Biography
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He's known for his role as Senator Robert Kelly in the X-Men film franchise – through X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). He's also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971) and 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.
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Filmography
all 240
Movies 173
TV Shows 67
self 3
Voice 3
Narrator 2
Attorney Ballard Wright
Game of Power (2025)
Movie
Ephraim Waite
Suitable Flesh (2023)
Movie
Dr. Joseph Cawl
From the Shadows (2023)
Movie
Gerhardt Schrude
Condor's Nest (2023)
Movie
Arthur
1923 (2022)
TV
10
Grant
The Good Neighbor (2022)
Movie
Silas Visler
Captors (2022)
Movie
Judge Walter Abrams
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
TV
10
James Rafferty
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
TV
John Doe
Evil at the Door (2022)
Movie
Roland
The Manor (2021)
Movie
Martin Goodwin
My True Fairytale (2021)
Movie
Harold
We Still Say Grace (2020)
Movie
Bob Rodgers
The Gift of Christmas (2020)
Movie
David
Await the Dawn (2020)
Movie
Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
Movie
1
Colin
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken (2020)
Movie
John
Intensive Care (2020)
Movie
Walter Klein
Influence (2020)
Movie
Reginald Brookwater
Christmas at the Plaza (2019)
Movie
Reverend Michael
Along Came the Devil II (2019)
Movie
Avery Whitlock (segment "Night of the Paw")
Creepshow (2019)
TV
5.94
Walter Clark
Itsy Bitsy (2019)
Movie
4.8
Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Wish Man (2019)
Movie
6
Governor Bone
The Great Alaskan Race (2019)
Movie
Benjamin Green
A Violent Man (2019)
Movie
Actor
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters (2018)
Movie
Jonathan Carrington
Any Bullet Will Do (2018)
Movie
Reverend Michael
Along Came the Devil (2018)
Movie
Spindly
A Fairy's Game (2018)
Movie
Jack
Corbin Nash (2018)
Movie
Dr. Stanley Cole
Abnormal Attraction (2018)
Movie
6
Christian Rainier
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Movie
5.93
Don
The Lightkeeper (2018)
Movie
Ispector Wiesel
The Slider (2017)
Movie
Cooper
Last Rampage (2017)
Movie
P'Torr The Exile
Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)
Movie
Monohan
9/11 (2017)
Movie
Senator Randall Schafer
Ozark (2017)
TV
6.63
ENDICOTT
The Son (2017)
TV
4.33
Hugo Blanchet
Love Locks (2017)
Movie
Derrick
Charlie's Gift (2016)
Movie
Narrator
Hero With A Thousand Faces (2016)
Movie
Mayor Prentiss
Bender (2016)
Movie
Ray Beckett
Designated Survivor (2016)
TV
6.77
Pastor Ezekiel
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent (2016)
Movie
Victor London
The Mystery of Casa Matusita (2016)
Movie
Dr. Peter Deckard
Displacement (2016)
Movie
D.A. Bonomi
The Bronx Bull (2016)
Movie
6
Richard
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016)
Movie
Lawrence Wilheimer
Get a Job (2016)
Movie
Edward
The Leisure Class (2015)
Movie
Jean-Paul Bruyere
Blindspot (2015)
TV
6.54
Commander Mitch Conrad
Oceanus: Act One (2015)
Movie
Grandpa
Black Beauty (2015)
Movie
Ron Prince
Kingdom (2014)
TV
6
Coach Scott Deshields
108 Stitches (2014)
Movie
Psychic
37 (2014)
Movie
Ray Ferman
Sequestered (2014)
TV
Walt
Words and Pictures (2014)
Movie
Senator Donald Harrison
Persecuted (2014)
Movie
Daytona Jack (voice)
TripTank (2014)
TV
Howard Burgess
Those Who Kill (2014)
TV
6
Hesby Ennis
Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
TV
6
Oliver Henry (adult)
Beyond the Heavens (2013)
Movie
Tactical Leader
Crossing Lines (2013)
TV
6
Stewart Adams
The Fosters (2013)
TV
6.16
Francis Matthias
The Lords of Salem (2013)
Movie
6
William H. Seward
Saving Lincoln (2013)
Movie
Jerry Farrell
Return of the Killer Shrews (2012)
Movie
Sheriff Walt Henderson
Bigfoot (2012)
Movie
Self
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012)
Movie
ARTHUR SHEPARD
Last Resort (2012)
TV
6
The Roman
The Millionaire Tour (2012)
Movie
Mr. Lowell
Stealing Roses (2012)
Movie
Gabe Sharpe
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
TV
6.5
Bud Kelly / Mayor
God Don't Make the Laws (2011)
Movie
Rod Wright
3 Holiday Tails (2011)
Movie
Garrison
Coffin (2011)
Movie
Chief Kirkhoven
Munger Road (2011)
Movie
Dr. Edward Wythe
Unforgettable (2011)
TV
5
Rothman
Earth's Final Hours (2011)
Movie
Amos Christner
The Congregation (2011)
Movie
Steven Carver
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
TV
6.09
Fr. Phineas McAllister
Camp Hell (2010)
Movie
James Maine
Titanic II (2010)
Movie
Winslaw
Arctic Blast (2010)
Movie
President Slade Wilson (voice)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
Movie
5.56
Rod
A Golden Christmas (2009)
Movie
Nick Anderson
Christmas Angel (2009)
Movie
6
Dr. Mark Rhodes
MegaFault (2009)
Movie
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
TV
Judge Cyrus Maxwell
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
TV
6.3
Anthony
The Line (2009)
Movie
Lou Karnacki
Castle (2009)
TV
6.96
Narrator
Childrens Hospital (2008)
TV
6.1
Dan Blackwell
Leverage (2008)
TV
6.42
Professor Lazlo / Vlad
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
Movie
4.33
Charles Graiman
Knight Rider (2008)
TV
6
Charles Graiman
Knight Rider (2008)
Movie
10
Dr. Peter Silberman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
TV
5.72
John O'Neill
Breach (2007)
Movie
3.5
Leah's Father
The Dead Girl (2006)
Movie
Walter Snowden
Psych (2006)
TV
6.27
Stan Lathem
The Triangle (2005)
TV
4
Father Thomas Parker
Confession (2005)
Movie
Ambassador Harrington
8MM 2 (2005)
Movie
10
Robert Davis
Touched (2005)
Movie
Adam
Going Shopping (2005)
Movie
Josh Bedford
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
TV
6.63
Father Davison
Criminal Minds (2005)
TV
6.04
Doug Hellman / Hellman
Close to Home (2005)
TV
Russell Clark
The Closer (2005)
TV
7.25
Peter Betts
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
TV
Robert Oliver
Numb3rs (2005)
TV
5.13
Pastor Boyd
Hate Crime (2005)
Movie
5.83
Dr. Michael Robert
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
TV
6.18
Douglas Brooks
Lost (2004)
TV
7.22
Dr. Stegman
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Movie
Dr. Stegman
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004)
TV
Leonard Kroll
The L Word (2004)
TV
7.67
Martin Landrum
The Clinic (2004)
Movie
Frank
Evergreen (2004)
Movie
Senator Kelly
X2 (2003)
Movie
6.23
Peter Schuman
Out of the Ashes (2003)
Movie
Durwood Cable
Runaway Jury (2003)
Movie
2.67
Rupert Iris
ManFast (2003)
Movie
Paul Cartwright
Without a Trace (2002)
TV
7.14
Dane Daniels
CSI: Miami (2002)
TV
5.8
Lionel Dahmer
Dahmer (2002)
Movie
Dan Freeman
Too Young to Be a Dad (2002)
Movie
Lawrence Diebenkorn
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
Movie
Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
High Crimes (2002)
Movie
4
Dr. Zimmer
Off Season (2001)
Movie
Menos
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
TV
5.69
Rand Parrish
Summer Catch (2001)
Movie
9
Tom Oakley
Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
Movie
6
(segment 'The Other Side')
On The Edge (2001)
Movie
Avery Tinsdale
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV
6.33
Senator Kelly
X-Men (2000)
Movie
6.18
Sen. Robert Kelly
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)
Movie
6.86
Ray
The King Is Alive (2000)
Movie
Dr. Graham Mandell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.19
Thomas Semmes
Vendetta (1999)
Movie
Chase Stewart
A Memory in My Heart (1999)
Movie
Dr. Charles Aaron
At First Sight (1999)
Movie
Jim
Locked in Silence (1999)
Movie
Richard Bowden
Apt Pupil (1998)
Movie
2.67
Frank
Little Girl Fly Away (1998)
Movie
Dr. Reingold
Paulie (1998)
Movie
Frank Gainer
Color of Justice (1997)
Movie
New Lighthouse Keeper
The Hunger (1997)
TV
6
Yehiel Dinur (voice)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)
Movie
Bruce
Lovelife (1997)
Movie
Scott Wallace
The Practice (1997)
TV
Dr. Michael Millerton
Hidden in America (1996)
Movie
Reverend Parris
The Crucible (1996)
Movie
6
Sam Stapp
After Jimmy (1996)
Movie
John Murray
Grace of My Heart (1996)
Movie
Rodney Bingham
It's My Party (1996)
Movie
Justin Sager
Widow's Kiss (1996)
Movie
Brad Harrington
Down, Out and Dangerous (1995)
Movie
Watson
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Movie
5.46
Joseph Smith
Homage (1995)
Movie
Dr. Stevens
The Cure (1995)
Movie
Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Jareth
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
TV
6.25
John McCormick
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
Movie
Cybill (1995)
TV
6
Burt Squires
The Skateboard Kid II (1995)
Movie
7
Actor
Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995)
Movie
Nick Callahan
Someone Else's Child (1994)
Movie
Chicago Hope (1994)
TV
6
Larkin
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Movie
Bill Sanders
A Mother's Revenge (1993)
Movie
Howard Finnigan
Short Cuts (1993)
Movie
7
Bill Betts
An Ambush of Ghosts (1993)
Movie
Richard Robbins
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)
Movie
Laurence Dvorak
Live! From Death Row (1992)
Movie
Albert Morton
Steel and Lace (1991)
Movie
5.14
George Henderson
Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
TV
6
Richard Hagstrom
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Movie
Dr. Peter Foley
Stolen: One Husband (1990)
Movie
Bill Guthrie
Lady in a Corner (1989)
Movie
David
Longtime Companion (1989)
Movie
4
Wyck Thayer
Seinfeld (1989)
TV
5.99
Luden Sandelton
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Jimmy Donahue
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
TV
thirtysomething (1987)
TV
1
Cpl. Joseph Porta
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
Movie
Designing Women (1986)
TV
6
Richard Harrison
The Ladies Club (1986)
Movie
Ruby
Spies Like Us (1985)
Movie
6.03
Richard Hagstrom
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985)
Movie
Richard
Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
John Langley
V (1984)
TV
Donny Hopper
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Movie
6
Richard Hagstrom
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
TV
5.38
David Carroll
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Capt. Wyler / Captain Wyler / Deputy Chief Wyler
Hunter (1984)
TV
Stuart Russell
Lies (1983)
Movie
Calvin Oberst
Ghost Dancing (1983)
Movie
Tranio
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1983)
Movie
Hotel (1982)
TV
6.35
Dolin T. Pike
Kiss My Grits (1982)
Movie
Cliff Bender
Tomorrow's Child (1982)
Movie
Clint Larsen
Incident at Crestridge (1981)
Movie
Ben Ross
The Wave (1981)
Movie
Dan
High Risk (1981)
Movie
4
George Orr
The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
Movie
George
The Gathering, Part II (1979)
Movie
Jason
Mind Over Murder (1979)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
Col. Robert Dawson
Brass Target (1978)
Movie
First Lieutenant Orin Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra (1978)
TV
Anton Reiker
Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
Movie
Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
French Quarter (1978)
Movie
Dean Torrence
Deadman's Curve (1978)
Movie
George
The Gathering (1977)
Movie
Bruce - as a Young Man
Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977)
Movie
Clark Davis
Short Eyes (1977)
Movie
Bobby Allen
Grand Jury (1977)
Movie
Leroy
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Movie
6
Michael Larsen
The Last Survivors (1975)
Movie
Police Woman (1974)
TV
5.55
Older Patrick
Mame (1974)
Movie
5.33
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
TV
Jamie Patterson
The Affair (1973)
Movie
Greg
Peege (1973)
Movie
Police Story (1973)
TV
Lt. Garnett DeBuin
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
Movie
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
David Armonstrong
The Jerusalem File (1972)
Movie
Fitzgore
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
Movie
Willard Stiles
Willard (1971)
Movie
Simon
The Strawberry Statement (1970)
Movie
Dan
Last Summer (1969)
Movie
Frank Flynn
Camera
Movie
Arthur
The Roommates
Movie
Papa Urbano III
Glow and Darkness
TV
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1946-06-28 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States of America
RelationshipsLisa Pelikan (1986-01-01 - 2006-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsBruce Davidson, 브루스 데이비슨, 布鲁斯·戴维森
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