Bruce Davison
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He portrayed Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Davison is also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971), 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 American Revolution as (voice)
- 2025 · The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
- 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
- 2021 · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- 2020 · More Beautiful for Having Been Broken as Colin
- 2019 · Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019 · Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2019 · Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 2019 · The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2018 · A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- 2018 · Corbin Nash as Jack
- 2018 · Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 2014 · Words and Pictures as Walt
- 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 · Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 2010 · Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister
- 2009 · A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2003 · X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- 2002 · Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- 2002 · Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 2001 · Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ray
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 1998 · Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1996 · It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1995 · Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- 1995 · Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1995 · Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 1994 · Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 1993 · Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 1993 · An Ambush of Ghosts as Bill Betts
- 1992 · Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
- 1989 · Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1989 · Longtime Companion as David
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986 · The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 1983 · Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 1982 · Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1981 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979 · The Gathering, Part II as George
- 1979 · Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 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 · Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1969 · Last Summer as Dan
- Future · Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2022 · Evil at the Door as John Doe
- 2019 · Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 2019 · A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018 · Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters as
- 2018 · Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- 2015 · Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- 2012 · Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012 · The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2011 · 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011 · Coffin as Garrison
- 2009 · Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 2006 · Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2005 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 2005 · Touched as Robert Davis
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · Evergreen as Frank
- 2003 · ManFast as Rupert Iris
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 1992 · Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1978 · Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- 1977 · Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- 2021 · My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020 · We Still Say Grace as Harold
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2016 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur
- 2020 · Captors as Silas Visler
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as David
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2019 · Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- 2018 · Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2018 · Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- 2017 · The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017 · Last Rampage as Cooper
- 2017 · 9/11 as Monohan
- 2017 · Ozark as Senator Randall Schafer
- 2017 · The Son as ENDICOTT
- 2017 · Love Locks as Hugo Blanchet
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 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 · 108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 2014 · 37 as Psychic
- 2014 · Sequestered as
- 2014 · Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 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 · Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- 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 · Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Dr. Edward Wythe
- 2011 · A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 2011 · The Congregation as Amos Christner
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Steven Carver
- 2010 · Titanic II as James Maine
- 2010 · Arctic Blast as Winslaw
- 2010 · Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)
- 2009 · MegaFault as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- 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 · Going Shopping as Adam
- 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 · On The Couch as Daddy
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The L Word as Leonard Kroll
- 2003 · X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2003 · Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 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 · Project Greenlight as Self
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as Menos
- 2001 · Summer Catch as Rand Parrish
- 2001 · Crazy/Beautiful as Tom Oakley
- 2001 · On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Avery Tinsdale
- 2000 · X-Men as Senator Kelly
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell
- 1999 · A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- 1999 · At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- 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 · Hidden in America as Michael
- 1996 · The Crucible as Reverend Parris
- 1996 · Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- 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 Mark Davis
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Burt Peters
- 1993 · Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1993 · Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan
- 1991 · Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 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
- 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
- Future · Don’t Look Inside as
- 1983 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 1978 · French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- Future · Godmother as Mr. Martinson
- 1973 · Peege as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- 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