Acting
William B. Davis
EN, SV cinema · 86 credits
Born
13 January 1938 (age 88)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Bill Davis · William Davis · Вільям Брюс Девіс · William Bruce Davis
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
Filmography
Better Off
as Self
Bribe, Inc.
as Figaro (voice)
It's a Wonderful Knife
as Roger Evans
Phil
as Father Grant
The Doctor's Case
as Doctor Watson
Game Over, Man!
as Ray - Security
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Death Note
as Radio Host
Residue
as Lamont
Abduct
as Zane
The Real 'X-Files'?
as Himself
Focus
as Mr. Grant
Singularity Principle
as Lawrence Cason
Stonados
as Ben
The Package
as Dr. Willhelm
The Tall Man
as Sheriff Chestnut
The Mountain Runners
as Henry Engberg
Behemoth
as William Walsh
Rise of the Damned
as Doctor
Medium Raw
as Dr. Robert Parker
Amazon Falls
as Calvin
Flowers for Norma
as Older Gentleman #2
Web of Desire
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Damage
as Veltz
Possession
as Hypnotist
Something Evil Comes
as Mr. Dutton
The Thaw
as Ted
Passengers
as Jack
Reverse
2008
Reverse
as Chris, Writer, Director, Editor
In Sickness and in Health
as Father Chris
The Messengers
as Colby Price
Numb
as Peter Milbank
Judicial Indiscretion
as Senator Garland Wolf
Her Fatal Flaw
as Richard O'Brien
Dark Storm
as General Killion
Sisters
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
Goose on the Loose
as Alphonse David
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley
Dark Pines
2005
Dark Pines
as Shannon Fraser
Snakehead Terror
as Doc Jenkins
Packing Up
as Jenkins, Writer, Director, Editor, Executive Producer
The Cradle Will Fall
as Alex Myerson
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Word of Honor
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Exchange
2003
Exchange
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer
Saint Sinner
as Father Michael
100 Days in the Jungle
as Ambassador Shear
Aftermath
as Deputy Director Edwards
The Proposal
as Agent Frank Gruning
Science Of Death
as Narrator
Anthrax
as Tye Crow
Mindstorm
as Parish
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Out of Line
as Russell
Becoming Dick
as Dr. Hardwin
Perpetrators of the Crime
as Henderson
Murder Most Likely
as Detective Inspector
The X-Files
as Carl Busch
Voyage of Terror
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Unforgettable
as Doctor
Dangerous Intentions
as Group Leader
Circumstances Unknown
as Gene Reuschel
When the Vows Break
as Dr. Alexander
Not Our Son
as Police Chief
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Huddleston
Heart of a Child
as Vern
The Hitman
as Dr. Atkins
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Anything to Survive
as Dr Reynolds
Midnight Matinee
as Heath Harris
Look Who's Talking
as Drug Doctor
Deadly Deception
as Lawyer
Sworn to Silence
as Peter Massio
Head Office
as University Dean
The Dead Zone
as Ambulance Driver