William B. 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
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Credits
- 2024 · Better Off as
- 2023 · It's a Wonderful Knife as Roger Evans
- 2020 · Upload as David Choak
- 2020 · 50 States of Fright as Frank
- 2019 · Crystal's Shadow as Mr. M
- 2019 · Phil as Father Grant
- 2018 · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Methuselah
- 2018 · Bad Times at the El Royale as Judge Gordon Hoffman
- 2018 · The Doctor's Case as Doctor Watson
- 2018 · Game Over, Man! as Ray - Security
- 2017 · Death Note as Radio Host
- 2017 · Residue as Lamont
- 2016 · Abduct as Zane
- 2016 · 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be as Granddad
- 2015 · The Real 'X-Files'? as Himself
- 2015 · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream as Harper
- 2015 · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told as Harper
- 2014 · Focus as Mr. Grant
- 2013 · Stonados as Ben
- 2013 · Singularity Principle as Lawrence Cason
- 2012 · The Package as Dr. Willhelm
- 2012 · The Mountain Runners as Henry Engberg
- 2012 · Continuum as Future Alec Sadler
- 2012 · The Tall Man as Sheriff Chestnut
- 2011 · Rise of the Damned as Doctor
- 2011 · Behemoth as William Walsh
- 2010 · R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Plumberg
- 2010 · R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Grandfather
- 2010 · Amazon Falls as Calvin
- 2010 · Medium Raw as Dr. Robert Parker
- 2010 · Caprica as Minister Chambers
- 2010 · Human Target as
- 2009 · Damage as Veltz
- 2009 · Something Evil Comes as Mr. Dutton
- 2009 · The Thaw as Ted
- 2009 · Possession as Hypnotist
- 2008 · Reverse as Chris
- 2008 · Passengers as Jack
- 2008 · Fear Itself as Father Chris
- 2007 · Masters of Science Fiction as
- 2007 · Numb as Peter Milbank
- 2007 · Judicial Indiscretion as Senator Garland Wolf
- 2007 · The Messengers as Colby Price
- 2006 · Her Fatal Flaw as Richard O'Brien
- 2006 · Sisters as Dr. Lucas Bryant
- 2006 · The Secret of Hidden Lake as
- 2006 · Dark Storm as General Killion
- 2005 · Supernatural as College Professor
- 2005 · Robson Arms as
- 2005 · Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy as Rick Brinkley
- 2005 · Tilt as Father Luke
- 2004 · Packing Up as Jenkins
- 2004 · The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
- 2004 · Snakehead Terror as Doc Jenkins
- 2004 · The Cradle Will Fall as Alex Myerson
- 2002 · 100 Days In The Jungle as Ambassador Shear
- 2002 · Saint Sinner as Father Michael
- 2002 · Aftermath as Deputy Director Edwards
- 2001 · Smallville as William Tate
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
- 2001 · MythQuest as Drossos
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Parish
- 2001 · Broken Saints as Benjamin Palmer (voice)
- 2001 · The Proposal as Agent Frank Gruning
- 2001 · Science Of Death as Narrator
- 2001 · Anthrax as Tye Crow
- 2000 · The Fearing Mind as Mitchell Colfax
- 2000 · Andromeda as Professor Logitch
- 2000 · Becoming Dick as Dr. Hardwin
- 2000 · Murder Most Likely as
- 2000 · Perpetrators of the Crime as Henderson
- 1999 · Killing Moon as Ed
- 1998 · First Wave as Sagon
- 1998 · The X Files as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
- 1998 · Inside The X-Files as Self
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as Dr. Norman Ellisy
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Damaris
- 1996 · Poltergeist: The Legacy as Dr. Bill Nigel
- 1996 · Unforgettable as Doctor
- 1995 · When the Vows Break as Dr. Alexander
- 1995 · Circumstances Unknown as Gene Reuschel
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as John Wymer
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. Frank Biemler
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Ed
- 1995 · Sliders as Prof. Myman
- 1995 · Not Our Son as Police Chief
- 1995 · Dangerous Intentions as Group Leader
- 1994 · Don't Talk to Strangers as Huddleston
- 1994 · Heart of a Child as Vern
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cigarette Smoking Man
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cancer Man
- 1993 · The X-Files as SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
- 1993 · The X-Files as CGB Spender
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cigarette Smoking Man / True Name Carl Gerhard Busch
- 1992 · Nightmare Cafe as Doctor
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1991 · Omen IV: The Awakening as Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1991 · The Hitman as Dr. Atkins
- 1990 · It as Mr. Gedreau
- 1990 · Anything to Survive as Dr Reynolds
- 1989 · Look Who's Talking as Drug Doctor
- 1988 · Midnight Matinee as Heath Harris
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Mr. Weidlin
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Mr. Wickenton
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Judge Harrison
- 1987 · Sworn to Silence as Peter Massio
- 1987 · Deadly Deception as Lawyer
- 1985 · Danger Bay as Norris
- 1985 · MacGyver as Judge
- 1985 · Head Office as University Dean
- 1984 · Airwolf as F.I.R.M. Official
- 1984 · Airwolf as Newman
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Ambulance Driver