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