Known For
Acting
Known Credits
258
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 28, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
| 2026 | 25 Miles to Normalas John | |
| 2025 | The American Revolutionas (voice) | |
| 2025 | The Lightning Codeas Nikola Tesla | |
| 2024 | Universal Basic Guysas (voice) | |
| 2024 | Cameraas Frank Flynn | |
| 2023 | Suitable Fleshas Ephraim Waite | |
| 2023 | From the Shadowsas Dr. Joseph Cawl | |
| 2023 | Condor's Nestas Gerhardt Schrude | |
| 2022 | 1923as Arthur | |
| 2022 | The Good Neighboras Grant | |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyeras Walter Abrams | |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacyas James Rafferty | |
| 2022 | Evil at the Dooras John Doe | |
| 2021 | The Manoras Roland | |
| 2021 | Glow and Darknessas Pope Urban III | |
| 2021 | My True Fairytaleas Martin Goodwin | |
| 2020 | We Still Say Graceas Harold | |
| 2020 | The Gift of Christmasas Bob Rodgers | |
| 2020 | Captorsas Silas Visler | |
| 2020 | Await the Dawnas David | |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Moviesas Self | |
| 2020 | More Beautiful for Having Been Brokenas Colin | |
| 2020 | Influenceas Walter Klein | |
| 2019 | Christmas at the Plazaas Reginald Brookwater | |
| 2019 | Along Came the Devil IIas Reverend Michael | |
| 2019 | Creepshowas Avery Whitlock | |
| 2019 | Itsy Bitsyas Walter | |
| 2019 | Wish Manas Frank Shankwitz Sr. | |
| 2019 | The Great Alaskan Raceas Governor Bone | |
| 2019 | A Violent Manas Benjamin Green | |
| 2018 | Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sistersas | |
| 2018 | Any Bullet Will Doas Jonathan Carrington | |
| 2018 | Along Came the Devilas Reverend Michael | |
| 2018 | A Fairy's Gameas Spindly (voice) | |
| 2018 | Corbin Nashas Jack | |
| 2018 | Abnormal Attractionas Dr. Stanley Cole | |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Keyas Christian Rainier | |
| 2017 | The Slideras Ispector Wiesel | |
| 2017 | Last Rampageas Cooper | |
| 2017 | Yamasong: March of the Hollowsas P'Torr The Exile (voice) | |
| 2017 | 9/11as Monohan | |
| 2017 | Ozarkas Randall Schafer | |
| 2017 | The Sonas ENDICOTT | |
| 2017 | Love Locksas Hugo Blanchet | |
| 2016 | Charlie's Giftas | |
| 2016 | La La Landas Mia's Father (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | Benderas Mayor Prentiss | |
| 2016 | Designated Survivoras Ray Beckett | |
| 2016 | Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sentas Pastor Ezekiel | |
| 2016 | The Mystery of Casa Matusitaas Victor | |
| 2016 | Displacementas Prof. Peter Deckard | |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bullas D.A. Bonomi | |
| 2016 | The Curse of Sleeping Beautyas Richard | |
| 2016 | Get a Jobas Lawrence Wilheimer | |
| 2015 | The Leisure Classas Edward | |
| 2015 | Blindspotas Jean-Paul Bruyere | |
| 2015 | Oceanus: Act Oneas Commander Mitch Conrad | |
| 2015 | Black Beautyas Grandpa | |
| 2014 | Kingdomas Ron Prince | |
| 2014 | 108 Stitchesas Coach Scott Deshields | |
| 2014 | 37as Psychic | |
| 2014 | Sequesteredas | |
| 2014 | Elwoodas Congressman Barber | |
| 2014 | Words and Picturesas Walt | |
| 2014 | Persecutedas Senator Donald Harrison | |
| 2014 | TripTankas Daytona Jack (voice) | |
| 2014 | Those Who Killas Howard Burgess | |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungleas Hesby Ennis | |
| 2013 | Beyond the Heavensas Oliver Henry (adult) | |
| 2013 | Crossing Linesas Tactical Leader | |
| 2013 | The Fostersas Stewart Adams | |
| 2013 | The Lords of Salemas Francis Matthias | |
| 2013 | Saving Lincolnas William H. Seward | |
| 2012 | Return of the Killer Shrewsas Jerry Farrell | |
| 2012 | Bigfootas Sheriff Walt Henderson | |
| 2012 | That Guy... Who Was in That Thingas Self | |
| 2012 | Last Resortas ARTHUR SHEPARD | |
| 2012 | The Millionaire Touras The Roman | |
| 2012 | Stealing Rosesas Mr. Lowell | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korraas Lord Zuko (voice) | |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23as Gabe Sharpe | |
| 2011 | God Don't Make the Lawsas Bud Kelly / Mayor | |
| 2011 | 3 Holiday Tailsas Rod Wright | |
| 2011 | Coffinas Garrison | |
| 2011 | Munger Roadas Chief Kirkhoven | |
| 2011 | Unforgettableas Edward Wythe | |
| 2011 | A Schizophrenic Love Storyas Dr. Bob | |
| 2011 | Earth's Final Hoursas Rothman | |
| 2011 | The Congregationas Amos Christner | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0as Steven Carver | |
| 2010 | Camp Hellas Fr. Phineas McAllister | |
| 2010 | Titanic IIas James Maine | |
| 2010 | Arctic Blastas Winslaw | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earthsas President Wilson (voice) | |
| 2009 | A Golden Christmasas Rod Wright | |
| 2009 | Christmas Angelas Nick Anderson | |
| 2009 | MegaFaultas Dr. Mark Rhodes | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Storiesas Self | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Divaas Judge Cyrus Maxwell | |
| 2009 | The Lineas Anthony | |
| 2009 | Castleas Lou Karnacki | |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospitalas Narrator | |
| 2008 | Leverageas Dan Blackwell | |
| 2008 | The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chaliceas Professor Lazlo | |
| 2008 | Knight Rideras Charles Graiman | |
| 2008 | Knight Rideras Charles Graiman | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesas Dr. Peter Silberman | |
| 2007 | Breachas John O'Neill | |
| 2006 | The Dead Girlas Leah's Father | |
| 2006 | Special Ops: Delta Forceas General Preston Rossdale | |
| 2006 | Psychas Walter Snowden | |
| 2005 | The Triangleas Stan Lathem | |
| 2005 | Confessionas Father Thomas Parker | |
| 2005 | 8MM 2as Ambassador Harrington | |
| 2005 | Touchedas Robert Davis | |
| 2005 | Going Shoppingas Adam | |
| 2005 | Ghost Whispereras Josh Bedford | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Father Davison | |
| 2005 | Close to Homeas Doug Hellman | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Russell Clark | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Peter Betts | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Robert Oliver | |
| 2005 | Hate Crimeas Pastor Boyd | |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galacticaas Dr. Michael Robert | |
| 2004 | Lostas Douglas Brooks | |
| 2004 | On The Couchas Daddy | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospitalas Dr. Stegman | |
| 2004 | Stephen King's Kingdom Hospitalas Dr. Stegman | |
| 2004 | The L Wordas Leonard Kroll | |
| 2004 | The Clinicas Martin Landrum | |
| 2004 | Evergreenas Frank | |
| 2003 | X2as Senator Kelly | |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashesas Peter Schuman, Interrogator | |
| 2003 | X-Men: Premieres Around the Worldas Self | |
| 2003 | Evolution X - The Making of X-Menas | |
| 2003 | Runaway Juryas Durwood Cable | |
| 2003 | ManFastas Rupert Iris | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Paul Cartwright | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miamias Dane Daniels | |
| 2002 | Dahmeras Lionel Dahmer | |
| 2002 | Too Young to Be a Dadas Dan Freeman | |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movieas Lawrence Diebenkorn | |
| 2002 | High Crimesas General Bill Marks | |
| 2001 | Off Seasonas Dr. Zimmer | |
| 2001 | Project Greenlightas Self | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterpriseas Menos | |
| 2001 | Summer Catchas Rand Parrish | |
| 2001 | Crazy/Beautifulas Tom Oakley | |
| 2001 | On the Edgeas (segment "The Other Side") | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Avery Tinsdale | |
| 2000 | X-Menas Senator Kelly | |
| 2000 | X-Men: The Mutant Watchas Sen. Robert Kelly | |
| 2000 | The King Is Aliveas Ray | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Graham Mandell | |
| 1999 | Vendettaas Thomas Semmes | |
| 1999 | A Memory in My Heartas Chase Stewart | |
| 1999 | At First Sightas Dr. Charles Aaron | |
| 1999 | Locked in Silenceas Jim | |
| 1998 | Apt Pupilas Richard Bowden | |
| 1998 | Little Girl Fly Awayas Frank | |
| 1998 | Paulieas Dr. Reingold | |
| 1997 | LoveLifeas Bruce | |
| 1997 | Color of Justiceas Frank Gainer | |
| 1997 | The Hungeras New Lighthouse Keeper | |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Yehiel Dinur (voice) | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Scott Wallace | |
| 1996 | Hidden in Americaas Michael | |
| 1996 | The Crucibleas Reverend Parris | |
| 1996 | After Jimmyas Sam Stapp | |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heartas John Murray | |
| 1996 | It's My Partyas Rodney Bingham | |
| 1996 | Widow's Kissas Justin Sager | |
| 1995 | JAGas Morris Sperling | |
| 1995 | Down, Out and Dangerousas Brad Harrington | |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Clubas Watson | |
| 1995 | Homageas Joseph Smith | |
| 1995 | The Cureas Dr. Stevens | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limitsas Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyageras Jareth | |
| 1995 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dogas John McCormick | |
| 1995 | Cybillas Mark Davis | |
| 1995 | The Skateboard Kid IIas Burt Squires | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Childas Nick Callahan | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas Jake Weiss | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Burt Peters | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separationas Larkin | |
| 1993 | A Mother's Revengeas Bill Sanders | |
| 1993 | Short Cutsas Howard Finnigan | |
| 1993 | Stephen King's Golden Talesas Richard Hagstrom | |
| 1993 | An Ambush of Ghostsas Bill Betts | |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Childas Richard Robbins | |
| 1992 | Live! From Death Rowas Laurence Dvorak | |
| 1991 | Steel and Laceas Albert Morton | |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersonsas George Henderson | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darksideas Richard Hagstrom | |
| 1990 | Stolen: One Husbandas Dr. Peter Foley | |
| 1989 | Lady in a Corneras Bill Guthrie | |
| 1989 | Longtime Companionas David | |
| 1989 | Seinfeldas Wyck Thayer | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Luden Sandelton | |
| 1989 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Jimmy Donahue | |
| 1987 | thirtysomethingas | |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigadeas Porta | |
| 1986 | Designing Womenas | |
| 1986 | The Ladies Clubas Richard Harrison | |
| 1985 | Spies Like Usas Ruby | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas Richard | |
| 1984 | Vas John Langley | |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passionas Donny Hopper | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas David Carroll | |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darksideas Richard Hagstrom | |
| 1984 | Hunteras Capt. Wyler | |
| 1984 | Hunteras Deputy Chief Wyler | |
| 1983 | Liesas Stuart Russell | |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancingas Calvin Oberst | |
| 1983 | William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrewas Tranio | |
| 1982 | Hotelas | |
| 1982 | Kiss My Gritsas Dolin T. Pike | |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Childas Cliff Bender | |
| 1981 | Incident at Crestridgeas Clint Larsen | |
| 1981 | The Waveas Ben Ross | |
| 1981 | High Riskas Dan | |
| 1980 | The Lathe of Heavenas George Orr | |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part IIas George | |
| 1979 | Mind Over Murderas Jason | |
| 1979 | The Horror Showas (archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Brass Targetas Col. Robert Dawson | |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes Electraas Orin Mannon | |
| 1978 | Summer of My German Soldieras Anton Reiker | |
| 1978 | French Quarteras Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik | |
| 1978 | Deadman's Curveas Dean Torrence | |
| 1977 | The Gatheringas George | |
| 1977 | Portrait of Grandpa Docas Bruce - as a Young Man | |
| 1977 | Short Eyesas Clark Davis | |
| 1977 | Lou Grantas Andrew Raines | |
| 1977 | Grand Juryas Bobby Allen | |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speedas Leroy | |
| 1975 | The Last Survivorsas Michael Larsen | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklinas | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas | |
| 1974 | Mameas Patrick as an adult | |
| 1973 | The Affairas Jamie Patterson | |
| 1973 | Peegeas | |
| 1973 | Police Storyas | |
| 1972 | Ulzana's Raidas Lt. Garnett DeBuin | |
| 1972 | The Waltonsas | |
| 1972 | The Waltonsas Bob Hill | |
| 1972 | The Jerusalem Fileas David Armstrong | |
| 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Meas Fitzgore | |
| 1971 | Willardas Willard Stiles | |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statementas Simon | |
| 1969 | Last Summeras Dan | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| Don’t Look Insideas | ||
| Game of Poweras Ballard Wright | ||
| Godmotheras Mr. Martinson | ||
| The Roommatesas Arthur |
| 2012 | Bigfoot...Director | |
| 2001 | Off Season...Director |
