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 (1988)
as Heath Harris
The X-Files (1998)
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Death Note (2017)
as Radio Host
Look Who's Talking (1989)
as Drug Doctor
The Tall Man (2012)
as Sheriff Chestnut
The Messengers (2007)
as Colby Price
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Ambulance Driver
Damage (2009)
as Veltz
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
as Senator Garland Wolf
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Ray - Security
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
as Roger Evans
Passengers (2008)
as Jack
The Package (2013)
as Dr. Willhelm
The Thaw (2009)
as Ted
Numb (2007)
as Peter Milbank
Flowers for Norma (2010)
as Older Gentleman #2
Abduct (2016)
as Zane
Unforgettable (1996)
as Doctor
Behemoth (2011)
as William Walsh
The Cradle Will Fall (2004)
as Alex Myerson
100 Days in the Jungle (2002)
as Ambassador Shear
Stonados (2013)
as Ben
Possession (2009)
as Hypnotist
Word of Honor (2003)
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
The Hitman (1991)
as Dr. Atkins
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
as Group Leader
The Proposal (2001)
as Agent Frank Gruning
Head Office (1985)
as University Dean
Killing Moon (1999)
as Ed
Saint Sinner (2002)
as Father Michael
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Dark Storm (2006)
as General Killion
Inside The X-Files (1998)
as Self
Rise of the Damned (2011)
as Doctor
Snakehead Terror (2004)
as Doc Jenkins
Bribe, Inc. (2024)
as Figaro (voice)
Out of Line (2001)
as Russell
More Secrets of the X-Files (1996)
as Self
Secrets of the X-Files (1995)
as Self
Sisters (2006)
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Mr. Dutton
Phil (2019)
as Father Grant
The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006)
Actor
Circumstances Unknown (1995)
as Gene Reuschel
Medium Raw (2010)
as Dr. Robert Parker
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Peter Massio
Perpetrators of the Crime (2000)
as Henderson
Anything to Survive (1990)
as Dr Reynolds
Her Fatal Flaw (2006)
as Richard O'Brien
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
as Harper
When the Vows Break (1995)
as Dr. Alexander
Dark Pines (2005)
as Shannon Fraser
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
as Huddleston
The Cuckoo Bird (1985)
as Ted
Amazon Falls (2010)
as Calvin
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy (2005)
as Rick Brinkley
The Mountain Runners (2012)
as Henry Engberg
Science Of Death (2001)
as Narrator
Web of Desire (2010)
as Dr. Charles Friedman
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
as Granddad
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015)
as Harper
Exhuming 'The Messengers' (2007)
as Self
Singularity Principle (2013)
as Lawrence Cason
Residue (2017)
as Lamont
Deadly Deception (1987)
as Lawyer
In Sickness and in Health (2008)
as Father Chris
Heart of a Child (1994)
as Vern
Not Our Son (1995)
as Police Chief
Anthrax (2001)
as Tye Crow
Goose on the Loose (2006)
as Alphonse David
Becoming Dick (2000)
as Dr. Hardwin
Better Off (2024)
as Self
Aftermath (2002)
as Deputy Director Edwards
Murder Most Likely (1999)
as Detective Inspector
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (2004)
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
The Doctor's Case (2018)
as Doctor Watson
The Real 'X-Files'? (2015)
as Himself
Focus (2014)
as Mr. Grant
Packing Up (2004)
as Jenkins
Mindstorm (2001)
as Parish
Reverse (2008)
as Chris