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Bruce Davison

Acting 79 years old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 1.5
Born: June 28, 1946

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.

External Links

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Known For

La La Land
La La Land Mia's Father (uncredited) 2016
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key Christian Rainier 2018
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice Professor Lazlo 2008
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury Durwood Cable 2003
High Crimes
High Crimes Brig. Gen. Bill Marks 2002

Filmography

Acting Credits (258)

The American Revolution
The American Revolution (voice) 2025
The Lightning Code
The Lightning Code Nikola Tesla 2025
Universal Basic Guys
Universal Basic Guys (voice) 2024
Camera
Camera Frank Flynn 2024
Suitable Flesh
Suitable Flesh Ephraim Waite 2023
From the Shadows
From the Shadows Dr. Joseph Cawl 2023
Condor's Nest
Condor's Nest Gerhardt Schrude 2023
1923
1923 Arthur 2022
The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor Grant 2022
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer Walter Abrams 2022
Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy James Rafferty 2022
Evil at the Door
Evil at the Door John Doe 2022
The Manor
The Manor Roland 2021
Glow and Darkness
Glow and Darkness Pope Urban III 2021
My True Fairytale
My True Fairytale Martin Goodwin 2021
We Still Say Grace
We Still Say Grace Harold 2020
The Gift of Christmas
The Gift of Christmas Bob Rodgers 2020
Captors
Captors Silas Visler 2020
Await the Dawn
Await the Dawn David 2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Self 2020
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken Colin 2020
Influence
Influence Walter Klein 2020
Christmas at the Plaza
Christmas at the Plaza Reginald Brookwater 2019
Along Came the Devil II
Along Came the Devil II Reverend Michael 2019
Creepshow
Creepshow Avery Whitlock 2019
Itsy Bitsy
Itsy Bitsy Walter 2019
Wish Man
Wish Man Frank Shankwitz Sr. 2019
The Great Alaskan Race
The Great Alaskan Race Governor Bone 2019
A Violent Man
A Violent Man Benjamin Green 2019
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters 2018
Any Bullet Will Do
Any Bullet Will Do Jonathan Carrington 2018
Along Came the Devil
Along Came the Devil Reverend Michael 2018
A Fairy's Game
A Fairy's Game Spindly (voice) 2018
Corbin Nash
Corbin Nash Jack 2018
Abnormal Attraction
Abnormal Attraction Dr. Stanley Cole 2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key Christian Rainier 2018
The Slider
The Slider Ispector Wiesel 2017
Last Rampage
Last Rampage Cooper 2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows P'Torr The Exile (voice) 2017
9/11
9/11 Monohan 2017
Ozark
Ozark Randall Schafer 2017
The Son
The Son ENDICOTT 2017
Love Locks
Love Locks Hugo Blanchet 2017
Charlie's Gift
Charlie's Gift 2016
La La Land
La La Land Mia's Father (uncredited) 2016
Bender
Bender Mayor Prentiss 2016
Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor Ray Beckett 2016
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent Pastor Ezekiel 2016
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
The Mystery of Casa Matusita Victor 2016
Displacement
Displacement Prof. Peter Deckard 2016
The Bronx Bull
The Bronx Bull D.A. Bonomi 2016
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Richard 2016
Get a Job
Get a Job Lawrence Wilheimer 2016
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class Edward 2015
Blindspot
Blindspot Jean-Paul Bruyere 2015
Oceanus: Act One
Oceanus: Act One Commander Mitch Conrad 2015
Black Beauty
Black Beauty Grandpa 2015
Kingdom
Kingdom Ron Prince 2014
108 Stitches
108 Stitches Coach Scott Deshields 2014
37
37 Psychic 2014
Sequestered
Sequestered 2014
Elwood
Elwood Congressman Barber 2014
Words and Pictures
Words and Pictures Walt 2014
Persecuted
Persecuted Senator Donald Harrison 2014
TripTank
TripTank Daytona Jack (voice) 2014
Those Who Kill
Those Who Kill Howard Burgess 2014
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle Hesby Ennis 2014
Beyond the Heavens
Beyond the Heavens Oliver Henry (adult) 2013
Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines Tactical Leader 2013
The Fosters
The Fosters Stewart Adams 2013
The Lords of Salem
The Lords of Salem Francis Matthias 2013
Saving Lincoln
Saving Lincoln William H. Seward 2013
Return of the Killer Shrews
Return of the Killer Shrews Jerry Farrell 2012
Bigfoot
Bigfoot Sheriff Walt Henderson 2012
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing Self 2012
Last Resort
Last Resort ARTHUR SHEPARD 2012
The Millionaire Tour
The Millionaire Tour The Roman 2012
Stealing Roses
Stealing Roses Mr. Lowell 2012
The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra Lord Zuko (voice) 2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Gabe Sharpe 2012
God Don't Make the Laws
God Don't Make the Laws Bud Kelly / Mayor 2011
3 Holiday Tails
3 Holiday Tails Rod Wright 2011
Coffin
Coffin Garrison 2011
Munger Road
Munger Road Chief Kirkhoven 2011
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Edward Wythe 2011
A Schizophrenic Love Story
A Schizophrenic Love Story Dr. Bob 2011
Earth's Final Hours
Earth's Final Hours Rothman 2011
The Congregation
The Congregation Amos Christner 2011
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 Steven Carver 2010
Camp Hell
Camp Hell Fr. Phineas McAllister 2010
Titanic II
Titanic II James Maine 2010
Arctic Blast
Arctic Blast Winslaw 2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths President Wilson (voice) 2010
A Golden Christmas
A Golden Christmas Rod Wright 2009
Christmas Angel
Christmas Angel Nick Anderson 2009
MegaFault
MegaFault Dr. Mark Rhodes 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva Judge Cyrus Maxwell 2009
The Line
The Line Anthony 2009
Castle
Castle Lou Karnacki 2009
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital Narrator 2008
Leverage
Leverage Dan Blackwell 2008
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice Professor Lazlo 2008
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Charles Graiman 2008
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Charles Graiman 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Dr. Peter Silberman 2008
Breach
Breach John O'Neill 2007
The Dead Girl
The Dead Girl Leah's Father 2006
Special Ops: Delta Force
Special Ops: Delta Force General Preston Rossdale 2006
Psych
Psych Walter Snowden 2006
The Triangle
The Triangle Stan Lathem 2005
Confession
Confession Father Thomas Parker 2005
8MM 2
8MM 2 Ambassador Harrington 2005
Touched
Touched Robert Davis 2005
Going Shopping
Going Shopping Adam 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer Josh Bedford 2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Father Davison 2005
Close to Home
Close to Home Doug Hellman 2005
The Closer
The Closer Russell Clark 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Peter Betts 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Robert Oliver 2005
Hate Crime
Hate Crime Pastor Boyd 2005
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica Dr. Michael Robert 2004
Lost
Lost Douglas Brooks 2004
On The Couch
On The Couch Daddy 2004
Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital Dr. Stegman 2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital Dr. Stegman 2004
The L Word
The L Word Leonard Kroll 2004
The Clinic
The Clinic Martin Landrum 2004
Evergreen
Evergreen Frank 2004
X2
X2 Senator Kelly 2003
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes Peter Schuman, Interrogator 2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men 2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
X-Men: Premieres Around the World Self 2003
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury Durwood Cable 2003
ManFast
ManFast Rupert Iris 2003
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Paul Cartwright 2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami Dane Daniels 2002
Dahmer
Dahmer Lionel Dahmer 2002
Too Young to Be a Dad
Too Young to Be a Dad Dan Freeman 2002
L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie Lawrence Diebenkorn 2002
High Crimes
High Crimes Brig. Gen. Bill Marks 2002
Off Season
Off Season Dr. Zimmer 2001
Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight Self 2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise Menos 2001
Summer Catch
Summer Catch Rand Parrish 2001
Crazy/Beautiful
Crazy/Beautiful Tom Oakley 2001
On the Edge
On the Edge (segment "The Other Side") 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Avery Tinsdale 2000
X-Men
X-Men Senator Kelly 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
X-Men: The Mutant Watch Sen. Robert Kelly 2000
The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive Ray 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Graham Mandell 1999
Vendetta
Vendetta Thomas Semmes 1999
A Memory in My Heart
A Memory in My Heart Chase Stewart 1999
At First Sight
At First Sight Dr. Charles Aaron 1999
Locked in Silence
Locked in Silence Jim 1999
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil Richard Bowden 1998
Little Girl Fly Away
Little Girl Fly Away Frank 1998
Paulie
Paulie Dr. Reingold 1998
Color of Justice
Color of Justice Frank Gainer 1997
The Hunger
The Hunger New Lighthouse Keeper 1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann Yehiel Dinur (voice) 1997
Lovelife
Lovelife Bruce 1997
The Practice
The Practice Scott Wallace 1997
Hidden in America
Hidden in America Michael 1996
The Crucible
The Crucible Reverend Parris 1996
After Jimmy
After Jimmy Sam Stapp 1996
Grace of My Heart
Grace of My Heart John Murray 1996
It's My Party
It's My Party Rodney Bingham 1996
Widow's Kiss
Widow's Kiss Justin Sager 1996
JAG
JAG Morris Sperling 1995
Down, Out and Dangerous
Down, Out and Dangerous Brad Harrington 1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Baby-Sitters Club Watson 1995
Homage
Homage Joseph Smith 1995
The Cure
The Cure Dr. Stevens 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager Jareth 1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog John McCormick 1995
Cybill
Cybill Mark Davis 1995
The Skateboard Kid II
The Skateboard Kid II Burt Squires 1995
Someone Else's Child
Someone Else's Child Nick Callahan 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Jake Weiss 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Burt Peters 1994
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation Larkin 1993
A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge Bill Sanders 1993
Short Cuts
Short Cuts Howard Finnigan 1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Stephen King's Golden Tales Richard Hagstrom 1993
An Ambush of Ghosts
An Ambush of Ghosts Bill Betts 1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Richard Robbins 1992
Live! From Death Row
Live! From Death Row Laurence Dvorak 1992
Steel and Lace
Steel and Lace Albert Morton 1991
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons George Henderson 1991
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside Richard Hagstrom 1990
Stolen: One Husband
Stolen: One Husband Dr. Peter Foley 1990
Lady in a Corner
Lady in a Corner Bill Guthrie 1989
Longtime Companion
Longtime Companion David 1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Wyck Thayer 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Luden Sandelton 1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Jimmy Donahue 1989
thirtysomething
thirtysomething 1987
The Misfit Brigade
The Misfit Brigade Porta 1987
Designing Women
Designing Women 1986
The Ladies Club
The Ladies Club Richard Harrison 1986
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us Ruby 1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Richard 1985
V
V John Langley 1984
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion Donny Hopper 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote David Carroll 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside Richard Hagstrom 1984
Hunter
Hunter Deputy Chief Wyler 1984
Hunter
Hunter Capt. Wyler 1984
Lies
Lies Stuart Russell 1983
Ghost Dancing
Ghost Dancing Calvin Oberst 1983
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Tranio 1983
Hotel
Hotel 1982
Kiss My Grits
Kiss My Grits Dolin T. Pike 1982
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child Cliff Bender 1982
Incident at Crestridge
Incident at Crestridge Clint Larsen 1981
The Wave
The Wave Ben Ross 1981
High Risk
High Risk Dan 1981
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven George Orr 1980
The Gathering, Part II
The Gathering, Part II George 1979
Mind Over Murder
Mind Over Murder Jason 1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979
Brass Target
Brass Target Col. Robert Dawson 1978
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra Orin Mannon 1978
Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier Anton Reiker 1978
French Quarter
French Quarter Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik 1978
Deadman's Curve
Deadman's Curve Dean Torrence 1978
The Gathering
The Gathering George 1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
Portrait of Grandpa Doc Bruce - as a Young Man 1977
Short Eyes
Short Eyes Clark Davis 1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant Andrew Raines 1977
Grand Jury
Grand Jury Bobby Allen 1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed Leroy 1976
The Last Survivors
The Last Survivors Michael Larsen 1975
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman 1974
Mame
Mame Patrick as an adult 1974
The Affair
The Affair Jamie Patterson 1973
Peege
Peege 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
Ulzana's Raid
Ulzana's Raid Lt. Garnett DeBuin 1972
The Waltons
The Waltons 1972
The Waltons
The Waltons Bob Hill 1972
The Jerusalem File
The Jerusalem File David Armstrong 1972
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me Fitzgore 1971
Willard
Willard Willard Stiles 1971
The Strawberry Statement
The Strawberry Statement Simon 1970
Last Summer
Last Summer Dan 1969
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
The Roommates
The Roommates Arthur
Game of Power
Game of Power Ballard Wright
25 Miles to Normal
25 Miles to Normal John
Don’t Look Inside
Don’t Look Inside
Godmother
Godmother Mr. Martinson

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