
Bruce Davison
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) 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
- 2024 · Universal Basic Guys as (voice)
- 2023 · Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude
- 2022 · 1923 as Arthur
- 2022 · The Good Neighbor as Grant
- 2022 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Judge Walter Abrams
- 2022 · Bosch: Legacy as James Rafferty
- 2021 · The Manor as Roland
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2020 · More Beautiful for Having Been Broken as Colin
- 2019 · Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- 2019 · The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2018 · Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2018 · Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- 2017 · 9/11 as Monohan
- 2017 · Ozark as Senator Randall Schafer
- 2017 · The Son as ENDICOTT
- 2017 · Love Locks as Hugo Blanchet
- 2016 · La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- 2016 · Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- 2015 · The Leisure Class as Edward
- 2015 · Blindspot as Jean-Paul Bruyere
- 2014 · Kingdom as Ron Prince
- 2014 · Sequestered as
- 2014 · Words and Pictures as Walt
- 2014 · TripTank as Daytona Jack (voice)
- 2014 · Those Who Kill as Howard Burgess
- 2014 · Mozart in the Jungle as Hesby Ennis
- 2013 · Crossing Lines as Tactical Leader
- 2013 · The Fosters as Stewart Adams
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Francis Matthias
- 2012 · Last Resort as ARTHUR SHEPARD
- 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
- 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
- 2010 · Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
- 2009 · The Line as Anthony
- 2009 · Castle as Lou Karnacki
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Narrator
- 2008 · Leverage as Dan Blackwell
- 2008 · The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Professor Lazlo
- 2008 · Knight Rider as Charles Graiman
- 2008 · Knight Rider as Charles Graiman
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Dr. Peter Silberman
- 2007 · Breach as John O'Neill
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Leah's Father
- 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
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2004 · Battlestar Galactica as Dr. Michael Robert
- 2004 · Lost as Douglas Brooks
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The L Word as Leonard Kroll
- 2004 · Evergreen as Frank
- 2003 · Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 2003 · Runaway Jury as Durwood Cable
- 2003 · ManFast as Rupert Iris
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Paul Cartwright
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Dane Daniels
- 2002 · Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- 2002 · High Crimes as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as Menos
- 2001 · Summer Catch as Rand Parrish
- 2001 · Crazy/Beautiful as Tom Oakley
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Avery Tinsdale
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell
- 1998 · Apt Pupil as Richard Bowden
- 1998 · Paulie as Dr. Reingold
- 1997 · The Hunger as New Lighthouse Keeper
- 1997 · The Practice as Scott Wallace
- 1996 · The Crucible as Reverend Parris
- 1995 · JAG as Dr. Morris Sperling
- 1995 · The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- 1995 · The Cure as Dr. Stevens
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Jareth
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1993 · Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- 1993 · Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan
- 1991 · Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Wyck Thayer
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Luden Sandelton
- 1989 · Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Jimmy Donahue
- 1987 · thirtysomething as
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986 · Designing Women as
- 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
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 1979 · Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 1977 · Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · The Waltons as Bob Hill
- 1971 · Willard as Willard Stiles
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- 2025 · The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2020 · We Still Say Grace as Harold
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as David
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019 · Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019 · Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 2019 · Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2019 · Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 2018 · Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- 2018 · Corbin Nash as Jack
- 2018 · Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2017 · The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017 · Last Rampage as Cooper
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 2012 · Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012 · Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- 2012 · The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2011 · 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011 · Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 2009 · A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 2009 · Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 2009 · MegaFault as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- 2005 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 2005 · Touched as Robert Davis
- 2005 · Going Shopping as Adam
- 2003 · X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2003 · Evolution X - The Making of X-Men as
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Lawrence Diebenkorn
- 2001 · On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")
- 2000 · X-Men as Senator Kelly
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ray
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1999 · A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- 1999 · At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1996 · Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- 1996 · It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 1995 · Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 1989 · Longtime Companion as David
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1981 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1978 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 1971 · Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Fitzgore
- 1970 · The Strawberry Statement as Simon
- 1969 · Last Summer as Dan
- Future · Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- 2022 · Evil at the Door as John Doe
- 2021 · My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020 · Captors as Silas Visler
- 2019 · A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018 · Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters as
- 2018 · A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2015 · Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- 2014 · 108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 2014 · 37 as Psychic
- 2014 · Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)
- 2013 · Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- 2012 · That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 2012 · Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
- 2011 · God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- 2011 · Coffin as Garrison
- 2011 · Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 2011 · A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 2011 · The Congregation as Amos Christner
- 2006 · Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2002 · Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 2001 · Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 1998 · Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
- 1996 · Hidden in America as Michael
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1995 · Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- 1995 · Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 1994 · Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1993 · An Ambush of Ghosts as Bill Betts
- 1992 · Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins
- 1992 · Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989 · Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1986 · The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 1985 · Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 1983 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1983 · Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1982 · Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979 · The Gathering, Part II as George
- 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 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- 1973 · Peege as
- 1972 · The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong
- Future · On The Couch as Daddy
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- Future · Don’t Look Inside as
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur