
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
- 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
- 2022 · Evil at the Door as John Doe
- 2021 · The Manor as Roland
- 2021 · My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020 · Captors as Silas Visler
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as David
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2020 · Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019 · Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019 · Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- 2019 · Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 2019 · The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2019 · A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018 · Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- 2018 · Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2018 · A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- 2018 · Corbin Nash as Jack
- 2018 · Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2018 · Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 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 · Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- 2016 · The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2016 · The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- 2016 · Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- 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 · 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
- 2013 · Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- 2012 · Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012 · Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- 2012 · Last Resort as ARTHUR SHEPARD
- 2012 · The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2012 · Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Lord Zuko (voice)
- 2012 · Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Gabe Sharpe
- 2011 · 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Dr. Edward Wythe
- 2011 · A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 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 · 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 · Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2006 · Psych as Walter Snowden
- 2005 · The Triangle as Stan Lathem
- 2005 · Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- 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 · 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: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ray
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 1996 · It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1995 · JAG as Dr. Morris Sperling
- 1995 · The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- 1995 · Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1995 · The Cure as Dr. Stevens
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Jareth
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1994 · Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 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
- 1991 · Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 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
- 1987 · The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986 · Designing Women as
- 1986 · The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 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
- 1983 · Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1981 · High Risk as Dan
- 1979 · Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 1979 · The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978 · Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1977 · Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- 1975 · The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Mame as Patrick as an adult
- 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
- 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
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1978 · Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- 1977 · The Gathering as George
- 1976 · Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1969 · Last Summer as Dan
- Future · Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- Future · Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- 2024 · Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2020 · We Still Say Grace as Harold
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020 · More Beautiful for Having Been Broken as Colin
- 2019 · Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 2019 · Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2018 · Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters as
- 2017 · The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017 · Last Rampage as Cooper
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016 · Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2015 · The Leisure Class as Edward
- 2015 · Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014 · Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)
- 2012 · That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 2011 · God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- 2011 · Coffin as Garrison
- 2011 · Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 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
- 2005 · Touched as Robert Davis
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004 · The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2003 · X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2000 · X-Men as Senator Kelly
- 1999 · Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1999 · Locked in Silence as Jim
- 1997 · Lovelife as Bruce
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 1995 · Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- 1995 · Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 1993 · A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1992 · Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins
- 1992 · Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
- 1990 · Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989 · Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1989 · Longtime Companion as David
- 1985 · Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 1983 · Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1982 · Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1982 · Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979 · The Gathering, Part II as George
- 1978 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- 1978 · French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- 1977 · Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977 · Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- Future · On The Couch as Daddy
- 1973 · The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- Future · The Roommates as Arthur
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as John
- 1973 · Peege as
- 1972 · The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong
- 1971 · Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Fitzgore