
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
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2023 · Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude
- 2022 · The Good Neighbor as Grant
- 2021 · My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019 · Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 2019 · Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 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
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · Words and Pictures as Walt
- 2014 · Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 2012 · Last Resort as ARTHUR SHEPARD
- 2012 · Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
- 2011 · 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011 · Coffin as Garrison
- 2011 · Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 2010 · Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)
- 2009 · A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 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 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · Evergreen as Frank
- 2003 · Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 2002 · Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- 2001 · Summer Catch as Rand Parrish
- 2001 · On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ray
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1996 · Hidden in America as Michael
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1995 · Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1994 · Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989 · Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Jimmy Donahue
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1985 · Spies Like Us as Ruby
- 1985 · Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 1983 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1982 · Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1979 · The Gathering, Part II as George
- 1979 · Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 1978 · Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1977 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- 1969 · Last Summer as Dan
- Future · Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- 2025 · The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
- 2024 · Universal Basic Guys as (voice)
- 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
- 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
- 2019 · Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019 · Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- 2019 · Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2019 · The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2019 · A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018 · Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2018 · Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 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 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 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
- 2015 · Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- 2014 · Kingdom as Ron Prince
- 2014 · 108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 2014 · 37 as Psychic
- 2014 · Sequestered as
- 2014 · Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 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
- 2013 · Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- 2012 · Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012 · Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- 2012 · That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 2012 · The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Lord Zuko (voice)
- 2012 · Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Gabe Sharpe
- 2011 · God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- 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 · Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister
- 2010 · Titanic II as James Maine
- 2010 · Arctic Blast as Winslaw
- 2009 · Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 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 · 8MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington
- 2005 · Touched as Robert Davis
- 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 · The L Word as Leonard Kroll
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2003 · X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2003 · Evolution X - The Making of X-Men as
- 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 · Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 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
- 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
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 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 · The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1997 · The Practice as Scott Wallace
- 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 · 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 · Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 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
- 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
- 1991 · Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson
- 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 · 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
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1981 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- Future · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- 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
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 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
- Future · Don’t Look Inside as
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur