001
Summer Catch

as Rand Parrish

Movie
2001
Crazy/Beautiful

as Tom Oakley

Movie
2001
On the Edge

as (segment "The Other Side")

Movie
2000TV
2000
X-Men

as Senator Kelly

Movie
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as Sen. Robert Kelly

Movie
2000Movie
1999TV
1999
Vendetta

as Thomas Semmes

Movie
1999
A Memory in My Heart

as Chase Stewart

Movie
1999
At First Sight

as Dr. Charles Aaron

Movie
1999Movie
1998
Apt Pupil

as Richard Bowden

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Paulie

as Dr. Reingold

Movie
1997
Color of Justice

as Frank Gainer

Movie
1997
The Hunger

as New Lighthouse Keeper

TV
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as Yehiel Dinur (voice)

Movie
1997
Lovelife

as Bruce

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Scott Wallace

TV
1996Movie
1996
The Crucible

as Reverend Parris

Movie
1996
After Jimmy

as Sam Stapp

Movie
1996
Grace of My Heart

as John Murray

Movie
1996
It's My Party

as Rodney Bingham

Movie
1996
Widow's Kiss

as Justin Sager

Movie
1995
JAG

as Morris Sperling

TV
1995
Down, Out and Dangerous

as Brad Harrington

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Homage

as Joseph Smith

Movie
1995
The Cure

as Dr. Stevens

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney

TV
1995TV
1995
Cybill

as Mark Davis

TV
1995
The Skateboard Kid II

as Burt Squires

Movie
1994
Someone Else's Child

as Nick Callahan

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Jake Weiss

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Burt Peters

TV
1993Movie
1993
A Mother's Revenge

as Bill Sanders

Movie
1993
Short Cuts

as Howard Finnigan

Movie
1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales

as Richard Hagstrom

Movie
1993
An Ambush of Ghosts

as Bill Betts

Movie
1992Movie
1992
Live! From Death Row

as Laurence Dvorak

Movie
1991
Steel and Lace

as Albert Morton

Movie
1991
Harry and the Hendersons

as George Henderson

TV
1990
Tales from the Darkside

as Richard Hagstrom

Movie
1990
Stolen: One Husband

as Dr. Peter Foley

Movie
1989
Lady in a Corner

as Bill Guthrie

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Seinfeld

as Wyck Thayer

TV
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Luden Sandelton

TV
1987Movie
1986
The Ladies Club

as Richard Harrison

Movie
1985Movie
1985
Amazing Stories

as Richard

TV
1984
V

as John Langley

TV
1984
Crimes of Passion

as Donny Hopper

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as David Carroll

TV
1984
Tales from the Darkside

as Richard Hagstrom

TV
1984
Hunter

as Deputy Chief Wyler

TV
1984
Hunter

as Capt. Wyler

TV
1983
Lies

as Stuart Russell

Movie
1983
Ghost Dancing

as Calvin Oberst

Movie
1982TV
1982
Kiss My Grits

as Dolin T. Pike

Movie
1982
Tomorrow's Child

as Cliff Bender

Movie
1981
Incident at Crestridge

as Clint Larsen

Movie
1981
The Wave

as Ben Ross

Movie
1981
High Risk

as Dan

Movie
1980
The Lathe of Heaven

as George Orr

Movie
1979Movie
1979Movie
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1978
Brass Target

as Col. Robert Dawson

Movie
1978TV
1978Movie
1978
French Quarter

as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik

Movie
1978
Deadman's Curve

as Dean Torrence

Movie
1977
The Gathering

as George

Movie
1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as Bruce - as a Young Man

Movie
1977
Short Eyes

as Clark Davis

Movie
1977
Lou Grant

as Andrew Raines

TV
1977
Grand Jury

as Bobby Allen

Movie
1976Movie
1975
The Last Survivors

as Michael Larsen

Movie
1974
Mame

as Patrick as an adult

Movie
1973
The Affair

as Jamie Patterson

Movie
1973Movie
1972
Ulzana's Raid

as Lt. Garnett DeBuin

Movie
1972
The Waltons

as Bob Hill

TV
1972
The Jerusalem File

as David Armstrong

Movie
1971
Willard

as Willard Stiles

Movie
1970Movie
1969Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
The Roommates

as Arthur

Movie
Game of Power

as Ballard Wright

Movie
Godmother

as Mr. Martinson

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 28, 1946
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity1.6
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