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William B. Davis
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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…
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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
Filmography
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2024
Bribe, Inc.
Movie Figaro (voice)
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2024
Murder in a Small Town
TV show Captain Darcy Stewart
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2024
Better Off
Movie Self
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2023
It's a Wonderful Knife
Movie Roger Evans
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2020
Upload
TV show David Choak
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2020
50 States of Fright
TV show Frank
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2019
Phil
Movie Father Grant
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2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
TV show Methuselah
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2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
Movie Judge Gordon Hoffman
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2018
The Doctor's Case
Movie Doctor Watson
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2018
Game Over, Man!
Movie Ray - Security
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2017
Death Note
Movie Radio Host
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2017
Residue
Movie Lamont
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2016
Abduct
Movie Zane
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2016
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
Movie Granddad
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2015
The Real 'X-Files'?
Movie Himself
More credits
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2015
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Movie Harper
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2015
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Movie Harper
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2014
Focus
Movie Mr. Grant
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2013
Stonados
Movie Ben
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2013
Singularity Principle
Movie Lawrence Cason
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2012
The Package
Movie Dr. Willhelm
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2012
The Mountain Runners
Movie Henry Engberg
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2012
Continuum
TV show Future Alec Sadler
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2012
The Tall Man
Movie Sheriff Chestnut
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2011
Rise of the Damned
Movie Doctor
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2011
Behemoth
Movie William Walsh
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2010
Flowers for Norma
Movie Older Gentleman #2
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2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TV show Plumberg
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2010
Amazon Falls
Movie Calvin
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2010
Medium Raw
Movie Dr. Robert Parker
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2010
Web of Desire
Movie Dr. Charles Friedman
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2010
Caprica
TV show Minister Chambers
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2010
Human Target
TV show Whitey Doyle
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2009
Damage
Movie Veltz
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2009
Something Evil Comes
Movie Mr. Dutton
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2009
The Thaw
Movie Ted
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2009
Possession
Movie Hypnotist
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2008
Reverse
Movie Chris
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2008
Passengers
Movie Jack
