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
| Homepage | http://www.brucedavison.com/ |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Born | 1946-06-28 |
Movies
Game of Power
as Ballard Wright
2025
Suitable Flesh
as Ephraim Waite
2023
From the Shadows
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
2023
Condor's Nest
as Gerhardt Schrude
2023
The Good Neighbor
as Grant
2022
Captors
as Silas Visler
2022
Evil at the Door
as John Doe
2022
The Manor
as Roland
2021
My True Fairytale
as Martin Goodwin
2021
We Still Say Grace
as Harold
2020
The Gift of Christmas
as Bob Rodgers
2020
Await the Dawn
as David
2020
2020
2020
Influence
as Walter Klein
2020
Christmas at the Plaza
as Reginald Brookwater
2019
Along Came the Devil II
as Reverend Michael
2019
Itsy Bitsy
as Walter
2019
Wish Man
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
2019
The Great Alaskan Race
as Governor Bone
2019
A Violent Man
as Benjamin Green
2019
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
2018
2017
Last Rampage
as Cooper
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as P'Torr The Exile
2017
9/11
as Monohan
2017
Love Locks
as Hugo Blanchet
2017
2016
Bender
as Mayor Prentiss
2016
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
as Pastor Ezekiel
2016
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
as Victor
2016
Displacement
as Prof. Peter Deckard
2016
The Bronx Bull
as D.A. Bonomi
2016
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
as Richard
2016
Get a Job
as Lawrence Wilheimer
2016
The Leisure Class
as Edward
2015
Oceanus: Act One
as Commander Mitch Conrad
2015
Black Beauty
as Grandpa
2015
108 Stitches
as Coach Scott Deshields
2014
37
as Psychic
2014
Words and Pictures
as Walt
2014
Persecuted
as Senator Donald Harrison
2014
Beyond the Heavens
as Oliver Henry (adult)
2013
The Lords of Salem
as Francis Matthias
2013
Saving Lincoln
as William H. Seward
2013
Return of the Killer Shrews
as Jerry Farrell
2012
Bigfoot
as Sheriff Walt Henderson
2012
2012
The Millionaire Tour
as The Roman
2012
Stealing Roses
as Mr. Lowell
2012
God Don't Make the Laws
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
2011
3 Holiday Tails
as Rod Wright
2011
Coffin
as Garrison
2011
Munger Road
as Chief Kirkhoven
2011
Earth's Final Hours
as Rothman
2011
The Congregation
as Amos Christner
2011
Camp Hell
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
2010
Titanic II
as James Maine
2010
Arctic Blast
as Winslaw
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as President Slade Wilson (voice)
2010
A Golden Christmas
as Rod Wright
2009
Christmas Angel
as Nick Anderson
2009
MegaFault
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
2009
The Line
as Anthony
2009
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
as Professor Lazlo
2008
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
2008
Breach
as John O'Neill
2007
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Father
2006
Confession
as Father Thomas Parker
2005
8MM 2
as Ambassador Harrington
2005
Touched
as Robert Davis
2005
Going Shopping
as Adam
2005
Hate Crime
as Pastor Boyd
2005
Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
2004
The Clinic
as Martin Landrum
2004
Evergreen
as Frank
2004
X2
as Senator Kelly
2003
Out of the Ashes
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
2003
Runaway Jury
as Durwood Cable
2003
ManFast
as Rupert Iris
2003
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
2002
Off Season
as Dr. Zimmer
2001
Summer Catch
as Rand Parrish
2001
Crazy/Beautiful
as Tom Oakley
2001
On The Edge
as (segment "The Other Side")
2001
X-Men
as Senator Kelly
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Sen. Robert Kelly
2000
The King Is Alive
as Ray
2000
Vendetta
as Thomas Semmes
1999
A Memory in My Heart
as Chase Stewart
1999
At First Sight
as Dr. Charles Aaron
1999
Locked in Silence
as Jim
1999
Apt Pupil
as Richard Bowden
1998
Little Girl Fly Away
as Frank
1998
Paulie
as Dr. Reingold
1998
Color of Justice
as Frank Gainer
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
1997
Lovelife
as Bruce
1997
Hidden in America
as Michael
1996
The Crucible
as Reverend Parris
1996
After Jimmy
as Sam Stapp
1996
Grace of My Heart
as John Murray
1996
It's My Party
as Rodney Bingham
1996
Widow's Kiss
as Justin Sager
1996
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Brad Harrington
1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
as Watson
1995
Homage
as Joseph Smith
1995
The Cure
as Dr. Stevens
1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John McCormick
1995
The Skateboard Kid II
as Burt Squires
1995
Someone Else's Child
as Nick Callahan
1994
Six Degrees of Separation
as Larkin
1993
A Mother's Revenge
as Bill Sanders
1993
Short Cuts
as Howard Finnigan
1993
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Bill Betts
1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
as Richard Robbins
1992
Live! From Death Row
as Laurence Dvorak
1992
Steel and Lace
as Albert Morton
1991
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
1990
Stolen: One Husband
as Dr. Peter Foley
1990
Lady in a Corner
as Bill Guthrie
1989
Longtime Companion
as David
1989
The Misfit Brigade
as Porta
1987
The Ladies Club
as Richard Harrison
1986
Spies Like Us
as Ruby
1985
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Richard Hagstrom
1985
Crimes of Passion
as Donny Hopper
1984
Lies
as Stuart Russell
1983
Ghost Dancing
as Calvin Oberst
1983
1983
Kiss My Grits
as Dolin T. Pike
1982
Tomorrow's Child
as Cliff Bender
1982
Incident at Crestridge
as Clint Larsen
1981
The Wave
as Ben Ross
1981
High Risk
as Dan
1981
The Lathe of Heaven
as George Orr
1980
The Gathering, Part II
as George
1979
Mind Over Murder
as Jason
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Brass Target
as Col. Robert Dawson
1978
Summer of My German Soldier
as Anton Reiker
1978
French Quarter
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
1978
Deadman's Curve
as Dean Torrence
1978
The Gathering
as George
1977
Short Eyes
as Clark Davis
1977
Grand Jury
as Bobby Allen
1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Leroy
1976
The Last Survivors
as Michael Larsen
1975
Mame
as Patrick as an adult
1974
The Affair
as Jamie Patterson
1973
1973
Ulzana's Raid
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
1972
1972
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Fitzgore
1971
Willard
as Willard Stiles
1971
The Strawberry Statement
as Simon
1970
Last Summer
as Dan
1969
The Roommates
as Arthur
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