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Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Acting1946Philadelphia, 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.

Acting History

Future
The Roommates
as Arthur
Game of Power
as Ballard Wright
2025
The Lightning Code
as Nikola Tesla
The American Revolution
TVas (voice)• 1 eps
2024
Camera
as Frank Flynn
2023
Condor's Nest
as Gerhardt Schrude
Suitable Flesh
as Ephraim Waite
From the Shadows
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
Bosch: Legacy
TVas James Rafferty• 2 eps
2022
Evil at the Door
as John Doe
The Lincoln Lawyer
TVas Judge Walter Abrams• 1 eps
Ozark
TVas Senator Randall Schafer• 6 eps
1923
TVas Arthur• 3 eps
2021
The Manor
as Roland
My True Fairytale
as Martin Goodwin
Glow and Darkness
TVas Pope Urban III
2020
The Gift of Christmas
as Bob Rodgers
Influence
as Walter Klein
Captors
as Silas Visler
2019
Wish Man
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Christmas at the Plaza
as Reginald Brookwater
Along Came the Devil II
as Reverend Michael
Itsy Bitsy
as Walter
A Violent Man
as Benjamin Green
The Great Alaskan Race
as Governor Bone
The Son
TVas ENDICOTT• 1 eps
Creepshow
TVas Avery Whitlock• 1 eps
2018
Along Came the Devil
as Reverend Michael
Insidious: The Last Key
as Christian Rainier
Any Bullet Will Do
as Jonathan Carrington
Abnormal Attraction
as Dr. Stanley Cole
A Fairy's Game
as Spindly (voice)
Designated Survivor
TVas Ray Beckett• 1 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
TVas Hesby Ennis• 3 eps
Blindspot
TVas Jean-Paul Bruyere• 2 eps
2017
Love Locks
as Hugo Blanchet
The Slider
as Ispector Wiesel
Last Rampage
as Cooper
9/11
as Monohan
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
2016
Displacement
as Prof. Peter Deckard
Bender
as Mayor Prentiss
Get a Job
as Lawrence Wilheimer
The Bronx Bull
as D.A. Bonomi
La La Land
as Mia's Father (uncredited)
Unforgettable
TVas Dr. Edward Wythe• 1 eps
TripTank
TVas Daytona Jack (voice)• 1 eps
2015
Black Beauty
as Grandpa
Oceanus: Act One
as Commander Mitch Conrad
The Fosters
TVas Stewart Adams• 5 eps
Project Greenlight
TVas Self• 3 eps
2014
37
as Psychic
108 Stitches
as Coach Scott Deshields
Persecuted
as Senator Donald Harrison
Elwood
as Congressman Barber
Those Who Kill
TVas Howard Burgess• 1 eps
Kingdom
TVas Ron Prince• 4 eps
Crossing Lines
TVas Tactical Leader• 1 eps
The Legend of Korra
TVas Lord Zuko (voice)• 6 eps
2013
Beyond the Heavens
as Oliver Henry (adult)
The Lords of Salem
as Francis Matthias
Saving Lincoln
as William H. Seward
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TVas Self• 1 eps
2012
Bigfoot
as Sheriff Walt Henderson
Stealing Roses
as Mr. Lowell
Last Resort
TVas ARTHUR SHEPARD• 1 eps
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
TVas Gabe Sharpe• 1 eps
Bigfoot
Director
2011
God Don't Make the Laws
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
Coffin
as Garrison
Munger Road
as Chief Kirkhoven
3 Holiday Tails
as Rod Wright
The Congregation
as Amos Christner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Avery Tinsdale• 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
TVas Judge Cyrus Maxwell• 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Steven Carver• 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
TVas Narrator• 1 eps
Castle
TVas Lou Karnacki• 1 eps
2010
Titanic II
as James Maine
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as President Wilson (voice)
Camp Hell
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
Arctic Blast
as Winslaw
Leverage
TVas Dan Blackwell• 1 eps
Psych
TVas Walter Snowden• 1 eps
2009
MegaFault
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
The Line
as Anthony
Christmas Angel
as Nick Anderson
A Golden Christmas
as Rod Wright
Ghost Whisperer
TVas Josh Bedford• 5 eps
Criminal Minds
TVas Father Davison• 1 eps
The Closer
TVas Russell Clark• 1 eps
2008
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TVas Dr. Peter Silberman• 1 eps
Knight Rider
TVas Charles Graiman• 17 eps
2007
Breach
as John O'Neill
The L Word
TVas Leonard Kroll• 3 eps
Battlestar Galactica
TVas Dr. Michael Robert• 1 eps
2006
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Father
Special Ops: Delta Force
as General Preston Rossdale
CSI: Miami
TVas Dane Daniels• 1 eps
Lost
TVas Douglas Brooks• 2 eps
2005
Touched
as Robert Davis
Hate Crime
as Pastor Boyd
8MM 2
as Ambassador Harrington
Confession
as Father Thomas Parker
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TVas Peter Betts• 1 eps
Close to Home
TVas Doug Hellman• 11 eps
The Triangle
TVas Stan Lathem• 3 eps
Numb3rs
TVas Robert Oliver• 1 eps
2004
Evergreen
as Frank
Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
The Clinic
as Martin Landrum
JAG
TVas Dr. Morris Sperling• 1 eps
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
TVas Dr. Stegman• 13 eps
2003
X2
as Senator Kelly
Gisella Perl
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
Runaway Jury
as Durwood Cable
ManFast
as Rupert Iris
2002
Dahmer
as Lionel Dahmer
High Crimes
as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Dan Freeman
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Lawrence Diebenkorn
Without a Trace
TVas Paul Cartwright• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dr. Graham Mandell• 1 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
TVas Menos• 1 eps
2001
On the Edge
as (segment "The Other Side")
Crazy/Beautiful
as Tom Oakley
Off Season
as Dr. Zimmer
Summer Catch
as Rand Parrish
Off Season
Director
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Sen. Robert Kelly
X-Men
as Senator Kelly
The Practice
TVas Scott Wallace• 9 eps
1999
At First Sight
as Dr. Charles Aaron
Vendetta
as Thomas Semmes
A Memory in My Heart
as Chase Stewart
Chicago Hope
TVas Burt Peters• 2 eps
1998
Apt Pupil
as Richard Bowden
Paulie
as Dr. Reingold
The Hunger
TVas New Lighthouse Keeper• 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
TVas Jake Weiss• 1 eps
1997
Color of Justice
as Frank Gainer
Lovelife
as Bruce
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
1996
Widow's Kiss
as Justin Sager
Grace of My Heart
as John Murray
The Crucible
as Reverend Parris
After Jimmy
as Sam Stapp
It's My Party
as Rodney Bingham
Seinfeld
TVas Wyck Thayer• 3 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
TVas Jareth• 1 eps
1995
The Cure
as Dr. Stevens
The Skateboard Kid II
as Burt Squires
Homage
as Joseph Smith
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Brad Harrington
Cybill
TVas Mark Davis• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney• 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Luden Sandelton• 1 eps
1994
Someone Else's Child
as Nick Callahan
1993
Short Cuts
as Howard Finnigan
A Mother's Revenge
as Bill Sanders
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Bill Betts
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Richard Hagstrom
1992
Live! From Death Row
as Laurence Dvorak
1991
Steel and Lace
as Albert Morton
Harry and the Hendersons
TVas George Henderson• 72 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1990
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
Stolen: One Husband
as Dr. Peter Foley
1989
Lady in a Corner
as Bill Guthrie
1987
Murder, She Wrote
TVas David Carroll• 1 eps
1986
The Ladies Club
as Richard Harrison
Amazing Stories
TVas Richard• 1 eps
1985
Hunter
TVas Capt. Wyler / Deputy Chief Wyler• 13 eps
V
TVas John Langley• 3 eps
1984
Crimes of Passion
as Donny Hopper
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Richard Hagstrom• 1 eps
1983
Lies
as Stuart Russell
Ghost Dancing
as Calvin Oberst
1982
Kiss My Grits
as Dolin T. Pike
Tomorrow's Child
as Cliff Bender
1981
Incident at Crestridge
as Clint Larsen
High Risk
as Dan
The Wave
as Ben Ross
1980
The Lathe of Heaven
as George Orr
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Lou Grant
TVas Andrew Raines• 1 eps
1978
Brass Target
as Col. Robert Dawson
French Quarter
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
Deadman's Curve
as Dean Torrence
Mourning Becomes Electra
TVas Orin Mannon• 5 eps
1977
The Gathering
as George
Short Eyes
as Clark Davis
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
as Bruce - as a Young Man
Grand Jury
as Bobby Allen
1976
1975
The Last Survivors
as Michael Larsen
The Waltons
TVas Bob Hill• 1 eps
1974
Mame
as Patrick as an adult
1973
The Affair
as Jamie Patterson
1972
Ulzana's Raid
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
The Jerusalem File
as David Armstrong
1971
Willard
as Willard Stiles
1970
1969

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/28/1946(79 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA