William B. Davis
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William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville. Most recently he has appeared in FOX's Human Target as an aging mobster. Davis was born in Toronto, Ontario, to an attorney father and psychologist mother. In 1959, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in philosophy. Afterwards, he went on to become a drama professor at Bishop's University. He is also the founder of the William Davis Centre for Actors Study acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also a former national champion water skier. Despite being known for his smoking character, Davis actually quit smoking in the 1970s; when The X-Files started up, he was given a choice between herbal cigarettes and actual cigarettes. At first he chose the actual cigarettes, but switched to herbal shortly after for fear of becoming addicted again while playing the Cigarette Smoking Man. He voiced the antagonist Colonel Whitley of the game The Thing. Davis had a co-starring role in a 2001 episode of The Outer Limits revival series, playing the ruthless director of a secret scientific project, in an episode entitled "Worlds Within." Davis also hosts and narrates the series Critical Eye on the Science Channel. In 2011, he will also co-star in The Tall Man. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
Midnight Matinee (1989)
as Heath Harris
The X-Files (1998)
as Carl Busch
The Messengers (2007)
as Colby Price
Look Who's Talking (1989)
as Drug Doctor
Death Note (2017)
as Radio Host
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Ambulance Driver
Passengers (2008)
as Jack
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Tall Man (2012)
as Sheriff Chestnut
It's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
as Roger Evans
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Ray - Security
The Hitman (1991)
as Dr. Atkins
The Thaw (2009)
as Ted
The Package (2013)
as Dr. Willhelm
Damage (2009)
as Veltz
Behemoth (2011)
as William Walsh
Numb (2007)
as Peter Milbank
Head Office (1985)
as University Dean
Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
as Senator Garland Wolf
Inside The X-Files (1998)
as Self
More Secrets of the X-Files (1996)
as Self
Unforgettable (1996)
as Doctor
Heart of a Child (1994)
as Vern
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
as Group Leader
The Cradle Will Fall (2004)
as Alex Myerson
Possession (2009)
as Hypnotist
Stonados (2013)
as Ben
Dark Storm (2006)
as General Killion
In Sickness and in Health (2008)
as Father Chris
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
as Harper
Goose on the Loose (2006)
as Alphonse David
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
as Huddleston
Phil (2019)
as Father Grant
Perpetrators of the Crime (2000)
as Henderson
The Doctor's Case (2018)
as Doctor Watson
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
as Granddad
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015)
as Harper
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
When the Vows Break (1995)
as Dr. Alexander
Out of Line (2001)
as Russell
100 Days in the Jungle (2002)
as Ambassador Shear
Dark Pines (2005)
as Shannon Fraser
Rise of the Damned (2011)
as Doctor
Abduct (2016)
as Zane
Word of Honor (2003)
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Residue (2017)
as Lamont
Killing Moon (1999)
as Ed
Secrets of the X-Files (1995)
as Self
Saint Sinner (2002)
as Father Michael
Becoming Dick (2000)
as Dr. Hardwin
The Real 'X-Files'? (2015)
as Himself
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (2004)
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Mindstorm (2001)
as Parish
Flowers for Norma (2010)
as Older Gentleman #2
The Mountain Runners (2012)
as Henry Engberg
Bribe, Inc. (2024)
as Figaro (voice)
The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006)
Actor
Singularity Principle (2013)
as Lawrence Cason
Sisters (2006)
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
Web of Desire (2010)
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy (2005)
as Rick Brinkley
Circumstances Unknown (1995)
as Gene Reuschel
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Peter Massio
Snakehead Terror (2004)
as Doc Jenkins
Medium Raw (2010)
as Dr. Robert Parker
Her Fatal Flaw (2006)
as Richard O'Brien
The Proposal (2001)
as Agent Frank Gruning
Exhuming 'The Messengers' (2007)
as Self
Not Our Son (1995)
as Police Chief
Murder Most Likely (1999)
as Detective Inspector
Anthrax (2001)
as Tye Crow
Science Of Death (2001)
as Narrator
Focus (2014)
as Mr. Grant
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Mr. Dutton
Aftermath (2002)
as Deputy Director Edwards
Anything to Survive (1990)
as Dr Reynolds
Deadly Deception (1987)
as Lawyer
The Cuckoo Bird (1985)
as Ted
Amazon Falls (2010)
as Calvin
Better Off (2024)
as Self
Reverse (2008)
as Chris
Packing Up (2004)
as Jenkins