Acting
Bruce Davison
EN cinema · 181 credits
Born
28 June 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Bruce Allen Davison
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
Filmography
The Roommates
as Arthur
Game of Power
Game of Power
as Ballard Wright
Godmother
as Mr. Martinson
The Lightning Code
as Nikola Tesla
Camera
as Frank Flynn
From the Shadows
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
Suitable Flesh
as Ephraim Waite
Condor's Nest
as Gerhardt Schrude
The Good Neighbor
as Grant
Evil at the Door
as John Doe
The Manor
as Roland
My True Fairytale
as Martin Goodwin
Influence
as Walter Klein
Captors
as Silas Visler
Await the Dawn
as David
We Still Say Grace
as Harold
The Gift of Christmas
as Bob Rodgers
A Violent Man
as Benjamin Green
Itsy Bitsy
as Walter
The Great Alaskan Race
as Governor Bone
Along Came the Devil II
as Reverend Michael
Wish Man
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Christmas at the Plaza
as Reginald Brookwater
Along Came the Devil
as Reverend Michael
Insidious: The Last Key
as Christian Rainier
Corbin Nash
as Jack
Any Bullet Will Do
as Jonathan Carrington
Abnormal Attraction
as Dr. Stanley Cole
A Fairy's Game
as Spindly (voice)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
Last Rampage
as Cooper
Love Locks
as Hugo Blanchet
9/11
as Monohan
The Slider
as Ispector Wiesel
Get a Job
as Lawrence Wilheimer
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
as Richard
Displacement
as Prof. Peter Deckard
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
as Pastor Ezekiel
The Bronx Bull
as D.A. Bonomi
Bender
as Mayor Prentiss
La La Land
as Mia's Father (uncredited)
Black Beauty
as Grandpa
The Leisure Class
as Edward
Oceanus: Act One
as Commander Mitch Conrad
Persecuted
as Senator Donald Harrison
37
as Psychic
108 Stitches
as Coach Scott Deshields
Elwood
as Congressman Barber
The Lords of Salem
as Francis Matthias
Saving Lincoln
as William H. Seward
Beyond the Heavens
as Oliver Henry (adult)
The Millionaire Tour
as The Roman
Return of the Killer Shrews
as Jerry Farrell
Bigfoot
as Sheriff Walt Henderson, Director
Stealing Roses
as Mr. Lowell
Munger Road
as Chief Kirkhoven
3 Holiday Tails
as Rod Wright
A Schizophrenic Love Story
as Dr. Bob
The Congregation
as Amos Christner
God Don't Make the Laws
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
Coffin
as Garrison
Earth's Final Hours
as Rothman
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as President Wilson (voice)
Titanic II
as James Maine
Arctic Blast
as Winslaw
Camp Hell
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
MegaFault
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
The Line
as Anthony
A Golden Christmas
as Rod Wright
Christmas Angel
as Nick Anderson
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
as Professor Lazlo
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
Breach
as John O'Neill
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Father
Special Ops: Delta Force
2006
Special Ops: Delta Force
as General Preston Rossdale
8MM 2
as Ambassador Harrington
Hate Crime
as Pastor Boyd
Confession
as Father Thomas Parker
Touched
as Robert Davis
Going Shopping
as Adam
The Clinic
2004
The Clinic
as Martin Landrum
Evergreen
as Frank
Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
On The Couch
as Daddy
Runaway Jury
as Durwood Cable
X2
as Senator Kelly
Out of the Ashes
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
ManFast
as Rupert Iris
High Crimes
as General Bill Marks
Dahmer
as Lionel Dahmer
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Lawrence Diebenkorn
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Dan Freeman
Crazy/Beautiful
as Tom Oakley
Summer Catch
as Rand Parrish
Off Season
as Dr. Zimmer, Director
On the Edge
as (segment "The Other Side")
X-Men
as Senator Kelly
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Sen. Robert Kelly
A Memory in My Heart
as Chase Stewart
At First Sight
as Dr. Charles Aaron
Vendetta
as Thomas Semmes
Apt Pupil
as Richard Bowden
Paulie
as Dr. Reingold
Little Girl Fly Away
as Frank
LoveLife
as Bruce
Color of Justice
as Frank Gainer
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
The Crucible
as Reverend Parris
Grace of My Heart
as John Murray
Hidden in America
as Michael
Widow's Kiss
as Justin Sager
After Jimmy
1996
After Jimmy
as Sam Stapp
It's My Party
as Rodney Bingham
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John McCormick
The Baby-Sitters Club
as Watson
The Skateboard Kid II
as Burt Squires
Homage
as Joseph Smith
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Brad Harrington
The Cure
as Dr. Stevens
Someone Else's Child
1994
Someone Else's Child
as Nick Callahan
Short Cuts
as Howard Finnigan
A Mother's Revenge
as Bill Sanders
Golden Tales
as Richard Hagstrom
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Bill Betts
Live! From Death Row
as Laurence Dvorak
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
as Richard Robbins
Steel and Lace
as Albert Morton
Stolen: One Husband
as Dr. Peter Foley
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
Lady in a Corner
as Bill Guthrie
Longtime Companion
as David
The Misfit Brigade
as Porta
The Ladies Club
as Richard Harrison
Spies Like Us
as Ruby
Crimes of Passion
as Donny Hopper
Ghost Dancing
1983
Ghost Dancing
as Calvin Oberst
Lies
as Stuart Russell
Tomorrow's Child
as Cliff Bender
Kiss My Grits
as Dolin T. Pike
The Wave
as Ben Ross
High Risk
as Dan
Incident at Crestridge
as Clint Larsen
The Lathe of Heaven
as George Orr
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Gathering, Part II
as George
Mind Over Murder
as Jason
Brass Target
as Col. Robert Dawson
Deadman's Curve
as Dean Torrence
Summer of My German Soldier
as Anton Reiker
French Quarter
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
Short Eyes
as Clark Davis
The Gathering
as George
Grand Jury
1977
Grand Jury
as Bobby Allen
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
as Bruce - as a Young Man
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Leroy
The Last Survivors
as Michael Larsen
Mame
as Older Patrick
Peege
Actor
The Affair
as Jamie Patterson
Ulzana's Raid
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
The Jerusalem File
as David Armstrong
Willard
as Willard Stiles
Last Summer
as Dan