William B. Davis
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-01-13 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known As
Bill Davis
William Davis
William B. Davis
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1998
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
2001
as Agent Frank Gruning
1983
as Ambulance Driver
2009
as Veltz
2014
as Mr. Grant
2002
as Father Michael
2007
as Colby Price
2009
as Hypnotist
2008
as Jack
2004
as Doc Jenkins
2004
as Jenkins
2008
as Chris
2010
as Dr. Robert Parker
1995
as Group Leader
2006
as Richard O'Brien
2011
as William Walsh
2012
as Sheriff Chestnut
2004
as Alex Myerson
2009
as Mr. Dutton
1988
as Heath Harris
2001
as Narrator
2002
as Ambassador Shear
2013
as Lawrence Cason
2010
as Calvin
2013
as Ben
2023
as Roger Evans
2006
as General Killion
2017
as Radio Host
2009
as Ted
1991
as Dr. Atkins
1987
as Lawyer
1996
as Doctor
2000
as Dr. Hardwin
2024
as Self
1995
as Gene Reuschel
1995
as Dr. Alexander
2007
as Peter Milbank
1994
as Huddleston
2002
as Deputy Director Edwards
1987
as Peter Massio
2007
as Senator Garland Wolf
2001
as Tye Crow
2012
as Henry Engberg
1994
as Vern
2015
2015
1998
as Self
2006
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
1990
as Dr Reynolds
2001
as Parish
2001
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
1991
as Lawyer (uncredited)
2018
as Doctor Watson
1999
as Ed
2017
as Lamont
2016
as Zane
2012
as Dr. Willhelm
2018
as Ray - Security
2015
as Himself
2016
as Granddad
2000
as Henderson
2018
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
1989
as Drug Doctor
2019
as Father Grant
2004
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
1995
as Police Chief
2011
as Doctor
1985
as University Dean
2005
as Rick Brinkley
1998
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
2024
as Figaro (voice)
2005
as Shannon Fraser
2010
as Older Gentleman #2
Production
2004
as Writer
2004
as Director
2004
as Editor
2004
as Executive Producer
2003
as Director
2003
as Producer
2003
as Writer
2003
as Editor
2003
as Executive Producer
2008
as Writer
2008
as Director
2008
as Editor
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