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