Bruce Davison
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 28, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | The Lightning CodeNikola Tesla | |
| 2025 | The American Revolution(voice) | |
| 2024 | CameraFrank Flynn | |
| 2024 | Universal Basic Guys(voice) | |
| 2023 | From the ShadowsDr. Joseph Cawl | |
| 2023 | Suitable FleshEphraim Waite | |
| 2023 | Condor's NestGerhardt Schrude | |
| 2022 | The Good NeighborGrant | |
| 2022 | Evil at the DoorJohn Doe | |
| 2022 | Bosch: LegacyJames Rafferty | |
| 2022 | The Lincoln LawyerJudge Walter Abrams | |
| 2022 | 1923Arthur | |
| 2021 | The ManorRoland | |
| 2021 | My True FairytaleMartin Goodwin | |
| 2021 | Glow and DarknessPope Urban III | |
| 2020 | InfluenceWalter Klein | |
| 2020 | More Beautiful for Having Been BrokenColin | |
| 2020 | CaptorsSilas Visler | |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf | |
| 2020 | Await the DawnDavid | |
| 2020 | We Still Say GraceHarold | |
| 2020 | The Gift of ChristmasBob Rodgers | |
| 2019 | A Violent ManBenjamin Green | |
| 2019 | Itsy BitsyWalter | |
| 2019 | The Great Alaskan RaceGovernor Bone | |
| 2019 | Along Came the Devil IIReverend Michael | |
| 2019 | Wish ManFrank Shankwitz Sr. | |
| 2019 | Christmas at the PlazaReginald Brookwater | |
| 2019 | CreepshowAvery Whitlock | |
| 2018 | Along Came the DevilReverend Michael | |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last KeyChristian Rainier | |
| 2018 | Corbin NashJack | |
| 2018 | Any Bullet Will DoJonathan Carrington | |
| 2018 | Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters | |
| 2018 | Abnormal AttractionDr. Stanley Cole | |
| 2018 | A Fairy's GameSpindly (voice) | |
| 2017 | Yamasong: March of the HollowsP'Torr The Exile (voice) | |
| 2017 | Last RampageCooper | |
| 2017 | Love LocksHugo Blanchet | |
| 2017 | 9/11Monohan | |
| 2017 | The SliderIspector Wiesel | |
| 2017 | OzarkSenator Randall Schafer | |
| 2017 | The SonENDICOTT | |
| 2016 | Charlie's Gift | |
| 2016 | Get a JobLawrence Wilheimer | |
| 2016 | The Curse of Sleeping BeautyRichard | |
| 2016 | DisplacementProf. Peter Deckard | |
| 2016 | Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven SentPastor Ezekiel | |
| 2016 | The Bronx BullD.A. Bonomi | |
| 2016 | The Mystery of Casa MatusitaVictor | |
| 2016 | BenderMayor Prentiss | |
| 2016 | La La LandMia's Father (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | Designated SurvivorRay Beckett | |
| 2015 | Black BeautyGrandpa | |
| 2015 | The Leisure ClassEdward | |
| 2015 | Oceanus: Act OneCommander Mitch Conrad | |
| 2015 | BlindspotJean-Paul Bruyere | |
| 2014 | Words and PicturesWalt | |
| 2014 | PersecutedSenator Donald Harrison | |
| 2014 | 37Psychic | |
| 2014 | 108 StitchesCoach Scott Deshields | |
| 2014 | ElwoodCongressman Barber | |
| 2014 | Sequestered | |
| 2014 | KingdomRon Prince | |
| 2014 | TripTankDaytona Jack (voice) | |
| 2014 | Those Who KillHoward Burgess | |
| 2014 | Mozart in the JungleHesby Ennis | |
| 2013 | The Lords of SalemFrancis Matthias | |
| 2013 | Saving LincolnWilliam H. Seward | |
| 2013 | Beyond the HeavensOliver Henry (adult) | |
| 2013 | The FostersStewart Adams | |
| 2013 | Crossing LinesTactical Leader | |
| 2012 | The Millionaire TourThe Roman | |
| 2012 | That Guy... Who Was in That ThingSelf | |
| 2012 | Return of the Killer ShrewsJerry Farrell | |
| 2012 | BigfootSheriff Walt Henderson | |
| 2012 | Stealing RosesMr. Lowell | |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Gabe Sharpe | |
| 2012 | Last ResortARTHUR SHEPARD | |
| 2012 | The Legend of KorraLord Zuko (voice) | |
| 2011 | Munger RoadChief Kirkhoven | |
| 2011 | 3 Holiday TailsRod Wright | |
| 2011 | A Schizophrenic Love StoryDr. Bob | |
| 2011 | The CongregationAmos Christner | |
| 2011 | God Don't Make the LawsBud Kelly / Mayor | |
| 2011 | CoffinGarrison | |
| 2011 | Earth's Final HoursRothman | |
| 2011 | UnforgettableDr. Edward Wythe | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsPresident Wilson (voice) | |
| 2010 | Titanic IIJames Maine | |
| 2010 | Arctic BlastWinslaw | |
| 2010 | Camp HellFr. Phineas McAllister | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Steven Carver | |
| 2009 | MegaFaultDr. Mark Rhodes | |
| 2009 | The LineAnthony | |
| 2009 | A Golden ChristmasRod Wright | |
| 2009 | Christmas AngelNick Anderson | |
| 2009 | CastleLou Karnacki | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead DivaJudge Cyrus Maxwell | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf | |
| 2008 | The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas ChaliceProfessor Lazlo | |
| 2008 | Knight RiderCharles Graiman | |
| 2008 | Knight RiderCharles Graiman | |
| 2008 | Childrens HospitalNarrator | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesDr. Peter Silberman | |
| 2008 | LeverageDan Blackwell | |
| 2007 | BreachJohn O'Neill | |
| 2006 | The Dead GirlLeah's Father | |
| 2006 | Special Ops: Delta ForceGeneral Preston Rossdale | |
| 2006 | PsychWalter Snowden | |
| 2005 | 8MM 2Ambassador Harrington | |
| 2005 | Hate CrimePastor Boyd | |
| 2005 | ConfessionFather Thomas Parker | |
| 2005 | TouchedRobert Davis | |
| 2005 | Going ShoppingAdam | |
| 2005 | Ghost WhispererJosh Bedford | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by JuryPeter Betts | |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsFather Davison | |
| 2005 | Close to HomeDoug Hellman | |
| 2005 | The TriangleStan Lathem | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsRobert Oliver | |
| 2005 | The CloserRussell Clark | |
| 2004 | The ClinicMartin Landrum | |
| 2004 | EvergreenFrank | |
| 2004 | Kingdom HospitalDr. Stegman | |
| 2004 | On The CouchDaddy | |
| 2004 | Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalDr. Stegman | |
| 2004 | Battlestar GalacticaDr. Michael Robert | |
| 2004 | The L WordLeonard Kroll | |
| 2004 | LostDouglas Brooks | |
| 2003 | Runaway JuryDurwood Cable | |
| 2003 | X2Senator Kelly | |
| 2003 | Out of the AshesPeter Schuman, Interrogator | |
| 2003 | ManFastRupert Iris | |
| 2003 | Evolution X - The Making of X-Men | |
| 2003 | X-Men: Premieres Around the WorldSelf | |
| 2002 | High CrimesBrig. Gen. Bill Marks | |
| 2002 | DahmerLionel Dahmer | |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The MovieLawrence Diebenkorn | |
| 2002 | Too Young to Be a DadDan Freeman | |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiDane Daniels | |
| 2002 | Without a TracePaul Cartwright | |
| 2001 | Crazy/BeautifulTom Oakley | |
| 2001 | Summer CatchRand Parrish | |
| 2001 | Off SeasonDr. Zimmer | |
| 2001 | On the Edge(segment "The Other Side") | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: EnterpriseMenos | |
| 2001 | Project GreenlightSelf | |
| 2000 | The King Is AliveRay | |
| 2000 | X-MenSenator Kelly | |
| 2000 | X-Men: The Mutant WatchSen. Robert Kelly | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationAvery Tinsdale | |
| 1999 | Locked in SilenceJim | |
| 1999 | A Memory in My HeartChase Stewart | |
| 1999 | At First SightDr. Charles Aaron | |
| 1999 | VendettaThomas Semmes | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Graham Mandell | |
| 1998 | Apt PupilRichard Bowden | |
| 1998 | PaulieDr. Reingold | |
| 1998 | Little Girl Fly AwayFrank | |
| 1997 | LovelifeBruce | |
| 1997 | Color of JusticeFrank Gainer | |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf EichmannYehiel Dinur (voice) | |
| 1997 | The PracticeScott Wallace | |
| 1997 | The HungerNew Lighthouse Keeper | |
| 1996 | The CrucibleReverend Parris | |
| 1996 | Grace of My HeartJohn Murray | |
| 1996 | Hidden in AmericaMichael | |
| 1996 | Widow's KissJustin Sager | |
| 1996 | After JimmySam Stapp | |
| 1996 | It's My PartyRodney Bingham | |
| 1995 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow DogJohn McCormick | |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters ClubWatson | |
| 1995 | The Skateboard Kid IIBurt Squires | |
| 1995 | HomageJoseph Smith | |
| 1995 | Down, Out and DangerousBrad Harrington | |
| 1995 | The CureDr. Stevens | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: VoyagerJareth | |
| 1995 | CybillMark Davis | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsDr. 'Mac' McEnerney | |
| 1995 | JAGDr. Morris Sperling | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's ChildNick Callahan | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeBurt Peters | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelJake Weiss | |
| 1993 | Short CutsHoward Finnigan | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of SeparationLarkin | |
| 1993 | A Mother's RevengeBill Sanders | |
| 1993 | Stephen King's Golden TalesRichard Hagstrom | |
| 1993 | An Ambush of GhostsBill Betts | |
| 1992 | Live! From Death RowLaurence Dvorak | |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My ChildRichard Robbins | |
| 1991 | Steel and LaceAlbert Morton | |
| 1991 | Harry and the HendersonsGeorge Henderson | |
| 1990 | Stolen: One HusbandDr. Peter Foley | |
| 1990 | Tales from the DarksideRichard Hagstrom | |
| 1989 | Lady in a CornerBill Guthrie | |
| 1989 | Longtime CompanionDavid | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldWyck Thayer | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptLuden Sandelton | |
| 1989 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton StoryJimmy Donahue | |
| 1987 | The Misfit BrigadePorta | |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1986 | The Ladies ClubRichard Harrison | |
| 1986 | Designing Women | |
| 1985 | Spies Like UsRuby | |
| 1985 | Amazing StoriesRichard | |
| 1984 | Crimes of PassionDonny Hopper | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteDavid Carroll | |
| 1984 | VJohn Langley | |
| 1984 | HunterDeputy Chief Wyler | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideRichard Hagstrom | |
| 1984 | HunterCapt. Wyler | |
| 1983 | Ghost DancingCalvin Oberst | |
| 1983 | LiesStuart Russell | |
| 1983 | William Shakespeare's The Taming of the ShrewTranio | |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's ChildCliff Bender | |
| 1982 | Kiss My GritsDolin T. Pike | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1981 | The WaveBen Ross | |
| 1981 | High RiskDan | |
| 1981 | Incident at CrestridgeClint Larsen | |
| 1980 | The Lathe of HeavenGeorge Orr | |
| 1979 | The Horror Show(archive footage) | |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part IIGeorge | |
| 1979 | Mind Over MurderJason | |
| 1978 | Brass TargetCol. Robert Dawson | |
| 1978 | Deadman's CurveDean Torrence | |
| 1978 | Summer of My German SoldierAnton Reiker | |
| 1978 | French QuarterKid Ross / Inspector Sordik | |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes ElectraOrin Mannon | |
| 1977 | Short EyesClark Davis | |
| 1977 | The GatheringGeorge | |
| 1977 | Grand JuryBobby Allen | |
| 1977 | Portrait of Grandpa DocBruce - as a Young Man | |
| 1977 | Lou GrantAndrew Raines | |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & SpeedLeroy | |
| 1975 | The Last SurvivorsMichael Larsen | |
| 1974 | MamePatrick as an adult | |
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | |
| 1973 | Peege | |
| 1973 | The AffairJamie Patterson | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | Ulzana's RaidLt. Garnett DeBuin | |
| 1972 | The Jerusalem FileDavid Armstrong | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsBob Hill | |
| 1971 | WillardWillard Stiles | |
| 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to MeFitzgore | |
| 1970 | The Strawberry StatementSimon | |
| 1969 | Last SummerDan | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| - | The RoommatesArthur | |
| - | Game of PowerBallard Wright | |
| - | 25 Miles to NormalJohn | |
| - | Don’t Look Inside | |
| - | GodmotherMr. Martinson |
| 2012 | BigfootDirector | |
| 2001 | Off SeasonDirector |