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
- 2025 · The American Revolution as voice
- 2024 · Universal Basic Guys as (voice)
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2022 · 1923 as Arthur
- 2022 · The Good Neighbor as Grant
- 2022 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Judge Walter Abrams
- 2022 · Bosch: Legacy as James Rafferty
- 2020 · Captors as Silas Visler
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019 · Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- 2019 · Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2019 · Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 2018 · Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- 2017 · The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017 · Last Rampage as Cooper
- 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 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2015 · Blindspot as Jean-Paul Bruyere
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · Kingdom as Ron Prince
- 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 · Crossing Lines as Tactical Leader
- 2013 · The Fosters as Stewart Adams
- 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 · Coffin as Garrison
- 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 · 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 · Psych as Walter Snowden
- 2005 · The Triangle as Stan Lathem
- 2005 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 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
- 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 · Runaway Jury as Durwood Cable
- 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 · Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
- 2001 · Project Greenlight as Self
- 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
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1998 · Apt Pupil as Richard Bowden
- 1998 · Paulie as Dr. Reingold
- 1997 · The Hunger as New Lighthouse Keeper
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1997 · The Practice as Scott Wallace
- 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 · Cybill as Mark Davis
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Burt Peters
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 1978 · Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1978 · French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1977 · Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- 1977 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- 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
- 2023 · Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude
- 2021 · The Manor as Roland
- 2021 · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- 2019 · Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019 · The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2018 · Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2017 · 9/11 as Monohan
- 2016 · The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- 2016 · Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- 2014 · Sequestered as
- 2014 · Words and Pictures as Walt
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Francis Matthias
- 2011 · Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 2011 · The Congregation as Amos Christner
- 2009 · Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Leah's Father
- 2005 · 8MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 1999 · At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- 1996 · Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- 1996 · It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1995 · The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- 1995 · Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1993 · Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1984 · Crimes of Passion as Donny Hopper
- 1978 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- 1973 · Peege as
- 1972 · Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 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 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2015 · The Leisure Class as Edward
- 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 · 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 · Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 2011 · A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 2009 · A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 2006 · Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2005 · Going Shopping as Adam
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2003 · X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2003 · Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 2003 · Evolution X - The Making of X-Men as
- 2003 · ManFast as Rupert Iris
- 2002 · Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 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 · A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 1998 · Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- 1997 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1996 · Hidden in America as Michael
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 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 · 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
- 1979 · The Gathering, Part II as George
- 1979 · Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 1978 · Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- Future · Godmother as
- Future · Don’t Look Inside as
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- 1992 · Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989 · Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986 · The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 1983 · Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 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 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1977 · Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 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