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
- 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 Lincoln Lawyer as Judge Walter Abrams
- 2022 · Bosch: Legacy as James Rafferty
- 2021 · The Manor as Roland
- 2020 · Captors as Silas Visler
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as David
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019 · Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 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 · 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 · La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016 · The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- 2015 · Blindspot as Jean-Paul Bruyere
- 2014 · Kingdom as Ron Prince
- 2014 · TripTank as Daytona Jack (voice)
- 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
- 2013 · Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- 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 · Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 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 · Castle as Lou Karnacki
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Narrator
- 2008 · Leverage as Dan Blackwell
- 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 · Psych as Walter Snowden
- 2005 · The Triangle as Stan Lathem
- 2005 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 2005 · 8MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington
- 2005 · Touched as Robert Davis
- 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 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The L Word as Leonard Kroll
- 2004 · Evergreen as Frank
- 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 · 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
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell
- 1999 · At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 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
- 1995 · JAG as Dr. Morris Sperling
- 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
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1993 · Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan
- 1991 · Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson
- 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
- 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 · Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1978 · Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1977 · Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 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 · Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- 2025 · The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2022 · The Good Neighbor as Grant
- 2022 · Evil at the Door as John Doe
- 2021 · My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020 · We Still Say Grace as Harold
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 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 · A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018 · Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters as
- 2018 · Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- 2018 · A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- 2018 · Corbin Nash as Jack
- 2018 · Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2017 · The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2016 · Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- 2015 · The Leisure Class as Edward
- 2015 · Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · 108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 2014 · 37 as Psychic
- 2014 · Sequestered as
- 2014 · Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 2014 · Words and Pictures as Walt
- 2014 · Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 2014 · Those Who Kill as Howard Burgess
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)
- 2012 · Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012 · That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 2012 · The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2012 · Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
- 2011 · God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- 2011 · 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011 · Coffin as Garrison
- 2011 · A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 2011 · The Congregation as Amos Christner
- 2010 · Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister
- 2009 · A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 2009 · Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 2009 · The Line as Anthony
- 2008 · The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Professor Lazlo
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Leah's Father
- 2006 · Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2005 · Going Shopping as Adam
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 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 · Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Lawrence Diebenkorn
- 2001 · Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
- 2000 · X-Men as Senator Kelly
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ray
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1999 · A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- 1998 · Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1996 · Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- 1996 · It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 1995 · Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- 1995 · The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- 1995 · Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 1994 · Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 1993 · Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1993 · Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 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
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989 · Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1989 · Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Jimmy Donahue
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986 · The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 1985 · Spies Like Us as Ruby
- 1983 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1982 · Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 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 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1978 · French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- 1978 · Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1977 · Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
- 1977 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- 1973 · Peege as
- 1972 · Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- 1972 · The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong
- 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 · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur
- Future · Don’t Look Inside as